SANTA BARBARA'S NATURAL HISTORY
Over the years, SBTC's Executive Director, Ray Ford has collected interpretive materials about Santa Barbara's natural history. Though his main publication, Santa Barbara Day Hikes is still in print, unfortunately publishing costs have trimmed the book down and much of what was in earlier editions has been taken out.

Included here are chapters from those previous editions as well as other information about Santa Barbara's natural and cultural history.

NATURAL HISTORY
Setting the Scene
The Mountain Wall
Chaparral Hills
Santa Barbara Geology
Geologic Formations
Natural History Chart
World of the Chumash
Trail History
Quicksilver Mining
Horses on the Trail
George Owen Knapp
SB WILDFIRES
Prologue
Fire on the Hills
Refugio Fire—1955
Coyoto Fire—1964
Wellman Fire—1966
Romero Fire—1971
Sycamore Fire—1977
Eagle Fire—1979
Wheeler Fire—1985
Painted Cave Fire—1990

Nature's Pests
Poison Oak
Tick Facts
Ticks & Lyme Disease
Rattlesnakes
Drinking the Water

Getting Help
If an emergency occurs