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Visits
to National Parks have increased 10% per year.
“A large fraction of our local population derives
enjoyment from light, non-destructive, recreational
use of natural and semi-natural areas. . . . Thus,
areas we set aside now must be large enough and numerous
enough to survive the increased use that inevitably
will be made of them in the near future.”
(Santa Barbara County General Plan, Conservation Element,
p. 75-6)
Action
Opportunity: Adjust public access during heavy
rain periods to decelerate sediment input to creeks
and damage to trails and habitats.
Action
Opportunity: Encourage programs for the Chumash
Youth and Family Maritime Skills Program, which teaches
the importance of the land’s features to culture
and provides opportunities for Chumash youth to reconnect
with the terrain of their ancestral homeland.
Action
Opportunity: Promote opportunities for quiescent
arts through groups such as Adult Education, The Oak
Group, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Ridley-Tree Art
Center, UCSB’s College of Creative Studies, and
Brooks Institute.
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Policy
Access-5.1: Maximize public access to the property,
compatible with the natural resource protection values
of the Plan.
Policy
Access-5.2: Coordinate with the County of Santa
Barbara, the City of Santa Barbara, and other interested
parties to provide access to offsite trails consistent
with Policy Access-5.3.
Policy
Access-5.3: Establish access guidelines that take
into account the seasonality of sensitive resources,
the soil conditions, and the impacts of the range
of activity and enhancement efforts on the property.
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