Posts Tagged ‘40th Anniversary’

Ellwood Mesa: A Story of Preservation

Margaret Connell February 15, 2017 Our Stories

Ellwood Mesa is a mecca for hikers, joggers, cyclists, surfers, and horseback riders to enjoy a natural preserve of exceptional beauty. Situated on the Western edge of Goleta, it is protected forever from future development. This is no accident, however.

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The Birth of the Environmental Defense Center

Marc McGinnes January 26, 2017 EDC News, Our Stories

For me gratitude brings the greatest bliss I know, and in this state I recall the birth of the Environmental Defense Center in 1977, forty years ago, and the work that began in 1969 that led to its creation.

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