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Caring for Carpinteria Creek
The above map is from
the U.S. Coast Survey of 1869, courtesy of the County of Santa
Barbara.
Click on the image to open a larger PDF that can be printed and further
inspected; note the expanse of the wetlands
at that time!
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The
people of Carpinteria Valley share a strong sense of environmental
stewardship. We've proven our ability to make things happen by our
efforts to restore Carpinteria Salt Marsh and to preserve Carpinteria
Bluffs. By working together to achieve local solutions, we can also
help bring back the steelhead to Carpinteria Creek. It takes an
involved and aware community to create a healthy watershed--and
Carpinteria Creek deserves the very best of us all. The
Carpinteria Creek Watershed Coalition have restoration projects
underway that will improve the overall quality of the watershed for
native plants, local people and California's wildlife. We
invite you to join us.
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See Steelhead Swim in Mission Creek
Click
on the photo at left to see video footage taken by David Pritchett of
the Southern California Steelhead Coalition in January 2005!
In seven of the last eight years steelhead have attempted to migrate up
Mission Creek to historic spawning grounds beyond the channelized
section in downtown Santa Barbara. This fact, and video footage,
highlight the important job we all have to help restore our local
watersheds for this iconic species!
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Creation
of this website was funded in part by a grant from the County of Santa
Barbara's Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) program, and has
continued funding through the Department of Fish and Game, Fishery
Restoration Program.
Email ©Carpinteria Creek Watershed Coalition 2004
Last updated August 27, 2007
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