SOUTH COAST WATERSHED RESOURCE CENTER
The Watershed Resource Center (WRC) is a community education center where you can learn about watershed ecology and the importance of protecting our watersheds, creeks, and ocean.
We are open to the public on the 2nd Sunday of the month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Check out our AR Sandbox and other interactive displays. You can find us at Arroyo Burro Beach at 2981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109.
Beach Cleanups
Arroyo Burro
2nd Sunday of the Month
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
WRC Open Hours
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
What Is A Watershed?
A watershed is an area of land that drains to a body of water.
ABOUT WRC
Learn about watershed ecology and the importance of protecting our creeks and ocean at the Watershed Resource Center located at Arroyo Burro Beach. We are open on the 2nd Sunday of the month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
An eco-friendly building, the WRC features low-toxicity and reclaimed materials. While you’re here, be sure to check out the upcycled floor that was originally an old gymnasium court.
The Watershed Resource Center is available for community-based organizations with watershed, coastal, and environmental-related missions to use as a venue for meetings, public forums and events.
For questions about Beach Cleanups and using the building for meetings, please email us.
BEACH CLEAN-UPS
2nd Sundays of the Month
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Arroyo Burro Beach
WATERSHED RESOURCE CENTER OPEN HOURS
2nd Sundays of the Month
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Show the beach some love! Our monthly Beach Cleanups at Arroyo Burro Beach are a wonderful way for families, businesses, and groups to volunteer and to make a direct positive impact on ocean health. Meet in front of the Watershed Resource Center to sign in. Cleanups will be self-guided and can include the beach, the parking lot, or the open spaces surrounding Arroyo Burro.
Cleanup volunteers will receive coupons for a free cup of chowder from our friends at the Santa Barbara Shellfish Company restaurant.
You are welcome to bring your own clean up supplies or use ours. We’ll have buckets, bags, and reusable or disposable gloves.
THE DIRTY DOZEN
TWELVE POLLUTANTS FOUND MOST FREQUENTLY IN THE OCEAN
WATERSHED MAPS
What Watershed Do You Live In?
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- Which Watershed Are You In?
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- Arroyo Burro
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- Orcutt
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- Santa Ynez River
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- East
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- Central
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- West
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Field trips to the Watershed Resource Center teach children and adults about the value of local watersheds, sources of and solutions to water pollution, and the effects of plastic marine debris.
To find out more about our WRC field trips, available to public and private schools, community groups, and camps, go to Explore Ecology Education.
Eva grew up in Berkeley, CA and is a recent graduate of UCSB, where she studied Aquatic Biology and German Language. During her undergrad, Eva worked as an aquarist at UCSB’s Research Experience and Education Facility (the REEF), where she managed the aquarium facility and found a love for science communication and conservation.
Rachel Palmer
Nicole is a mixed media artist and vintage goods specialist who has been managing Art from Scrap since 2020.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
Lydia
Lindsay Johnson
MELISSA BROOKS
Jenny joined Explore Ecology first as an Environmental Educator, then as a Program Coordinator, and most recently moved into the newly created Programs, People & Culture position. Prior to Explore Ecology Jenny worked in science research and consulting, however her passion has always been science education and outreach. Jenny loves all things related to the ocean, especially free diving, and enjoying the beauty and wonder that is the underwater world. Her greatest life passion is traveling, which she hopes to do more of again soon.
Lu’s love of all things Earth began at James Madison University in Virginia, where they got their Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Lu has a Master’s degree in Spatial Ecology- the study of how creatures interact across landscapes- from East Carolina University, where they studied rock pools along a river and the critters that dwell in them.