From his Santa Maria Valley winery, Clendenen helped raise the quality of California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Au Bon Climate co-founder and winemaker Jim Clendenen was honored at chef Emeril Lagasse s Carnivale du Vin charity event. (Steven Freeman) By May 17, 2021
Jim Clendenen, who brought a love of Burgundy to his groundbreaking Santa Barbara winery Au Bon Climat and helped put the region on the world winemaking stage, died in his sleep the night of May 15 at his home in the Los Alamos district near the town of Buellton, Calif. He was 68.
Clendenen was a tireless proponent and guiding light for Santa Barbara wines from his base in the cool-climate Santa Maria Valley in the northern reaches of the county. His Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from a variety of vineyar
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By 05/05/2021
A new study that used satellite imagery to monitor the movements of cows and tule elk in the Point Reyes National Seashore could help the park manage grazing conflicts and monitor the spread of Johne’s disease.
Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, collected satellite images along with GPS collar data and in-person observations from 2010 to 2017 to track the animals. They found that cattle were the primary drivers of the elks choice of habitat, and that the elk avoided cattle and tended to stick to their own grazing areas on and off ranchland.
Still, the study’s lead author, Lacey Hughey, a former U.C. Santa Barbara researcher who now works for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, said that won’t necessarily always be true. “That can always change as you get major climate change, or more cattle, or a lot more elk,” she said.
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Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara have published the most extensive analysis to date on groundwater infrastructure across the globe. Their research calls attention to the high number of wells at risk for running dry, including along the Central Coast.
Around the world, billions of people rely on wells for drinking water and crop irrigation, but that reliance is being threatened by changes in groundwater levels.
“When wells run dry, people lose access to a water supply to their homes, and people lose access to a reliable source of water to produce crops that support their livelihoods,” said Debra Perrone, assistant professor in UCSB s Environmental Studies Program.