Santa Barbara is an official Bee City USA, so we’re celebrating Pollinator Week this week by posting pollinator facts on social media and providing information about how all of us can become more bee- and pollinator-friendly in our daily lives.

Oak Park Wading Pool is closed today due to a broken pump.

The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will be doing maintenance work on the pond at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden from June 11 – 24, 2018. This maintenance work will repair the pond liner and remove debris from the pond, which will improve water quality, make the pond a more pleasant place for park visitors, and create a more hospitable environment for the many wildlife species—such as turtles, ducks, and koi fish—that live in the pond area.

The playground at MacKenzie Park will be closed for replacement June 6 through approximately June 29.

The Parks and Recreation Department is seeking community input for developing the Dwight Murphy Field Master Plan. Please join us on May 31 to share your thoughts!