Russian KnapweedLast fall the More Mesa Preservation Coalition reported that we were cooperating with County Parks, Channel Islands Restoration and Santa Barbara’s Agricultural Commissioner, David Chang, in a process to remove an extremely harmful invasive, known as “Russian Knapweed”, from More Mesa. At the time of the first phase of the eradication process, there was…
Photographers of More Mesa Through the decade since our formation in 2000, our web site and publications have been graced with hundreds of images, images both scientifically important and amazingly beautiful. All of these images have been generously donated to the More Mesa Preservation Coalition by many extremely talented photographers. Today we are proud to…
“Soft” Solution Offered to Solve Goleta Beach Erosion Problems Since 2003, the County of Santa Barbara has been investigating ways to mitigate the loss of beach area at Goleta Beach. These losses are attributed to natural erosion that occurs during winter storms, and especially, severe ones. Both “hard” solutions, which employ structures and/or rockwork, and…
“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.
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…