The Bucket Brigade Digs Out — and Builds Back Up

The Bucket Brigade Digs Out — and Builds Back Up

by Ethan Maday | Sep 5, 2025 | Featured, In My Town, Student Dispatch

This dedicated team of volunteers in Santa Barbara responds to disasters. And in between, they take on year-round projects, restoring parts of the community each week. It was January 9, 2018 when the high-pressure storm system of the season hit Montecito, California....
What Wildlife Lives in Your Backyard?

What Wildlife Lives in Your Backyard?

by Ethan Maday | Mar 12, 2025 | In My Town, Perspectives, Student Dispatch

How trail cameras opened my eyes to the animals all around us. Ever since getting my first trail camera I was fascinated. Every day before school, I would rush out to my motion-activated camera and check to see what had passed by the night before. From its perch on a...

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