Many different raptor species have been observed on More Mesa in the past few weeks. These include: Peregrine Falcon Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper’s Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Merlin Golden Eagle As evidenced by sightings of a female Northern Harrier Hawk, winter residents are also coming back. A female Harrier has been seen in the northeast corner of…
In many of our communications to More Mesa Preservation Coalition supporters, we have emphasized the importance of building a very large and powerful supporter base. MMPC stresses this point over and over, because, at this stage of our efforts to preserve More Mesa , it is crucial that all the people who care deeply about…
Since the Gap Fire has greatly heightened our awareness of fire, we are taking this opportunity to present a final update of plant recovery from the fire that broke out on More Mesa almost exactly a year ago. That fire was described in our August 2007 News. Also, we previously presented an interim update concerning…
Last month’s news described the steps involved in the Updated Biological Resources Study on More Mesa subsequent to the selection of a consulting organization to perform the work. On March 24th, Santa Barbara County announced the selection of the group that will conduct the survey in the message below: More Mesa Biological Resource Study –…
In previous monthly news updates we have written of the Biological Resources Study Update that has been requested from the County by the owner of More Mesa. In this month’s news we will describe what we know about the process and ensuing actions that may, or may not, be undertaken by the owner subsequent to…