The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

When Goleta Beach began eroding in the early 2000s ... Move up a level in the food chain, and the California two-spot octopus comes into play. The pair created octo-condos, where octopi could seek ...

Snow, hail and flooding affected roads throughout Santa Barbara County on Sunday, as a cold weather system brought a number ...

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New federal funding will be going towards Goleta's planned multi-purpose path ... the northern Goleta neighborhoods to Old Town and the beach. Thank you to the Goleta staff who never gave up ...