February 2010
“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.
“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.
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…
The More Mesa Preservation Coalition is closely monitoring ongoing efforts to weaken the California Coastal Act and the authority of the California Coastal Commission. Any reduction in these long-standing protections could increase the risk of future development pressures on More Mesa and other sensitive coastal resources. Maintaining strong coastal protections remains essential to preserving More…
Once again it has been a very busy year for the More Mesa Preservation Coalition In March we published a Newsletter describing our activities in the past three years, and current threats to More Mesa . primarily from development around its edges. More than 1,000 Newsletters have been distributed to members of the community. The…
People The More Mesa Preservation Coalition is pleased to announce that Dan Gira has rejoined the Board of Directors of the MMPC. And, in addition to being a Board member, Dan has agreed to assume the post of Vice-President as well. Welcome back Dan! Birds Although we do not have our regular winter raptor visitors…
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…
Featured in the Santa Barbara Independent First Piece of Santa Barbara’s More Mesa Permanently Preserved We’re proud to share that the Santa Barbara Independent recently featured our work to permanently protect 36 acres of More Mesa — a historic milestone for conservation in our community. Read the Full Article