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Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

Keeping Watch for Clean Water

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Santa Barbara coastline.

About Us

OUR MISSION

To protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds through science-based advocacy, education, field work and enforcement.

OUR VISION

Channelkeeper’s vision is for clean beaches, healthy, flowing streams, and a teeming, resilient ocean that support a thriving economy, offer healthy habitat for fish and wildlife, and provide clean water and safe places for recreation for all people and for future generations.

Our goals are to increase compliance and enforcement of existing water protection laws and compel enactment of new laws when necessary to protect our waterways and communities from pollution; identify and monitor new and known sources of impairment to local waterways to assess compliance with water protection laws and to produce scientifically rigorous data that is useful to Channelkeeper, regulatory agencies, educators and scientists for advocacy, enforcement, education and research; and increase awareness, knowledge and stewardship of the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds.

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OUR BOAT

Channelkeeper is the environmental watchdog for the Santa Barbara Channel, and we patrol the Santa Barbara Channel on our research vessel, the R/V Channelkeeper – a 31-foot JC lobster boat, which we purchased in 2008 thanks to generous donations from our community.

Having a boat and a regular presence on the water is a unique and critical tool we use to monitor water quality and the health of marine habitats, patrol the Santa Barbara Channel for pollution, and educate the public about the marine environment.

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OUR HISTORY & IMPACT

The modern Waterkeeper movement started in New York in the 1960s, when a band of blue-collar fishermen decided to take a stand against the degradation of the Hudson River by a powerful force threatening their way of life: industrial pollution.

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With boots on the ground, a boat on the water, a band of smart, passionate change-makers on our team, and the trust and support of our community, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper makes a big impact for a small organization.

Explore the links below to learn about some of our current issues.

  • Single-Use Plastics

  • Offshore Fracking

  • Oil Spills

  • Desalination

  • Agricultural Pollution

  • Sewage Spills

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THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

The Santa Barbara Channel is nationally recognized as an incredibly diverse and biologically sensitive ecosystem.
The Channel extends from Point Conception to Point Mugu and is located in the Southern California Bight.
The four northern Channel Islands – San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz and Anacapa – border the Channel on the South.

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OUR FINANCIALS

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is committed to transparency and accountability. We undergo a full audit every year (even though we are not required by law to do so), and are happy to share our annual audits and 990 tax returns below. We also have a Gold Seal of Transparency on GuideStar, which affirms our commitment to transparency.

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Contact Us Today

If you have questions, or are interested in learning more,
please call us at (805) 563-3377, email us or use the contact form below.

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    714 Bond Avenue
    Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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    • About
      • Our Mission & Vision
      • Our Team
      • Our Boat
      • Our History
      • Our Impact
      • About the Santa Barbara Channel
      • Financial Information
      • Contact Us
    • Our Work
      • Education
        • Student Art Show
      • Community Engagement
        • Oil Spill Resource Guide
        • Trash Clean-Ups
        • Film Plastic Recyling
        • Water Conservation
        • Events
        • Volunteer
        • Action Alerts
        • Report Pollution
      • Field Work
        • Beach Water Quality
        • Stream Team
          • Water Quality Indicators
          • Stream Team Data Portal
          • Leydecker Archives
        • MPA Watch
        • Cruise Ship Monitoring
        • Ocean Acidification
        • Trash Clean-Ups
      • Advocacy
        • Polluted Runoff
        • Agriculture
        • Oil & Gas
          • Refugio Oil Spill
          • Oil Spill Resource Guide
          • Platform Decommissioning
          • Legacy Oil Wells
          • Offshore Fracking
        • Ventura River
        • Plastic
          • Film Plastic Recyling
        • Marine Protected Areas
          • MPA Watch
        • Water Supply
          • Desalination
          • Conservation
      • Enforcement
        • Ventura River
        • Offshore Fracking
        • Agriculture
        • Sewage
        • Ojai Quarry
        • Halaco
    • Take Action
      • Donate
      • Volunteer
        • Watershed Brigade
          • Watershed Brigade Event
          • Watershed Brigade Monthly Challenge
          • Watershed Brigade Corporate Challenge
        • Stream Team
        • MPA Watch
        • Trash Clean-Ups
        • Events & Outreach
      • Report Pollution
      • Subscribe to eNews
      • Action Alerts
      • Shop
        • Buy Channelkeeper Gear
        • Shop & Support Channelkeeper
      • Upcoming Events
    • Media
      • Press Releases
      • Blog
      • Newsletter Archive
      • eNews Archive
      • Video Gallery
    • Donate