Carpinteria Beautiful

About Us

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 684-0414. ~ learn more ~

Bus Bench Painting

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. ~ learn more ~

Plaza Christmas Trees

Each year we invite children to sing carols and decorate Christmas trees leaving Linden Plaza ready for the holidays.
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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.

Save the date for next year! April 30, 2011
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Reuseable Bag Program

Give the Sack to Plastic Bags

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. ~ learn more ~

click the image below to watch the video Check out our video “It’s In The Bag!”

Mural Stories

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. ~ learn more ~

Commemorative Tree Plaque Program

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. ~ learn more ~