# North Campus Open Space (NCOS)

Goleta, CA · golf-course · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-85c11ee9ee` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ca/goleta-north-campus-open-space-ncos/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-85c11ee9ee.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-85c11ee9ee.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-85c11ee9ee

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | none |
| New use | education, other, park | none |
| What is there now | 136-acre wetland and upland restoration project (55 ha) in Goleta, California. Managed by the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1960 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2017 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 136.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | The Regents of the University of California | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | grant funding from several federal, state, and local agencies | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- The Regents of the University of California — developer (2017–)

## Timeline

- 1960: Ocean Meadows golf course created by filling wetland
- 1960: Opened
- 2013: The Trust for Public Land purchased 63 acres of the former golf course
- 2017: Restoration efforts began
- 2017: Retrofit: redevelop, regreen
- 2018: 60 percent of vegetated area planted
- 2019: Ventura marsh milk-vetch reintroduced
- 2021: Trails and visitor plaza established

## Deals and debt

- 2013 sale: 7000000.0 The Trust for Public Land   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Campus_Open_Space

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

North Campus Open Space (NCOS) is a 136-acre  wetland and upland restoration project (55 ha) in Goleta, California. Managed by the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER), a research center under the Office of Research at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), the property had been previously developed into a golf course.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Campus_Open_Space

## Sources

- North Campus Open Space — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Campus_Open_Space
- Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheadle_Center_for_Biodiversity_and_Ecological_Restoration

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "North Campus Open Space (NCOS), Goleta, CA." Record n-85c11ee9ee, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ca/goleta-north-campus-open-space-ncos/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_goletanorthcampusopenspacencos,
  title = {North Campus Open Space (NCOS), Goleta, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ca/goleta-north-campus-open-space-ncos/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-85c11ee9ee, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.