Focus On

The Watchdog Diaries



Channelkeeper’s clean water advocacy is so effective because we back it with hard evidence - scientifically sound sampling data we collect in the field that provides direct proof of violations of water quality standards. This on-the-ground, in-the-field investigative monitoring is a cornerstone of our work, and has enabled us to identify and ultimately eliminate numerous pollution problems that would have otherwise gone undetected. Check out our new online video blog,The Watchdog Diaries which chronicles Channelkeeper's strategic watchdog monitoring efforts to identify and document sources of water pollution impacting the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds.

ACTION ALERT

Tell Your Elected Officials to
Ban the Bag!

Channelkeeper is advocating local municipalities to mandate reductions in the use of disposable shopping bags. Californians use 12 billion plastic bags every year (400 bags/second!) Plastic bags have significant environmental impacts - they're produced from nonrenewable resources, are a major component of litter on our beaches and in our oceans, never biodegrade, and are hazardous to marine animals and birds that mistake the bags for food or become entangled in them. Less than 5% are recycled. They also pose a significant economic burden, with state and local governments spending millions each year on litter removal. The good news is that there is an easy solution – reusable bags. Kick the Bag Habit Santa Barbara! Carpinteria is moving forward with a ban on both plastic and paper bags. Tell Santa Barbara City Council to follow suit, and get out and vote for those candidates who have voiced support for an ordinance to address the blight of single-use bags! Kick the Bag Habit Santa Barbara!

CALENDAR

Stream Team

Ventura -Saturday, June 2nd
Goleta -Sunday, June 3rd

Stream Team is Channelkeeper's volunteer-based water quality monitoring program. Every month, volunteers join Channelkeeper staff to test for common water quality parameters at our established sampling sites throughout the Ventura River and Goleta Slough watersheds. Come join us and help protect our local waterways. For more information about Stream Team, please visit the Stream Team website.