controversy has risen once again over a planned hospitality and residential project on the Carpinteria Bluffs next to the nature preserve. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo With story poles ...

In 1998, community residents rallied to purchase more than 50 acres of the area, resulting in the creation of the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve, which is owned by the city of Carpinteria.

Crooks has pledged to lead the 26-year-old nonprofit in its work to preserve two parcels west and adjacent to the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve totalling 27.5 acres, where a developer has ...

In March of last year, the Land Trust entered a $6 million purchase agreement for the acreage — located just to the east of the existing 52-acre Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve — putting down $3 ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. – Fire crews are responding to a vegetation fire in the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve Monday. Crews were called to the scene around 5:06 p.m. and visible smoke was ...

Crooks grew up in Carpinteria and was in middle school when the community acquired the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve in the 1990s. And Carpinteria kids really did scrounge up all their loose ...

Browse the colorful boutiques and antique shops, take in expansive views of the coast and surrounding mountains from Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve, or enjoy one of the best beaches in ...

Happily, a community campaign to acquire and protect the area succeeded in 1998, with 52 acres being set aside as the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve. There’s room to walk or bike across ...