We need YOUR help.
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We need YOUR help. *
Please help Friends and stand for the Carpinteria Salt Marsh
in one or more of the following ways:
SIGN TO SUPPORT
Endorse Friends’ efforts and sign-on to the list of individuals and groups that favor protecting the Carpinteria Salt Marsh from incompatible development.
WRITE A LETTER
Submit a letter stating your opposition, objection and/or outrage of the proposed development. Address and submit your letter to:
Friends of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh
PO Box 1015
Carpinteria, CA 93014
The letter will be posted on the Friends webpage and will be used in the case documentation.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Make Public Comments at a California Coastal Commission meeting.
DONATE
Make a financial contribution to the efforts of Friends made payable to Carstens, Black & Minteer LLP. (Legal Representation for Friends)
Client Trust Account for Friends of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh
Carstens, Black & Minteer LLP.
700 North Pacific Coast Highway,
Suite 200,
Redondo Beach,
CA 90277-2147
Payment to:
Carstens, Black & Minteer LLP (subject line on check: Friends of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh).
TESTIMONIAL
Provide a Testimonial for the webpage
(2-5 sentences with a headshot).
SPREAD THE WORD!
Finally, please spread the word with anyone that cares about the Carpinteria Salt Marsh!!
As of January 2026
Number of supporters: 210
Supporters who gave Public Comments at a CCC meeting: 20
Letters of Support
UC Santa Barbara
Linsley Lindekens
Bob and Kim Rollo
Karen Hammond
Sheila Witmer
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
Peter Robinson
Madelon Peck
Jane DeCastsro
Roxanne Lapidus
Carpinteria Valley Association
Ann Collins
Mechelle Sinclair
Holly Sherwin
Nancy Baron
Robinson Family
Mary Kaye Halferty
Tom and Cathy Adams
A visit to the marsh with my birding students is always a highlight of our sessions.
There is nothing like gazing back at the early morning light on the Santa Ynez mountains, the sounds of marsh birds filling the air, the living, breathing ecosystem at work all around us. While it seems ancient and untouched, this marsh has clawed its way back to health with the help of passionate scientists and community members eager to restore the sensitive balance between humans and nature. It’s a fragile coexistence, and our responsibility to protect it.
Rebecca Coulter
Naturalist and birding teacher