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Please join Mayor Helene Schneider and the City Council for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the Oak Park, Stevens Park, and Westside Neighborhood Center Storm Water Infiltration Projects!

The Creeks Division, along with most City administrative offices, will be closed over the holidays from December 24, 2013 through January 1, 2014. Offices will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2014.

City TV's September episode of "Inside Santa Barbara" features a great segment on the Mission Creek Fish Passage Project, currently under construction. Visit the link below and scroll to about 00:06:40 to view!
http://santabarbara.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=43&clip_id=5827

Santa Barbara's 14th Annual Creek Week is scheduled for Saturday, September 21 through Sunday, September 29.

Creek Week is an annual celebration of our local creeks, watersheds, and ocean...

As of Thursday, August 22, the Stevens Park Parking Lot and the Westside Neighborhood Center Parking Lot are open to the public, while contractors working on the project will be completing a few minor tasks at both sites.

On Thursday, July 11th, 81 volunteers joined the Creeks Division, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, RealD, and 99.9 KTYDfor a beach clean-up!

On Thursday, July 11th, the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper are teaming up with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures to host a beach clean-up celebrating the release of the film “Pacific Rim,” hitting theaters on Friday, July 12th.

Thank you to Katelyn K. for organizing a beach clean-up on Saturday, July 6! A total of 73 lbs of trash and debris was removed from East Beach, with help from local Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and their families, as well as Santa Barbara Zoo employees.

Construction is taking place in the Lower Caltrans Channel on Mission Creek (between Arrellaga and Canon Perdido) to allow passage for the endangered Southern Steelhead Trout.

The Creeks Division is replacing City owned asphalt parking lots with permeable pavers to treat storm water and urban runoff. Project locations include Oak Park, the Westside Neighborhood Center, and Stevens Park.

Local artist Michele Janée is the winner of the Creek Week Logo Contest. Visit www.sbcreekweek.com to view Michele's logo, honorable mentions, and over 50 submissions from 40 artists ages 5 through 65!