The
Carpinteria Bluffs is one of the last few remaining coastal open spaces in Santa
Barbara County. It is visited by the White-Tailed Kite (a threatened species).
A breeding colony of Harbor Seals is located on the adjoining beach below the
bluffs. Because the Bluffs was under the threat of development for a number
of years, a local organization, The
Citizens for the Bluffs formed with efforts to preserve the land as an open
space. They have since been successful in raising funds to purchase a large
portion of the land. The Citizens group remains dedicated to its original mission
of acquiring the entire Bluffs property. It will launch a subsequent fundraising
campaign toward that goal if and when the landowners of the remaining 29 acres
of Bluffs property are willing to sell the property to the community at a fair
market price.
