Casa Dorinda Open Space Workday

This past Saturday, November 16, more than 50 volunteers with the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade planted, mulched, and watered 150 native plants and trees in the Casa Dorinda public open space, a portion of which was heavily affected by the 1/9 debris flow. The 22-acre site has been under restoration since last year, when a watershed restoration plan was put in place, and Casa Dorinda funded the cleanup and debris removal of the site.

The family-friendly volunteer day drew several students from Teens on the Scene and Boys Team Charity to help restore the nature preserve, which has the Peter Bakewell trail running through it. The workday was made possible in part by Montecito resident Lexi Hunter, who purchased the plants from Santa Barbara Natives and donated them to the project.