by Anne Petersen The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) is committed to following best practices in our field in our...

by Michael H. Imwalle South side grist mill after repair. Photo by Michael H. Imwalle. In December 2018 the California Missions...

by Michael H. Imwalle On October 28th almost fifty volunteers from the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation started the 2017...

Trust staffers Kevin McGarry (l) and Sue Udden (r) picking Italian variety olives. Photo by Mike Imwalle. by Michael Imwalle On October...

by Michael Imwalle Gordon Sichi and the Anacapa School “Olive Pirhanas.” Photo by Mike Imwalle. On October 19th more than 30 volunteers...

by Michael H. Imwalle Wayne Sherman, mills steward. Photo by Mike Imwalle. After a very low yield of fruit in 2014, the Mission grove,...

By Susan Zamudio-Gurrola SBTHP Executive Director Jerry Jackman picking olives at the Santa Ines Mission Mills. We were excited to...

by Christa Clark Jones “The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is...

by Wayne Sherman Exactly one year ago SBTHP held its first “Art from the Groves” artist’s day in partnership with the Elverhoj Museum of...

by Michael Imwalle Painted Figure as it appeared in 2002. Photo by Michael Imwalle. The Santa Barbara Trust for historic Preservation...

by Michael H. Imwalle Closeup of the harvest. The combination of black and green olives makes for tasty oil. Photo by Michael Imwalle. On...

All tasters agree that our oil has a special “tang,” and we invite you to try a bottle. For dipping or drizzling over a salad….we think...

by Michael H. Imwalle I first began working with Ronald “Chip” Fenenga and students from the Environmental and Spatial Technologies at...

by Michael H. Imwalle In 1996 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property...

by Mike Imwalle When SBTHP purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property in from Harry Knill 1994 the organization knew it was getting...

For generations, travelers and locals alike have drawn inspiration from the historic structures and cultural landscapes left behind by...

by Wayne Sherman Terri Imwalle picking olives. Photo by Mike Imwalle. This year marks the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation’s...

By Wayne Sherman Alamo Pintado Creek. Photo by Wayne Sherman. Recent work by county Flood Control in Alamo Pintado Creek at the Santa...