Putting a Light on Birds and More Letters to the Editor

Outdoor lighting is something most of us rarely think about, yet it has a powerful impact on birds. White outdoor lighting attracts insects at night and many of those insects die from these bulbs – from exhaustion, predation or from hot bulbs.

This matters far beyond insects because birds rely heavily on caterpillars and other insects to feed their young – it requires 6,000 to 9,000 caterpillars for one clutch. Insects are on the decline all over the world.

The simple fix is to use yellow outdoor bulbs because they are kinder on insects, or better yet, turn off your lights at night.

Nancy Hill
Summerland, CA

Kudos to Supervisors & Scrubbers

I would like to commend Supervisors Lee, Capps, Nelson, and Hartmann for standing up to the Cannabis Industry by Voting “No” to the growers requested extensions to delay the installation of carbon filtration scrubbers in their greenhouses. For far too long the community of Carpinteria has had to endure the noxious skunk-like odors emanating from the cannabis greenhouses. Carpinteria has become known as the stinky city and the cannabis growers have ignored their neighbors’ pleas to stop polluting the air with their malodors. Supervisor Lee took the charge, at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on March 10th, by holding the cannabis growers accountable. His voting “No” to all carbon filter odor control installation extension requests sent a clear message to the cannabis growers that Enough is Enough and deadlines must be taken seriously. Finally, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for
Carpinteria residents.  

Jill Stassinos