Santa Barbara Historical Museum Talk: Hattie Berensford’s More Mesa Musings
Check out Hattie Berensford’s sold out More Mesa Musings talk at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum from February 11th and 12th, 2026 at the link below:
Check out Hattie Berensford’s sold out More Mesa Musings talk at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum from February 11th and 12th, 2026 at the link below:
A Different Look At More Mesa … As you all know, we have been experiencing very atypical weather across the South Coast since late spring. Strong winds, never ending fog, and drizzle are rarely such large components of our weather. And, of late, heavy rain, with accompanying thunder and lighting have been added to these unusual…
You may remember that a fire broke out on More Mesa in mid-summer of last year (August 2007 News) Since last September, MMPC has routinely been monitoring the five acre burn area. Specifically, we were interested to see how both native plants, as well as invasive plants, were recovering, or colonizing, after the fire. Twice…
How One Person Can Make a Huge Difference Toward Preserving More Mesa Last winter’s heavy rains produced a fabulous wildflower show in spring. Unhappily, fennel seedlings also exploded all over the South Coast, and on More Mesa. Fennel is a robust invasive that can destroy the beauty, accessibility and ecology of More Mesa, if it…
White-tailed Kites Have the Last Word! In the March News of this website we reported that there was evidence of potential nesting for the White-tailed Kite. This was welcome news as our famous signature raptor, a bird that historically lives and breeds in profusion on More Mesa had not produced a single chick for at least three years….
2015 … The Year in Review The day we knew was coming, but wouldn’t welcome, arrived. In late July a group with the same members who circulated development plans for More Mesa three years ago, announced that they represented the Kalid Saud Al Shebaily Group (KSSG), owners of More Mesa. The new group’s opening salvo came…
Earth Day Over 700 people visited the More Mesa Preservation Coalition booth on Earth Day! It was an extremely successful event. As well as talking to hundreds of people, we collected 75 additional names to be included in our data base of concerned community members. Check out photos in the Special Events section to get a sense…