Channelkeeper monitors the health of marine habitats in the Santa Barbara Channel, including kelp forests, eelgrass meadows and Marine Protected Areas.
Channelkeeper works to protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds through science-based advocacy, education, field work, and enforcement.
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper educates citizens about practices that degrade water quality or harm aquatic habitats, and provide solutions to help protect them.
Channelkeeper conducts routine monitoring to measure the quality of water in local creeks and beaches, and we share our data with the public and government agencies.
Channelkeeper advocates for stronger policies to protect local creeks, beaches and wetlands, and to protect and restore aquatic habitats, both in the ocean and in our streams and river.
Samples taken by SB County Public Health for the week of November 5th. For current results from Channelkeeper sampling at Campus Point and Rincon visit sbck.org/beachtesting
Halting Fracking in its Tracks – Triumph Over Offshore Fracking!
A major win in the battle against offshore fracking in California! A federal judge issued an order today (11/9) declaring that the federal government violated environmental protection laws when it approved permits for fracking from platforms...
Did you know that one of California’s most precious underwater parks sits right next UCSB? This video highlights our very own Campus Point Marine Protected Area. So much to see beneath the surface.
