Friday, July 11, 2014

Join SOS California for a Santa Barbara Seep Tour!


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  SEE THE SEEPS TOUR


  Join Us Aboard    The Condor Express!



Thursday July 17, 2014
  Oil slick in the Santa Barbara Channel created by natural oil seeps         
  PHOTO: Courtesy of Michael Howe - 5/13/08   


We invite you to get a first hand look at the natural gas and oil seeps in the Santa Barbara Channel with the SOS See the Seeps Tour.

At 25 knots, the Condor Express will calmly whisk you up the coastline to Coal Oil Point, the site of  Santa Barbara County's prolific natural offshore seeps -- the largest in the western hemisphere!

Next you'll motor over to Platform Holly for an up-close view of a working oil platform. The size of this facility is astounding and the marine life it supports is unique and fun to watch.

The 25 minute ride back to the beautiful Santa Barbara Harbor should be relaxing and quite possibly include more marine surprises. This seeps tour is filled with history and education and is guaranteed to be a memorable experience for all.

We hope you will join us! 

DO YOU KNOW ... 
10,000 gallons of raw crude oil seep naturally into the Santa Barbara Channel every day and is by far the greatest source  of petroleum pollution in California's coastal waters. 



Space is limited
Register NOW!

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Date:  July 17, 2014  
Cost:  (cash/check at boarding)     
Adults - $20 donation
Children - Free (under 12 yrs)
Place:  Sea Landing Dock
301 W. Cabrillo Blvd, SB
Boards:    10:00 am
Departs:   10:30 am - Sharp!
Returns:   12:30 am
Dress:  Layers & comfortable shoes    

* Coffee, soda & snacks available    for purchase on board  

Registration required by July 15th

Sunday, July 6, 2014

ARE WE STUCK - WITH TAR ON OUR FEET?



Summer beach day - but what's that on my feet?

Sticky globules of tar lap up onto our coastline every day. It results from natural seeps that have been spewing oil and gas into the Santa Barbara Channel for centuries. Our beaches lie along the second largest natural seep area in the world – a field with 2,100 active seeps.

Santa Barbara offshore seeps pollute beaches from Los Angeles to Monterey. Read more about impacts south of Santa Barbara here.

There is a solution - read more about that here.