The Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club serves California's Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
The Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter encompasses a wide and unique diversity of natural resources. From our wilderness areas in the Santa Ynez Mountains to the coastal beauty of "America's Riviera" we have a number of America's most special places.
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Condor Call Newsletter
Your source for the latest environmental news for our region. Our mountains are the primary recovery site for the largest of all of North America's birds - the California Condor. Our Chapter’s newsletter, The Condor Call, is named after this magnificent bird. Read the latest issue for August-September 2026.
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Local News and Information
Repel attacks on our public lands
August 4, 2026
As attacks on public lands continue–from attempts to sell them off to efforts to weaken long-standing protections–we have an opportunity to stand up for the public lands.
Condors plucked from extinction
August 4, 2026
In one of the most fascinating and controversial endangered species stories, the last 22 wild California Condors were literally plucked from the Santa Barbara-Ventura wilds in 1987. Their rewilding has been a remarkable success.
Developer wants housing on Carpinteria bluffs
August 4, 2026
The so-called “Farm Project” is a controversial 27-acre housing development on a section of the Carpinteria bluffs.