Santa Barbara Project Updates
LegacyWorks has played a central role in at least a dozen projects with real impact on the well-being of our communities, ecosystems and working lands. Our Fall Update gathers many of these stories…
Regional Priority Plan
Ten days ago, with the Alisal fire still smoldering and rain in the forecast, I had flashbacks to the Thomas Fire and subsequent debris flow. It was a visceral feeling that brought me back to that morning in January of…
Water in BCS's Eastern Cape
Three years ago we began a collaboration with the Baja Coastal Institute (BCI) to survey water issues to inform citizen action, improve policy, and prepare youth leaders through the public schools. The result is our recently-released East Cape Citizens’ Water Report.
Resilience Roundtables Wrap-up
In the summer of 2019, Sharyn Main took the lead on creating a new program at the Community Environmental Council focused on building community climate resilience – a roundtable series bringing together key leaders and climate practitioners responsible for climate change planning and decisions that determine how we respond to the climate crisis.
Partnering with Playa Viva
An exciting partnership is developing in Mexico! In late 2020 we began collaborating with Playa Viva, a boutique hotel located south of the Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo coastal resort area. We were invited by its founder, David Leventhal, and are collaborating with its all-female management team. Playa Viva is a founder of and a leader in the Regenerative Travel movement.
Congratulations White Buffalo Land Trust on Their Acquisition of Jalama Canyon Ranch
We are thrilled to share the news that our good friends at White Buffalo Land Trust acquired the 1000-acre Jalama Canyon Ranch last week after a successful $6 million capital campaign.
Tracking Variants
The pandemic has arguably become a race between vaccinations and variants, with vaccinations critical to keeping the spread of more contagious and more impactful variants of COVID from driving another spike in case counts here. The dashboard is now tracking both critical elements of what we hope is the final leg of this marathon.
Vaccination data added to Community Dashboard
Three months ago we launched the The Santa Barbara Community Data Dashboard. Since then we have worked closely with the County Public Health Department to refine and adapt the dashboard as the State changed policies and set, then lifted restrictions.
Voices JH joins LegacyWorks family
We’re thrilled to announce that Voices JH has joined the LegacyWorks family as a new fiscal sponsorship in the Tetons. When we first learned of Voices JH through the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole…
Honoring Sandy Mason
We write with a heavy heart to tell you that our beloved teammate Sandy Mason passed away on December 26 at his home with his wife Mary. Sandy was a co-founder of LegacyWorks Group, though he always pushed that notion away.