Mother Nature Does Her Thing, Even with a Record Breaking Drought
In spite of what is shaping up as yet another drought year, More Mesa is green and blooming. In one short walk we spotted Poppies, California Brittlebush, Blue-eyed Grass, Redmaids, Owl’s Clover and Miniature Lupine. Many of these were in profusion and all a joy to look at.
It’s lovely out there! (To view a list of More Mesa’s wildflowers go to link.)
More Mesa Preservation Coalition was recently featured in a Montecito Journal Article. Read more here: https://www.montecitojournal.net/2026/04/21/more-mesa-magic
We are pleased to announce that the More Mesa Handbook is here! And, to celebrate this happy occasion, we are throwing a party! Here’s the invitation … The More Mesa Preservation Coalition (MMPC) cordially invites you to participate in a gala gathering to launch the More Mesa Handbook, an informative, thorough and comprehensive look at…
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…
In pursuit of our mission to preserve More Mesa forever, the More Mesa Preservation Coalition (MMPC) constantly strives to reach the broadest spectrum of our community with our message. One technique we have used in the past is illustrated talks tailored to the needs of audiences such as Homeowners Associations, Fraternal and Service Organizations and…
2014 … AN EXCITING YEAR FOR MMPC! Updated Web Site As a fitting symbol of welcome to the new year, our updated and completely revamped MMPC website went “live” very early 01/01/2014. The power of its new WordPress format was wonderfully proven all throughout this past amazing year. New formats, layouts, search tools, clear links…
GREAT NEWS! On April 13th, we passed the first hurdle on our Coastal Commission appeal of the Hacienda Vieja project! After a short presentation by MMPC, and one by the developer, members of the Coastal Commission voted overwhelmingly against their staff’s recommendation of “NO significant issues”. This means that, some time in the future, MMPC…