Zeke Barlow, Staff writer - Ventura County Star's Department

About Zeke Barlow

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Biography

In his 13 years as a journalist, Zeke has written about everything from endangered monkeys in the jungles of Vietnam to moonshining in the hills of Virginia. He's been at the Star for six years, where he's covered Reagan's funeral, the La Conchita mudslide and journey of the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Zeke now writes about the environment, outdoors and whatever other good stories he can find.

Position History

Staff writer
Editorial
01/20/2004 - current

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Elephant seals abound on San Miguel Island Published 02/25/2012 at 10 p.m. 7 Comments
San Miguel Island off the Ventura County coast is home to the world's largest elephant seal rookery, and February is the peak mating season.
Cats officially gone from San Nicolas Island Published 02/16/2012 at 6:31 p.m. 38 Comments
This week, Navy officials, environmentalists and animal rights activists officially declared an end to the cat population that plagued San Nicolas Island for decades.
Proposed bill addresses sea otter controversy Published 02/16/2012 at 6:25 p.m.
Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at protecting naval operations at San Nicolas Island off the Ventura County coast if new rules involving sea otters take effect.
Much has changed since King's death four years ago, but enough? Published 02/12/2012 at 5 a.m. 71 Comments
The nation started to address the issue of anti-gay bullying in schools, and many say that is partly because of what happened in Oxnard four years ago today when Larry King was shot.
Sewage dumping from large ships banned near coast Updated 02/09/2012 at 6:33 p.m.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval to a rule that bans large ships from dumping sewage less than three miles off the California coast.
Ventura company looks to be player in carbon market Published 01/28/2012 at 11:03 p.m. 58 Comments
From an office overlooking Ventura, Kirsten McGregor is trying to rehabilitate the economies in Nicaragua and Cameroon while keeping temperatures from rising around the world — all while turning a profit.
Oil fracking in state and county raises questions Published 01/16/2012 at 6:23 p.m. 62 Comments
The controversial practice called fracking used to extract oil and natural gas has made headlines around the nation in recent months as questions are raised about potential links to tainted groundwater and earthquakes.
Longtime national park official Woody Smeck moving on Published 01/15/2012 at 7:07 p.m.
After 21 years at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area — 11 as superintendent — Woody Smeck, 49, is moving on at the end of March to become the deputy superintendent at Yosemite National Park.
Oak View man arrested over dumping again Published 01/13/2012 at 8:22 p.m.
An Oak View man has been arrested and charged with dumping pollutants into the Ventura River in violation of federal law. This is the second time since 1995 that John F. Appel, owner of Eager Beaver Tree Service, has faced ...
Restoring steelhead to cost up to $2.1 billion over next century Updated 01/12/2012 at 8:28 p.m. 114 Comments
Restoring endangered steelhead trout to the Southern California rivers and streams where they once swam in abundance will cost as much as $2.1 billion over the next 100 years, according to a new federal report.