Take a day trip to Channel Islands National Park is ranked #17 out of 20 things to do in Santa Barbara. See pictures and our review of Take a day trip to Channel Islands National Park.

Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center is located in Santa Barbara. Open daily except Wednesdays and select holidays, it has information about the park, Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary, and Santa ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Channel Islands YMCA is excited to open the first-ever Transitional Housing Placement Program for former foster youth in Santa Barbara County.

Established in 1980, Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and more detached Santa Barbara — and the marine reserves which lie ...

A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed amendments. Santa Barbara County ...

A large group of humpback whales was spotted in the Santa Barbara Channel. Passengers got a particularly clear view of a basking shark off Ventura. Boats recently reported spotting a large group ...

Protected by the 1,470sq mile Santa Barbara Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, it’s an isolated paradise for those who love to hike, camp and kayak in peace.

To figure it out, students at UC Santa Barbara teamed up with 20 high school activists from across the country during a retreat to Santa Cruz Island late last month. It was a workshop in climate ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. From Channel Islands National Park to the Los Padres National Forest, thousands of National Park and U.S ...

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary was designated in October 1980, to encompass 1,470 square miles Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara islands off Ventura and ...