Help La Cumbre Plaza in supporting our local community food banks from coast-to-coast. Working with our partner properties throughout the country, we’re aiming to help serve a million meals to those in need.

We’ve partnered with FOOD BANK SANTA BARBARA to host a monetary collection drive.

We thank you for your generosity.

Join our team: MILLION MEALS CHALLENGE LA CUMBRE PLAZA at https://donate.foodbanksbc.org/give/t311203/#!/donation/checkout .

Friday, October 2–Sunday, October 11

14 local celebrity artists have created beautiful contemporary art for sale to support the Museum’s work of connecting people to nature by donating 50-100% of the proceeds.

Artists include Ralph Waterhouse, Steve Curry, Rick Garcia, Ray Hunter, Nina Warner, Ann Sanders, Ellie Freudenstein, Craig Nelson, Thomas Van Stein, Ann Shelton Beth, Nancy Davidson, Camille Dellar, Derek Harrison, and Wyllis Heaton.

Event Chair is Diane Waterhouse. All pieces will be available for purchase through the Museum’s online store at https://sbnature.org/art

For information about the artwork call Diane at 805-962-8885.

For questions about the Museum or how to make a purchase call Caroline at 805-682-4711 ext. 109.

From Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 11, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will host an online art show and sale featuring over 70 unique contemporary pieces from 14 local celebrated artists

CEC Webinar Series: National Drive Electric Week – Electric Vehicles 101

COVID-19 disruptions have pushed personal transportation to an all-time low – instigating what hopefully will be some permanent shifts in our telecommuting habits. While it may seem counterintuitive to be investing in a new car at this moment, global impacts to the auto industry mean that affordable, more efficient electric vehicles are now more accessible than ever.

Guided tour of local ecological reserve.

Mark your calendar for the 46th annual Planned Parenthood Book Sale!

WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. Learn the importance of early intervention. Learn the risk factors and warning signs for mental health and substance use concerns, strategies

Regenerative Agriculture has the power and potential to unlock positive ecological, economic, and community health outcomes; outcomes we are looking for to face the mounting climate, biodiversity, public health, and food security challenges. The key to unlocking these benefits lies at the intersection of agriculture, conservation, and research. Join this exemplary panel as we dig into what's happening right now on the ground. Register at https://www.whitebuffalolandtrust.org/events/regen-ag-speakerseries

‘If it bleeds, it leads.” That may be the mantra in many newsrooms, but it’s not the entire story.