The Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council was formed to encourage the preservation, protection, and restoration of natural and urban streams. Our goal is to educate decision makers and the general public on the aesthetic, recreational and ecological values of natural streams located near our homes, places of employment, farms, or in commercial and industrial urban areas. In order to promote these values, the Urban Creeks Council holds regular meetings, develops educational materials, and hosts workshops and field outings to increase the awareness of the value of our natural streams, for the public as well as for engineering and planning professionals.

• February 2006 Newsletter (PDF 88K)

• Letter to City of Santa Barbara, Nov. 2, 2005, Re: Existing Conditions Study of the
  Arroyo Burro, Mission, Sycamore, and Laguna Creek Watersheds (PDF 115K)

• Letter to Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, Jan. 8, 2006,
  Re: Gaviota Creek Bridge and Road Replacement (PDF 92K)

• SBUCC Monthly Meetings ~ Open to the Public
  Third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 to 10:00pm, upstairs at the Red Cross building,
  2707 State Street. Call 968-3000 for details.

• Stream Recovery Model | Mission Creek News | City Wildland Fire Master Planning (PDF)

• Help Urban Creeks Council ~ Donate Now

• Hotline: 1-877-OUR OCEAN (1-877-687-6232)
  Please call this number to report incidents of dumping or any other
  possible threat to riparian ecosystems.

City of Santa Barbara Hotline Numbers