“More Mesa In Santa Barbara County”
A video of More Mesa by Ronald Williams, showing some of the sweeping views of the greening, rain-drenched mesa — of Winter 2010.
More Mesa In Santa Barbara County from Ronald Williams on Vimeo.
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January 2010
Happy New Year from the More Mesa Preservation Coalition !
Although there has not been much rain so far this season, More Mesa is already becoming green and lush. Many of our friends and neighbors have been celebrating the holidays with their families by strolling, hiking and riding out on More Mesa.
And, our winter avian visitors have been enjoying More Mesa as well. For example, as many as four Northern Harrier Hawks have already been reported, in a single sighting. Moreover, it seems that permanent resident species are taking advantage of abundant food resources as well. The pair of White tailed Kites that permanently live on the eastern end of More Mesa have been joined by two more kites, as up to four of these beautiful birds have been regularly observed in a relatively small area of eastern More Mesa.
We are indebted to Yuji Kosaki for his excellent photography of More Mesa birds, and especially for the wonderful Harrier image above.
As always, thanks for caring about this wonderful place and a very Happy New Year from all of us at the More Mesa Preservation Coalition!
November 2009
More Mesa is a always fertile ground for our many area photographers … no matter the season. In addition to the treasure trove of photographs from our own Lynn Watson, (see September 2009 News) we often discover other More Mesa photographers.
This month we feature several shots from Yuji Kozaki of the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB. We are indebted to Yuji for allowing us to use his images. Thanks Yuji.
Great Horned Owl and Red-Tailed Hawk on More Mesa, by Yuji Kozaki
Rock Wren and Phainopepla on More Mesa, by Yuji Kozaki
Black Saddlebags and Painted Lady on More Mesa, by Yuji Kozaki
September 2009
Highlighting a Special Friend of More Mesa
One of the delightful aspects of our Monthly News Reports are the wonderful photos of More Mesa that accompany each report. These photos, like almost all the photos on our More Mesa web site, have been created by Lynn Watson; our web manager and photographer extraordinaire. This month’s news features some of Lynn’s favorite photos of More Mesa. To learn more about Lynn, and some of her many contributions to MMPC, visit the Friends section of this web site.
Sign Up on Line
And speaking of Lynn’s work, a new feature has been added to our web site. Anyone interested in becoming More Mesa Preservation Coalition supporter can now sign up on line by clicking the button on the right hand side of the home page. It’s simple, easy and takes virtually no time at all. If you are already a supporter, encourage your friends who care about More Mesa to sign up as well.
Favorite landscape and bird images from More Mesa.
August 2009
Bio Study Report
We are still awaiting release of the draft report on the year long Updated Biological Resources Study of More Mesa. Field work was completed in the early summer and the report is expected to be out within the next month or so.
Another Award for the More Mesa Handbook
MMPC is both pleased and honored to report that the More Mesa Handbook has received yet another award as an educational document. This recognition, also from the American Planning Association was garnered in a competition for all of California! The award will be presented at a statewide event at Lake Tahoe in mid September.
People
The More Mesa Preservation Coalition is pleased to announce that Caroline Robillard has recently joined our Board of Directors. Welcome Caroline! We are also happy to report that two interns from UCSB have joined our team as well. Jillian Roberts and Brecken Smith will be working with Board members on a wide variety of tasks: including building our supporter base, wildlife observations and research. Look for profiles of these new team members in upcoming features in our “People” section. We also welcome the more than 100 people who have joined our list of supporters during the past year. The graphic below, showing our nearly 1000 supporters, clearly illustrates the strong constituency of this wonderful open space.
Channel from More Mesa in August, 2009.