Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is celebrating our 20-year anniversary throughout 2020, and one of our goals is to engage and help deepen our community’s connections to the vital water resources we work so hard to preserve and protect. One fun new way we’re doing this is through our 2020 Channelkeeper Challenge – a treasure hunt of sorts that encourages people to explore, engage and take actions that celebrate and help protect our beloved coast.
Everyone is invited to join the fun!
Participants who complete the greatest number of activities in 2020 will win awesome prizes
– gift cards from your choice of our favorite companies –
Patagonia, Deckers, SeaVees, Santa Barbara Adventure Co. and Riviera Towel Co.!
(1st place: $500 gift card; 2nd place: $300 gift card; 3rd place: $200 gift card; 4th place: $100 gift card; 5th place: $50 gift card)
Everyone who completes at least 20 of these activities by December 31, 2020 will be invited to a special
Channelkeeper Challenge celebration in early 2021!
DIVE IN AND GET STARTED TODAY!
EXPLORE
Ride a wave
Swim in SB Channel
Paddle on the SB Channel
Go sailing on the SB Channel
Explore a tidepool
Bike the Ventura River Trail
Document ocean wildlife
Document creek wildlife
Snorkel or SCUBA dive at a Santa Barbara coastal MPA (Campus Point, Naples, Kashtayit)
Go whale watching
Visit the Channel Islands
Birdwatch at Carp Salt Marsh or Goleta Slough
Say hi to the seals at the Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary
Watch a sunset at the beach
Take a dip in a creek
Hike to a waterfall
Hike along a creek
Snorkel or SCUBA dive in a marine protected area (MPA) at the Channel Islands
ENGAGE
Participate in a Ventura Stream Team sampling event
Participate in a Goleta Stream Team sampling event
Do a beach clean-up
Do a creek clean-up
Attend an MPA Watching training
Complete an MPA Watch survey
Become a Channelkeeper member
Attend a Channelkeeper event
Help sort film plastic at the Channelkeeper office
Share a Channelkeeper post on Facebook or Instagram
ACT
Harvest and reuse rainwater
Replace landscaping with drought tolerant plants
Make a rain garden
Use a microfiber catching laundry bag/device
Use a reusable alternative to single-use plastics item (e.g., grocery bag, utensil, straw, cup)
Recycle film plastic at the Channelkeeper office
Make something out of found beach debris
Dine at an Ocean Friendly Restaurant
Write/call/email/testify before a public official in support of a policy to address a water issue
Respond to a Channelkeeper Action Alert
You must register online and review and agree to the rules and waiver of liability.