Green & Blue: A Coastal Celebration
Green & Blue: A Coastal Celebration, is our biggest fundraiser of the year, taking place in the beautiful gardens at Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta, CA. Each year, this event brings together more than 500 guests from across the tri-county region. At Green & Blue we celebrate the many accomplishments this organization has achieved over our years and help raise critical funds to ensure EDC remains strong to protect this region for those who love it now and those who will follow in our footsteps. This year’s event on June 8, 2025 was our biggest to date, with over 600 guests coming together with great energy, passion, and a common desire to protect nature and our communities across the central coast of California. There was a buzz throughout our silent auction packed full of unique items, our live auction run by professional auctioneer Jim Nye was hilarious and invigorating, and the food by Duo Catering, wine from The Ojai Vineyard, and beer from Rincon Brewery was to rave about. Guests gathered under the tent for the second half of the afternoon. A short program began with a beautiful Chumash welcome by Mia Lopez, moving into the presentation of our 2025 Environmental Hero Award to Lisa Stratton, and our Next Gen Environmental Hero Award to Ethan Maday, presented by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. We closed out the evening with a special musical set by beloved local favorite, Glen Phillips.
We hope to see you all at next year’s event in June 2026. We will share the exact date as soon as possible
VOLUNTEER:
Volunteers make this event run smoothly and we could not do it without you! Sign-up today to join us for Green & Blue 2026, or one of our many volunteer opportunities before then.
BIG THANKS TO OUR 2025 EVENT SPONSORS
EDC acknowledges and thanks the Chumash and Tongva communities for sharing the original names of the Channel Islands, which we will use this year as the names of our sponsorship levels. We are using these names to acknowledge that the places we are working to protect are unceded Indigenous lands.
Santa Barbara Channel
The Ojai Vineyard
Judith Stauffer
LIMUW (santa cruz)
The 11th Hour Project, a program of the Schmidt Family
Duo Catering & Events
Emmett Family
Bernice James & Glen Mowrer
Padden – Rubin Family
Patricia Bragg Foundation
Santa Barbara Company
Ventura Rental
Cean & Mike Weber
WI’MA (santa rosa)
Advanced Veterinary Specialists
Biz in English Language Services
Marni & Michael Cooney
Gerry DeWitt
Ann Dusenberry & Brad Fiedel
El Gato Channel Foundation
Jean Kaplan
Katz/Ducaine Family
Kim & Dwight Lowell
Gloria & John McManus
Mullen & Henzell
Patagonia
SkyeLine Construction
Suzanne & John Steed
Sheila Wiseman & Scott Cooper
Julie Yamamoto & Andy Gersoff
TUQAN (san miguel)
Ambient Event Design
American Riviera Bank
Boston Trust Walden
Melissa Bower
Fund for Santa Barbara
Lane & Ben Bhutani Goedert
Helena & Gary Hill
Vijaya & Rao Jammalamadaka
Law Offices of Richard L. Francis & Associates
Danny Lewin: Sleep Health and Wellness Center, LLC
Lozeau Drury
Mechanics Bank
Montecito Bank & Trust
Gail Osherenko & Oran Young
Sharkbanz
Joel Shefflin
Sierra Club Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter
Lisa Stratton & Peter Schuyler
Kate & Rob Tadlock
Trillium Asset Management
Diane & Mike Wondolowski
XARAASHNGA (san nicolas)
Anacapa Architecture
Atlas Rehabilitation for Canines
Vicky Blum & David Lebell
Kyleen Cane
Central Coast Community Energy
Margaret & Bob Crocco
Carla Frisk & Jeff Newton
Anita Guerrini and Michael Osborne
Assemblymember Gregg Hart
Cindy Hawkins & Nancy Parker
Heal The Ocean
Lee Heller
Gail & Jay Hislop
Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (Retired) & Judge George Eskin (Retired)
Sarah & Fred Kass
Arthur Kennedy
David Landecker
Margaret Lazarus & Renner Wunderlich
McCune Foundation
Catherine Mullin
Joni Pascal & Ted Rhodes
Rincon Brewery
Riskin Partners
The Rubison Family
Santa Barbara Audubon Society/Darlene Chirman
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Middle School
Santa Barbara Zoo
Kate Silsbury
Society of Fearless Grandmothers – Santa Barbara
SPRCHRGR
ANYAPAKH (anacapa)
Anchor Point IT Solutions
Angela Antenore
Gerardo Ayala
Melissa & John Baffa
Jan & Michael Banister
Linda Banner-Bacin & Mark Bacin
Jeremy Bassan
Lisa & Cameron Benson
Berton Media
Janet Blevins & Gary Smith
Jane Brody & Royce Adams
Linda Brown & Von Jansma
Candice Marie Photography
Laura Capps, Chair – Second District Supervisor
Congressman Salud Carbajal
Jan & Charles Clouse
Coastal Ranches Conservancy
Community Environmental Council
Eileen Daley
Jean & Dave Davis
Eco Lake Solutions
Diane Evans & Tom Farr
Excello Law U.S. LLP
Kenneth E. Falstrom
Geoff Green
HUB International
Supervisor Joan Hartmann
Laurel & Mark Heintz
Ruth Hellier & Tim Cooley
Gale & Todd Howell
Nancy & Karl Hutterer
Ana Citrin Johnson & Tim Johnson
KLJD Consulting, Human Resources Practice
Bruce Kendall
Valerie & Charlie Kolstad
Krop-Hedblom Family
LJ Lary Educational Solutions
League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara
Sharon Landecker
Janet & John Lengsfelder
Gary Levin
Lori A. Lewis & Ronald K. Perry
Sheila Lodge
Padma & Jayant Manthripragada
The Marjorie Luke Theatre
Janis McCormick & Michael Stubblefield
Christina McGinnis & Craig Smith
McGowan Guntermann
Suzanne & Duncan Mellichamp
Jane Montague
Stephanie Moret & Derek Booth
Julie Nguyen-Friedman & Eric Friedman
Rebecca & Doug Norton
Pierpont Beach Lodge / Robin Wallace & Tim Snowber
Judy Pirkowitsch, Ameriprise Financial
Kathy Pfeifer
Colette & James Phillippi
Valerie & David Powdrell
Russell Radom
Goleta Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martin & Diego Martin
Cheri Runge
SBCC Trustee Kyle Richards & Eric Waldo
Santa Barbara County Trails Council
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Christiane Schlumberger & Tony Allina
Liz Schreiber & Steve Wolff
Kathleen & Don Scott
Aimee & Alec Scribner
Kathy Snow & Bendy White
Judy Stapelmann
Greg & Dale Griffiths Stamos
Stout-Rothstein Family
Chelsey Swanson & Stephen Harding
Gail & David Teton-Landis
Trinity Episcopal Church
Allison & Richard Walker
Donna & Patrick Will
Janet & Harvey Wolf
Keith Zandona
Mary Ziegler & Lindy Carlson
