The Carpinteria Salt Marsh is an estuary located on the south coast of Santa Barbara County in southern California. It covers approximately 230 acres (93 hectares) and includes intertidal estuarine wetlands, adjacent palustrine wetlands and some subtidal deep water habitat in natural and artificial channels. The estuary provides habitat for a rich assemblage of native plants and animals. The Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve is comprised of 120 acres of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. Added to the University of California's Natural Reserve System in 1977, the Reserve serves as an outdoor classroom and laboratory for university faculty, researchers and students from a broad array of disciplines including the sciences, humanities, and the arts.

For more information on the Carpinteria Salt Marsh and the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, please visit the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve website, https://csmr.nrs.ucsb.edu/ . More detailed information can be found in the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Management Plan, https://csmr.nrs.ucsb.edu/management-plan/ . For additional information or details on how to visit the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, please contact the Reserve Director, Dr. Andrew Brooks, by e-mail (ajbrooks@ucsb.edu) or by phone (805.893.7670).