Even
today San Marcos Foothills tells the story of its past.
White-tailed Kites hover as they search for prey while Red-tailed
Hawks circle higher above. Bobcats and coyotes roam the
slopes and streambeds of San Marcos Foothills as they have
for countless centuries. Here the ancestors of the Chumash
people regularly harvested plants and animals for food,
clothing, tools, fiber, and medicine. This land is an ancient
hunting ground and our untapped connection to our past.
(See Aerial Photograph, San Marcos Foothills in 1928.)
Above:
From Campanile Hills across western Santa Barbara, San Marcos
Foothills provides relief from
dense development on the south, east, and west, and from
large homes near the northern boundary. Photo by Tom Stone
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