April 14th, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Get to know the apes during Ape Awareness Day at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Zookeepers have prepared informational activities relating to the zoo’s two Western lowland gorillas and a pair of white-handed gibbons. Visitors will gain a better understanding of the apes and how they are different from monkeys. Learn how they survive in the wild and what life is like for them in Santa Barbara. More information available at the entry kiosk.
Where:
Santa Barbara Zoo
500 Ninos Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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April 13th, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Join your neighbors and fellow environmental enthusiasts in this year’s Santa Barbara Earth Day. The first-ever Earth Day in Santa Barbara was in response to a devastating oil spill that occurred off the coast in 1969, which also led to the creation of the Community Environmental Council (CEC). Celebrate our beautiful earth and all the ways we can help to preserve it, and enjoy the bike valet, an eco-marketplace, green car show, and much more. Electricity for the Earth Day Festival will be generated from the sun and from biodiesel, and the organizers strive to keep waste to a minimum. Participants and festivalgoers are encouraged to walk, bike, carpool, or take the bus to the event to help move it toward being as carbon-free as possible.
The CEC will also host an Earth Day Eat Local Dinner, where being climate-conscious never tasted so good. In this second annual pop-up–Eat Local Dinner, From Sea and Field to Plate-you can enjoy a menu catered around local, seasonal ingredients.
Where:
Alameda Park
1450 Santa Barbara St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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April 10th, 2015 at 9:30 am
Santa Barbara is favored with perhaps some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere in the world. From the majestic beauty of the Santa Ynez Mountains to the sandy shores of Goleta to the stark charm of the Channel Islands, the city has something to offer everyone. While hiking, driving, or sailing through these areas are wonderful ways to enjoy their splendor, there is one way to see them that many people overlook. That is, actually overlooking it, from the air.
Helicopter tours of Santa Barbara offer a unique way to see all the different parts of the region, and all in one day. Some of the most popular tour providers include:
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April 9th, 2015 at 11:00 am
Even though California might have some of the most beautiful weather anywhere, and an almost year-round growing season, every gardener still has to endure a number of potentially plant-destroying situations. Variances in the quality of soil, pests, and lack of (or too much) sunlight or water can devastate even the best-laid plans and gardens.
However, the good people at GroGreen Box have come up with a solution as innovative as it is effective: raised-garden box kits. Lovingly handcrafted out of genuine California redwood, these planters provide an attractive as well as functional way to grow and nurture almost any type of fruit or vegetable year round.
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April 9th, 2015 at 9:00 am
Do you dream of home improvement projects, room renovations, and how you’d create the perfect kitchen? Would $50,000 help to turn those dreams into a reality? If so, this contest is for you!
We are pleased to announce that Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is teaming up with the Fixer Upper program to offer viewers a chance to win a $50,000 “Good to Know” prize package including a consultation from Chip & Joanna Gaines, hosts of the HGTV Fixer Upper series. This prize package will go towards one lucky winner’s home improvement/renovation project of their dreams.
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