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Santa Barbara council adopts biodiversity resolution amid broad conservation support

Santa Barbara City Council · April 14, 2026
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The Santa Barbara City Council on April 14 adopted a resolution affirming the city’s commitment to biodiversity protection and restoration, with conservation groups and local trustees urging the council to integrate biodiversity into planning, zoning and wildfire resilience work.

The Santa Barbara City Council adopted a resolution on April 14 affirming the city’s commitment to biodiversity protection and restoration.

The measure, brought forward as a consent item, drew multiple public speakers who urged the city to use the resolution to guide future planning decisions. Stephanie Diaz of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County said the resolution reflected a long-term commitment and noted the land trust’s four decades of conservation work and…

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