It's easy to tell when a child sees one of Chuck Graham’s photographs of island foxes, now on exhibit at the Santa Barbara ...

Some 12 miles off the California coast near Ventura, the rugged volcanic ridges that form the spine of Anacapa Island, or ...

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced an upgraded version of its Permitted Facilities Map, an ...

The Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County is often compared to the Galápagos Islands due to its biodiversity. That’s why ...

Established in 1980, Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and more detached Santa Barbara — and the marine reserves which lie ...

Volunteers joined representatives from Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Island Packers, Santa Barbara Adventure Company, and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation May 29 to clear some 1,400 pounds ...

In the Santa Barbara Channel, trash from the mainland is carried out from shore into coastal waters and beyond. Lost fishing gear and trash from marine sources are also transported by currents. Some ...

Around Santa Barbara County and the Channel Islands, there are 11 petitions to expand or improve MPAs. On the flip side, there are nine that seek to eliminate or reduce them. For example, the NRDC, in ...

Just minutes from the heart of Santa Barbara is a park boasting a scenic (yet challenging) hike with stunning views of ...

As these waters of the Santa Barbara Channel run pretty deep, Island Packers boat tours to the Channel Islands and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary often see whales: humpback, fig, and ...

By combining today’s modern charting technology with a basic understanding of striped marlin behavior, they’ve never been ...

Since its inception, The Star’s sports department has covered the biggest moments and most minute details on and off the ...