What YOU Can Do… And Why You Should!

Pet Waste

Always pick up after your pet! You can prevent viruses and bacteria from washing into our creeks and ocean, harming people and marine life. For more information click here.

Healthy Yards

Reduce your use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers for healthier environment, and prevent harmful chemicals from washing off your yard and into the creeks and ocean. For more information click here.

Become or Hire a Green Gardener! Learn more at www.greengardener.org.

Leaky Cars

Maintain your car! Oil and fluids from leaky cars on driveways and streets flow into the storm drain and end up in our creeks and ocean. For more information click here.

Washing Your Car

Don’t dirty the ocean when you clean the car. When you wash your car on the street, oil and soapy water run into storm drains which lead straight to the ocean. For more information click here.

Low Impact Development (LID)

Low Impact Development (LID) is an innovative storm water management approach using design techniques that infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate, and detain runoff close to its source. For more information click here.

A Homeowner’s Guide to Managing Storm Water
Guía para el dueño de casa para administrar el agua de tormenta

Creek Tree Program

The City of Santa Barbara’s Creek Tree Program is a program to assist private landowners with improving wildlife habitat along creeks in Santa Barbara through the planting of native trees. For more information click here.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. Send messages and inquiries to Liz Smith.