Pearl Chase - CSPRA Honorary State Park Ranger 1972


	PEARL CHASE CSPRA Honorary State Park Ranger 1972

	Few American communities possess the natural beauty, built environment, or civic spirit with which the Santa Barbara area is graced. Yet anyone familiar with that rich history knows that these attributes did not happen by chance, but rather were the result of years of thoughtful and consistent action by the area’s residents. Of these, no one did more than the remarkable Pearl Chase (1888 – 1979), who shaped the architectural development of the city and county through her wide-ranging influence and tireless advocacy. Mrs. Chase, nominated by CSPRA past president, and our first Vice President, Al Salzgeber. She was very helpful in the campaign to preserve several beautiful parks now in California's jewel case; El Capitan, Refugio and Gaviota.