News in and around Santa Barbara's Mission Canyon
On Tuesday, December 3rd, Mission Canyon Association hosted Rob Obedoza from Community Relations and Outreach Branch of California Department of Insurance for a Fire Insurance Update and Q & A. The recording of the meeting is available below. https://youtu.be/UeBbrWwvvtI
As part of their restoration project work SCE will be flying helicopters in the canyon for several days beginning this coming Tuesday, October 8th. SCE hand crews have been working for several weeks in the canyon bottom gathering and bagging rock and dirt that the SCE grading crew dumped over…
Please join Community Environmental Council, UCSB's California NanoSystems Institute and Santa Barbara County's Wildfire Resilience Collaborative for the Living with Fire Summit on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 1PM. RSVP required - please RSVP by visiting- cec.pub/firesummit With support from UC Climate Investments, CNSI in partnership with Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara County Wildfire Resilience…
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST FOR EXTREME HEAT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND INLAND OF THE BEACHES FOR VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, AND POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUMEGROWTH... .DISCUSSION...A long duration heat wave continues to ramp up towards the Friday peak,with minimal improvement after through Saturday or Sunday. Peak high temperatures between 107 and 117 will become common over the valleys, lower mountains and deserts. Inland coastal plains will see peak highs between 93 and 103, including the Santa Barbara foothills. Overnight lows will bring little relief to the foothills and deserts, with lows in the 80s common and some locations not going below 90. Humidities will lower as well, with minimum humidities generally in the 8 to 15 percent range over the valleys and mountains and poor to minimal overnight recoveries. Sundowner winds will increase over southern Santa Barbara County, peaking tonight and Friday night with gusts between 25 and 40 mph common over most of the Santa Ynez Range.
The trail will likely be closed for 6 months. More details and contact information can be found here: https://www.sce.com/about-us/reliability/upgrading-transmission/mission-canyon And Article by NoozHawk is also available here: https://www.noozhawk.com/santa-barbaras-tunnel-trail-closing-for-months-for-more-sce-restoration-work/#:~:text=Southern%20California%20Edison%20(SCE)%20is,SCE%20spokesperson%20Gabriela%20Ornelas%20said.
Community Wildfire Protection Plan The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is preparing a CWPP and Transportation Study for the foothills and needs our input about evacuation and community preparedness Register for a workshop HERE on: Tues, May 14th, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at SB Botanic Garden OR Wed, May 22, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.…
Dear Mission Canyon Trails Community, SCE has been assessing the post-storm site conditions and repair needs on our access roads throughout our service territory following the El Niño driven storms over the past months. SCE is coordinating with the city, county, and environmental agencies in the Santa Barbara area on authorizations needed to move forward with post-storm repairs…
Courtesy of the SB Botanic Garden: Help us remove a common invasive plant and support the protection of biodiversity in the watershed. Date: June 23, 2023Time: 9 AM to 12 PMLocation: Garden Entrance As part of the Mission Canyon Biodiversity Project to restore and preserve the watershed, the garden invites…
On June 6th, representatives from Southern California Edison met with the Board of the Mission Canyon Association to discuss their future plans for the restoration project for the Creek. The SCE presentation slides and full remediation report (broken into 2 parts due to size constraints) can be found here: 06-06-2023…
Dear Friend of the Council, The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council is pleased to announce we are hosting two Home Hardening and Defensible Space Workshops on Friday and Saturday, March 24 & 25 from 10 am-1:30 pm. These are FREE educational workshops where you will learn about home and…
Dear Valued Community Members, On October 14th and 15th, 2022, The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council is pleased to announce our second ever Wildfire Preparedness Exposition. The event will be at Direct Relief, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd, Goleta, CA. The two-day family-friendly exhibition will be filled with loads of…
ICYMI: UC experts convene to discuss innovative solutions to California’s wildfires In case you missed it: On Friday, June 4, the University of California Research & Innovation office hosted the first wildfire symposium in a series of events discussing the challenges California faces from a longer wildfire season as a result…
Beginning, June 1st, 2021, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) will be conducting defensible space inspections. A minimum of 100 feet of defensible space is required around your home in Santa Barbara County. Engine companies will perform inspections and provide homeowners with educational material on how to comply. With…
Immersive Multimedia Exhibit Kicks Off High Fire SeasonFree Family Friendly Art Installation to Debut at Buellton Recreation Center April 24 – May 1 See the Brochure of the event here
Today, Southern California Edison (SCE) filed an annual update to its 2020-22 Wildfire Mitigation Plan with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Given last year’s devastating wildfires across California and increasing extreme weather conditions, this year’s filing continues to demonstrate SCE’s commitment and urgency in reducing wildfire risk and protecting the safety…
With this transition, the ban on permit burning within State Responsibility Areas (SRA) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) within the jurisdiction of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department has been lifted. Individuals with a valid burn permit may resume permitted burning in Santa Barbara County. Please note: These permits are…