Creek Week

Check out these highlights from our Creek Week event: Steelhead Forum & Art Show! The City of SB Creeks Division, along with @sustainablysb @southernsteelheadcoalition @santabarbaraflyfishers @illuminateconservation @californiadfw @landtrustsbco talked about local efforts to help save and revitalize the Steelhead trout population in our local waterways. We had original steelhead artwork on display, as well as a debut of the new and improved Steelhead sculpture. Artwork and Repainted sculpture by Nate Irwin. Learn more by visiting the link in our bio. 🐟 Echa un vistazo a lo más destacado de nuestro evento Creek Week: ¡Foro y exposición de arte sobre la trucha arcoíris! La División de Arroyos de la ciudad de Santa Bárbara, junto con @sustainablysb @southernsteelheadcoalition @santabarbaraflyfishers @illuminateconservation @californiadfw @landtrustsbco hablaron sobre los esfuerzos locales para ayudar a salvar y revitalizar la población de truchas arcoíris en nuestras vías fluviales locales. Expusimos obras de arte originales sobre la trucha arcoíris, así como el estreno de la nueva y mejorada escultura de la trucha arcoíris. Obra de arte y escultura repintada por Nate Irwin. Más información en el enlace de nuestra biografía. #CreekWeek2025 #Steelhead #steelheadtrout #SBCommunity #SeeSB

Enjoy these clips from our Mission Creek Bridges Walk during Creek Week 2025!   We spent a fun afternoon exploring the Urban Creek Trail along Santa Barbara’s Mission Creek, walking the first 8 of 19 bridges with community members and the team from @sbcreeks.   Along the way, they shared fascinating insights about our local creeks, endangered steelhead trout, sycamore trees, water quality improvement projects, and some history of our City’s waterways.   We had a great time and are already looking forward to our next Urban Creek Trails adventure!   Interested in joining us next time? These walks are open to the public! Follow @sustainablysb and @sbcreeks for updates on future Urban Creek Trails walks.   For more information, visit the link in our bio, SantaBarbaraCA.gov/UrbanCreekTrails.   ¡Disfruta de estos videos de nuestra caminata por los puentes de Mission Creek durante la Creek Week 2025! Pasamos una tarde divertida explorando el sendero Urban Creek Trail a lo largo del arroyo Mission Creek de Santa Bárbara, recorriendo los primeros 8 de los 19 puentes con miembros de la comunidad y el equipo de @sbcreeks. Durante el recorrido, compartió información fascinante sobre nuestros arroyos locales, la trucha arcoíris en peligro de extinción, los sicómoros, los proyectos de mejora de la calidad del agua y algo de historia sobre las vías fluviales de nuestra ciudad. ¡Lo pasamos muy bien y ya estamos deseando que llegue nuestra próxima aventura por los senderos Urban Creek Trails! ¿Te interesa unirte a nosotros la próxima vez? ¡Estas caminatas están abiertas al público! Sigue a @sustainablysb y @sbcreeks para recibir actualizaciones sobre futuras caminatas por los senderos Urban Creek Trails. Para obtener más información, visita SantaBarbaraCA.gov/UrbanCreekTrails. #creekweek2025 #SBCreeks #UrbanTrail #SeeSB #SBCommunity #SantaBarbara

Please join us on March 1 for our first Mission Lagoon Cleanup of 2025! The timing works out well with the recent rains, as cleaning up the beach and lagoon area is the last chance to remove litter that has washed down from the upper watershed before it gets into the ocean.

Please contact us at [email protected] to RSVP or ask any questions you have. We encourage you to bring your own reusable cleanup supplies (e.g. gloves, trash grabbers, buckets) if you have them, but if not, we will provide you with supplies. Free parking permits for the morning will also be provided. All participants must sign a waiver, or have a parent sign a waiver if under 18.

Calling all students and educators! Join us on Friday, October 25 at 9:30 am for a virtual program on our mammalian friends, Harbor Seals. We will explore their habitats, extraordinary adaptations, and ways we can help these vulnerable animals.
To sign up, please visit: https://ports.parks.ca.gov/
We hope you can join us! 🌊

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Last we celebrated Creek Week with a clean-up of the Sycamore Creek just outside the Zoo!

With the largest group of creek cleaner-uppers we’ve ever had composed of Zoo staff and community members, we worked together to remove nearly 160 pounds of trash from Sycamore Creek.

A big THANK YOU to all who came out last week to help keep our local creeks, watersheds, and the ocean pristine!

📸: Nadya Seal Faith

Alt-text: A group photo of our dedicated team of creek cleaner-uppers! We see the team pose around a golf cart filled with trash bags after our Sycamore Creek clean-up.

Creek Week is wrapping up but fun and educational events continue throughout our community!

Want to reduce waste and enrich your garden? 🌿 Join ’s FREE in-person composting workshop this Sunday, Sep. 29 from 3-4pm at the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Ave) in collaboration with the UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County. 🌍 Discover the secrets of composting and take a step towards a more sustainable lifestyle. The workshop will cover:

· Hot and cold composting methods
· How to build a successful compost bin or pile
· What/What not to compost
· Benefits of composting
· How to use compost
· Compost troubleshooting and more!

Don’t miss out! RSVP required: https://tinyurl.com/mwf8r2f2🌱