SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Monday, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced the acquisition of Steelhead Lookout, extending protection for the entire length of Arroyo Hondo Creek. The ...

In a significant conservation effort, some 200 critically endangered Southern California steelhead trout, rescued from Topanga Creek following the Palisades Fire in January, have been successfully ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Gaviota, CA – [March 7,2025] – In a significant conservation effort, over 200 critically endangered Southern California ...

California Department of Fish and Wildlife crews work to rescue and relocate endangered steelhead trout put at further risk after the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County. The trout are now in Arroyo ...

For the last 10 years, I have spent many hours at this lovely nature preserve, and, every time I visit, I see something new and interesting. Water is always running in the Arroyo Hondo Creek. In ...

More than 200 endangered steelhead trout that were rescued from a creek polluted by ash and debris from the Palisades fire are thriving in their new digs in Santa Barbara County, state officials ...

Residents and environmental groups are asking state regulators to deny a developer’s request to build a plant that would dump 300,000 gallons of treated wastewater a day into Hondo Creek, saying the ...

It’s not unusual for hikers to spot white egrets and great blue herons at the edges of California’s lagoons and estuaries. Audubon Canyon Ranch by Bolinas Bay offers a different view of these big ...

First-time diggers and experienced archaeologists of all ages can participate in the Texas Archeological Society’s annual field school next month in Medina County. Participants must be members of the ...

Wildlife officials feared critically endangered steelhead trout rescued from the Palisades fire burn scar might not be up for spawning after all they’d been through over the last few months. After ...