Proposed Tree Removal Updates Scheduled for February 2026

Proposed Tree Removal Updates Scheduled for February 2026

The City of Santa Barbara's Vic Trace Reservoir Replacement Project team presented proposed tree removals and replacements to the City's Street Tree Advisory Committee on December 4, 2025. The Project team incorporated Committee and public feedback received on December 4, 2025, and will present an updated proposed tree removal and replacement plan to the Street Tree Advisory Committee on February 5, 2026 at 8:30 A.M.

The Project team will then present the plan at the Parks and Recreation Commission on February 28, 2026 at 4:00 P.M. Due to the cancellation of the Committee's January 2026, the presentations have been rescheduled to February 2026.

The public is invited to attend the following meetings and/or provide public comments to the Street Tree Advisory Committee and/or Parks and Recreation Commission:

Street Tree Advisory Committee
February 5, 2026 - 8:30 A.M.
Parks Department Office at 402 East Ortega Street

Parks and Recreation Commission
February 28, 2026 - 4:00 P.M.
City Hall at 735 Anacapa Street

Meeting agendas and information will be posted on SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Street-Tree-Advisory-Committee and SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Parks-Recreation-Commission before the meetings.

The purpose of the presentations is to receive tree removal and replacement feedback, which will be incorporated into the Project's upcoming California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Draft Environmental Impact Report and also into the Project's final design.
Tree removal information and presentation materials that will be presented are updated and available on the Project's website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/VicTrace under the "Proposed Tree Removals and Replacements" section.