Tag Archives: Gaviota Coast

Otter Point, Gaviota Coast

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Jack Elliott

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Beach, Gaviota Coast, Hiking, Nature, Ocean, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Sea Otters, Surf, Wilderness, Wildlife | 3 Comments

A Sea of Debris and Plastic Microtrash

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Jack Elliott

A plastic bin to hold plastic bags washed ashore along the Gaviota Coast. “Our research found 6-to-1 plastic to plankton by weight in 1999. We went back last year [2008] and found 46-to-1 plastic to plankton – the weight had … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Baron Ranch, City of Santa Barbara, County of Santa Barbara, Gaviota Coast, Litter, Microplastic, Microtrash, Nature, Ocean, Plastic, Santa Barbara | 1 Comment

The Twelve-Inch Experience, Baron Ranch Corridor

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Humboldt lily seed pod. “Adults follow paths. Children explore. Adults are content to walk the same way, hundreds of times, or thousands; perhaps it never occurs to adults to step off the paths, to creep beneath the rhododendrons, to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Arroyo Quemado, Baron Ranch, Gaviota Coast, Hiking, Microplastic, Nature, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Discreet Sensitive Habitat Signage, Sespe Wilderness

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Jack Elliott

A thin sign in Sespe Wilderness only but several inches wide with not another sign in sight. Once upon a time not long ago, following wildfire, thoughtful land managers in Ventura County reposted sliver-thin signs along Sespe Wilderness trail, there … Continue reading →