Tunnel trail is now open!
Tunnel trail is now reopened to the public. Starting on November 18th, SC Edison will continue to do re-seeding and planting restoration work through December and help hikers and bikers navigate around them.
Helicopters in the Canyon
As part of their restoration project work SCE will be flying helicopters in the canyon for several days beginning this coming Tuesday, October 8th. SCE hand crews have been working for several weeks in the canyon bottom gathering and bagging rock and dirt that the SCE grading crew dumped over…
Mission Canyon Tag and Trim work
The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council will be doing some tag and trim tree work (trimming trees to provide better ingress/egress routes for first responders) starting October 14th in the Canyon and it will affect residents as it is along the roadways. Areas of focus have been identified and…
Living with Fire Summit on October 23rd
Please join Community Environmental Council, UCSB's California NanoSystems Institute and Santa Barbara County's Wildfire Resilience Collaborative for the Living with Fire Summit on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 1PM. RSVP required - please RSVP by visiting- cec.pub/firesummit With support from UC Climate Investments, CNSI in partnership with Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara County Wildfire Resilience…
Red Flag Warning in effect 9/5,3pm through 9/7,10pm
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST FOR EXTREME HEAT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND INLAND OF THE BEACHES FOR VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, AND POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUMEGROWTH... .DISCUSSION...A long duration heat wave continues to ramp up towards the Friday peak,with minimal improvement after through Saturday or Sunday. Peak high temperatures between 107 and 117 will become common over the valleys, lower mountains and deserts. Inland coastal plains will see peak highs between 93 and 103, including the Santa Barbara foothills. Overnight lows will bring little relief to the foothills and deserts, with lows in the 80s common and some locations not going below 90. Humidities will lower as well, with minimum humidities generally in the 8 to 15 percent range over the valleys and mountains and poor to minimal overnight recoveries. Sundowner winds will increase over southern Santa Barbara County, peaking tonight and Friday night with gusts between 25 and 40 mph common over most of the Santa Ynez Range.
Upcoming Tunnel Trail Closure by Southern California Edison
The trail will likely be closed for 6 months. More details and contact information can be found here: https://www.sce.com/about-us/reliability/upgrading-transmission/mission-canyon And Article by NoozHawk is also available here: https://www.noozhawk.com/santa-barbaras-tunnel-trail-closing-for-months-for-more-sce-restoration-work/#:~:text=Southern%20California%20Edison%20(SCE)%20is,SCE%20spokesperson%20Gabriela%20Ornelas%20said.
Annual Meeting Slides now available
Did you miss the annual meeting, or just want to see the slide again? Click here to download the PDF
IMPORTANT UPCOMING FIRE PREVENTION EVENTS
Community Wildfire Protection Plan The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is preparing a CWPP and Transportation Study for the foothills and needs our input about evacuation and community preparedness Register for a workshop HERE on: Tues, May 14th, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at SB Botanic Garden OR Wed, May 22, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.…
Mission Canyon Storm Response Road Repairs
Dear Mission Canyon Trails Community, SCE has been assessing the post-storm site conditions and repair needs on our access roads throughout our service territory following the El Niño driven storms over the past months. SCE is coordinating with the city, county, and environmental agencies in the Santa Barbara area on authorizations needed to move forward with post-storm repairs…
Santa Barbara County Celebrates Completion of Tunnel Road Sewer Extension
On Friday, Apr 05, 2024, Santa Barbara County Public Works Department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the successful completion of the Tunnel Road Sewer Main Extension Project. First District Supervisor Das Williams said, “In this age, we understand the drawbacks of old septic systems. They can impact water quality,…
FREE COMMUNITY CHIPPING PROGRAM
Care of the Fire Safe Council of Santa Barbara Count YOU CUT AND STACK, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST! Cut VegetationSTART CUTTING YOUR VEGETATION in advance of your scheduled neighborhood clean-up date. Focus your efforts within 100’ of structures and roadways, in the area known as your “Defensible Space…
Free native plant for your home gardens
Hello, Mission Canyon residents. In an effort to restore our local watershed, we’d like to know a bit more about your gardening practices. Through a quick 7-minute survey we’ll learn how we can work together to protect the beauty and biodiversity of the canyon. To show our appreciation for taking…
Put Out the Periwinkle
Courtesy of the SB Botanic Garden: Help us remove a common invasive plant and support the protection of biodiversity in the watershed. Date: June 23, 2023Time: 9 AM to 12 PMLocation: Garden Entrance As part of the Mission Canyon Biodiversity Project to restore and preserve the watershed, the garden invites…
SC Edison presentation to MCA regarding the Stream Restoration Project
On June 6th, representatives from Southern California Edison met with the Board of the Mission Canyon Association to discuss their future plans for the restoration project for the Creek. The SCE presentation slides and full remediation report (broken into 2 parts due to size constraints) can be found here: 06-06-2023…
May – WildfireCommunity Preparedness Month
Fire Department HEADQUARTERS4410 Cathedral Oaks RoadSanta Barbara, CA 93110-1042(805) 681-5500 FAX: (805) 681-5563 Mark A. HartwigFire ChiefCounty Fire Warden FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- May 9, 2023, 2023SANTA BARBARA, CA – The County of Santa Barbara has declared the month of May as Wildfire Community Preparedness Month. The proclamation was made at…
Trail Closure Update
Dear Mission Canyon Trails Community: I hope this email finds you well. Southern California Edison would like to provide you with an update on the emergency storm repairs project at Tunnel Trail Access Road. Here are the key updates: Schedule Changes: Due to unforeseen weather conditions the past few weeks,…
Chipping to Start May 30th.
New State grant administered by the Santa Barbara Firesafe Council expands chipping program to include all of Mission Canyon. More details to follow.
Home Hardening and Defensible Space Workshops
Dear Friend of the Council, The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council is pleased to announce we are hosting two Home Hardening and Defensible Space Workshops on Friday and Saturday, March 24 & 25 from 10 am-1:30 pm. These are FREE educational workshops where you will learn about home and…
2nd Wildfire Preparedness Exposition
Dear Valued Community Members, On October 14th and 15th, 2022, The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council is pleased to announce our second ever Wildfire Preparedness Exposition. The event will be at Direct Relief, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd, Goleta, CA. The two-day family-friendly exhibition will be filled with loads of…