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Tag Archives: Fishing
County Dumps Debris In Sensitive Habitat Off-Limits To Recreational Spearfishermen
An angelshark swimming up Goleta Beach Slough, a State Marine Conservation Area. David Bacon pinned a righteous note to the bulletin board over at Noozhawk decrying the dumping of tons of sediment from local creeks into Goleta Bay. Santa Barbara County … Continue reading →
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Tagged Beach, Endangered Species, Estuary, Fish, Fishing, Goleta Beach, Halibut, Ocean, Slough, Spearfishing, Wildlife
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The Potsherd Ponder
“People like to pick them up and take them home. Some are small as buttons, some a quarter of a broken bowl with insides painted in spirals and interlocked teeth. I’ve seen places lousy with potsherds turned bare in a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Archaeology, Artifacts, Beach, Chumash, Ethics, Fishing, History, Indians, Native Americans, Potsherd
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Halibut Surf Fishing
“Conservation of animals and plants was a burning, emotional, personal issue. A properly socialized individual had a powerful sense that the wild world was feeding him, and he ought to be as grateful and as anxious to act decently as … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Beach, Fish, Fishing, Halibut, Nature, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, Sea, Wildlife
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No Halibut, One Arrowhead
The artifact as found sitting center frame. What? Where? I found this copy of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, Diary, tucked into the children’s section for sale at the Goleta branch of the public library. I mistook it for an oversight in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthropology, Arrowhead, Artifacts, Beach, Chumash, Fishing, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Ocean, Santa Barbara
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The Trout
(Author’s note: This story is being republished because of a faulty link in yesterday’s post, which when clicked rendered a “Not Found” memo. Please excuse the double posting if you have already seen this piece. Thank you.) The pool. “Once … Continue reading →
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Tagged Camping, Fishing, Hiking, longreads, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Steelhead, Trout, Writing
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 