An advisory committee, made up of representatives from other community-based organizations interested in watershed and coastal related issues, helped develop the vision of the resource center and provided input on the content of exhibits and information. These organizations include:

Audubon Society
CURE (Clean Up Rincon Effluent)
Chumash Maritime Association
City of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara SEA
Santa Barbara County
Surfrider Foundation
Urban Creeks Council
UC Cooperative Extension - 4-H

Our Donors

A big thank you to the following donors for making the center possible:

Robert Arenz
B & B Foundation
Burnett Foundation
California Coastal Conservancy
California Integrated Waste Management Board
City of Santa Barbara
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
County of Santa Barbara
Home Depot
Hutton Foundation
The Looker Family
Marine Science Institute, UCSB and the National Science Foundation
Wendy P. McCaw Foundation
David & Lucille Packard Foundation
Rolle Family Trust
Santa Barbara Foundation
Barry & Jean Schuyler
Shoreline Preservation Fund of UCSB
Southern California Edison
S. Mark Taper Foundation

Donations of In-Kind Products
Special thanks to the companies below for their product donations:

Aqua Flo
Armstrong Marble
The Cultured Abalone
Fernandez Hardwood Floors
Hayward Lumber
L.L.G. Painting
MarBorg Industries
Marvin
Minelli Tile
Nexwood
Santa Barbara Insulation
Santa Barbara Stone
Velux
Weyerhaeuser Corportation