Photo by Branden Aroyan
After nearly two years of establishing a working relationship with Union Pacific Railroad, Heal the Ocean organized, with the Railroad, the cleanup on Friday, April 26, 2019, of an abandoned homeless encampment on the seaside cliffs in Summerland.
Our intrepid Advisory Board member/ former Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Eric Peterson, who maintains communication with fire officials about any hazards posed by homeless encampments, happened upon the Friday clean-up scene just as the work train-truck arrived with massive equipment.
Photo by Eric Peterson
The cleanup required cranes to lift the heavy materials up the cliff and into the waiting train-truck.
Photo by Branden Aroyan
May 2, 2019: After the Railroad cleanup (Photo by Harry Rabin)