Santa Barbara Backyard Collective: Mudslide Restoration

Our 2018 Backyard Collective season is underway!  Our first event took place last week near Montecito, CA.  The group collectively contributed 705 volunteer hours to help clean up an area devastated by mudslides.  View the complete photo album from the event here.
Total Number of Participants:  235 (215 Member Company Volunteers + 20 Volunteer Organizers)
Participating Member Companies: All Good Products, College Outside, Teva, Patagonia, REI, Toad & Co
Participating Grantees/Non-profit partners: California Outdoor Recreation Partners, California Wilderness Coalition, Channel Islands Restoration, Environmental Defense Center, Los Padres ForestWatch, Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, Ventura Land Trust
Who did the group volunteer for? Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade
Results / Work Done: Open space debris removal, tree rescue, trail restoration and residential clean up of a devastated area caused by recent mudslides in Montecito.
News Coverage:  KEYT  – Over 250 volunteers help out the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade
Total Volunteer Hours:  705
Check out more pictures on Facebook and Instagram!