2011 Annual Home & Garden Tour
Celebrating our community’s variety of lifestyles is key to Carpinteria Beautiful's Home
& Garden Tour, which spotlights ingenuity and design savvy as well as small‑town hospitality.
Thank you, Carpinteria, for another successful Home & Garden Tour!
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Join Us! Thursday, December 16th at 9:30 AM
at the Seal Fountain in Linden Plaza
Carpinteria Beautiful's annual tradition continues this year with caroling and Christmas
tree decorating at the seal fountain in front of Vons market on Linden Avenue. Students
from five elementary classes will decorate the trees with their handmade ornaments.
Cookies and drinks for the students provided by Carpinteria Beautiful.
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Coastal Cleanup Day A Success
According to LessIsMore.org:
"This year's results [for Santa Barbara County] were fantastic
with the highest volunteer turnout in years! There were about 1,150
volunteers this year, 400 more than last year!"
"The weight totals aren't completely in yet, but we already know that 2,350 pounds
of trash and 1,250 pounds of recycling were collected, for a total of
3,600 poundsof debris!"
"So far the number of people is up and the weight of trash way down, which is the way
we like it! More people caring about our beaches and less trash overall."
Some of Our Projects
Graffiti Removal
Volunteers from Carpinteria Beautiful spend many hours going out on a
weekly basis to paint over or remove the unsightly markings. If you
see graffiti being done, please call 911 immediately.
To report
graffiti on public property, call the Graffiti Hotline, 684-5405
ext. 511 or the Public Works Dept. at 684-5405 ext. 411.
Adopt-a-Spot Carpinteria Beautiful volunteers have picked up more than 10,000 (yes, TEN THOUSAND) sacks
full of litter from around our little town. That’s an enormous amount of unsightly, unhealthful
trash that’s NOT littering Carpinteria’s streets, sidewalks and parks and NOT washing into our creeks and ocean.
There’s always room for more help. Please sign up to do your “litterbit” by calling
Donna Jordan at (805) 684‑0414 
One of the most enjoyable projects at Carpinteria Beautiful is the semi-annual Bus Bench Painting.
Originated in 1992, this innovative activity provides an opportunity for the community’s youth to
“get artistic“ and to participate in a visible way.
Each year we invite children to sing carols and decorate Christmas trees
leaving Linden Plaza ready for the holidays.
Going Bagless Rally
at Albertsons
on Monday, March 28th, at 10 am
Our Albertson's is one of only two stores in the nation that will
go without any paper or plastic bags.
During April Albertson's will give away 5000 reusable bags. After that, customers
who forget their bags may buy one for just 30 cents.
Show your support by Going Bagless!
Gasland
Friday, April 8th, at 7:00 pm
The award-winning documentary,
Gasland,
is coming to the Plaza Theater.
One of the aspects of oil drilling is the process of fracturing sediment layers by forcing water in to take gas out.
The procedure affects the environment; Venoco uses this process. The movie is free, thanks to the
Carpinteria Valley Association.
Upcoming Sustainable Gardening Workshop
Saturday, May 7, 10 am – 1 pm
Practical tips on reducing water use, selecting proper plants, planting techniques,
organic fertilizers and non-chemical pest control.
Tuition: $15 (refreshments included)
Instructor: Corey Welles,
Plant Health Coordinator for Lotusland
Enrollment is limited. For info or to enroll, please call
Donna Jordan at (805) 684‑0414
Help the earth and yourself; Learn how to become a
sustainable gardener.
Space still available! Don't miss out on this unique, hands-on class. Call Donna Jordan at 684-0414.
Reuseable Bag Program
Here’s something that every one of us can do to help turn the tide on a flood that is polluting our oceans and waterways, killing alarming numbers of birds and sea creatures, and littering our highways and parklands.
We can break the plastic bag habit.
Check out our video “It’s In The Bag!”
Sustainable gardeners contribute to
the earth rather than take away from it.
Help the earth and yourself;
Learn how to become
a sustainable gardener.
Celebrating Our Chumash Heritage
Dedicated February 14, 2005, “La Carpinteria”, celebrates our
Chumash heritage and depicts the building of Indian tomols using asphaltum from
local beaches as a sealant. The murals, as well as the tile surround, were created
by RTK Studios in Ojai.
We think this combination of history and art is a great way to further enhance
our beautiful community and we hope to see more examples in the future.
This sporadic award is presented to residents and businesses who've made exceptional efforts to beautify and improve their properties.
Have you noticed the many commemorative tree plaques around town?
Carpinteria Beautiful's Commemorative Tree Plaque Program was created in 1992.
Since then, literally hundreds of trees have been adopted throughout Carpinteria.
This popular program has offered many Carpinterians, as
well as visitors to our town, the opportunity to honor a loved one or friend while
at the same time providing an enhancement to the community.