Keeping Watch for Clean Water
On Monday, May 4, 2026, eighteen volunteers joined representatives from Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Island Packers, Santa Barbara Adventure Company, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, Tidy Seas, the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to clear approximately 775 pounds of trash and fishing gear from Chinese Harbor on Santa Cruz… Read more
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is pleased to announce the kickoff of a year-long celebration of its 25th anniversary as an independent conservation organization, marking a quarter century of science-based environmental advocacy, education, fieldwork, community engagement, and enforcement to protect the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds.The organization started as a program of the Environmental Defense Center… Read more
On Friday, March 13, 2026, the Trump Administration issued an order under the Defense Production Act directing Sable Offshore Corp. to restart offshore oil development along the Gaviota Coast using the same onshore pipeline system responsible for the devastating 2015 oil spill. This action is a direct attempt to sidestep California’s environmental protections and the… Read more
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit on April 15, 2025, challenging state waivers granted to a Texas oil company for the restart of a defective pipeline on the California Coast – the same pipeline that ruptured near Refugio Beach in 2015 and caused oneof the worst oil spills in California history.The lawsuit filed… Read more
Channelkeeper is thrilled to announce that the Watershed Brigade, its community cleanup program, has successfully removed over 50,000 pounds of trash from the local environment. Since the program’s inception in 2020, the Watershed Brigade has empowered 2,067 community members across Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties to take direct action against pollution by cleaning up trash from beaches,… Read more