Faculty Housing Development Put On Hold

 

To protect Coal Oil Point Reserve, UCSB is holding off on the building of faculty homes that were to be built directly south of Ocean Meadows Golf Course. UCSB was planning to put 122 homes in place of the homes to many animals, including the burrowing owl and the great egrit.

Dr. Cristina Sandoval and some other volunteers are working to remove the iceplant around Devereux Road. Citizens had planted iceplant on their own property, but it had spread and it now covers part of the slough. The volunteers are covering the plants with black plastic and letting it roast from the heat of the sun.

Coal Oil Point- An endangered species of birds, Snowy Plovers, look like rocks from far away, but when you get close, it's too late. The fine for disturbing one of these birds is $10,000.

Goleta Slough and its surroundings are the home of many birds-and planes. Great blue herons are commonly seen around the lowlands near the airport. Also, coyotes, jackrabbits, and foxes hang out around the extremely loud area.