Santa Barbara County launched its Climate Resilient SBC campaign last week to provide actions — of varying time commitments, upfront costs, and annual savings — community members can take against climate change.
From oil spills to rampant wildfires accompanied by catastrophic mudslides to this year’s historic rainfall, Santa Barbara is no stranger to the threats posed by the declining health of our planet. Yet, many climate-conscious community members lack the time and resources to do the research necessary to find solutions they can incorporate in their everyday life.
“Before, there wasn’t a real call to action or framework to activate community members to take action against climate change,” said Ashley Watkins, co-division chief of sustainability for the county. “When you look at climate change, it touches almost every aspect of our life — it can feel so overwhelming, and complicated.”
