ABOUT ISLA VISTA RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT Isla Vista Recreation & Park District (IVRPD) is an independent special district located in an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County that serves approximately 27,000 people in the one-half square mile of Isla Vista near UC Santa Barbara. IVRPD’s mission statement is to enhance, improve, and protect the quality of life in the community through the maintenance and improvement of parks, and the organization and administration of recreation programs. IVRPD maintains 25 parks and approximately 55 acres of open space, much of which is environmentally sensitive habitat area for wildlife and native plant species. IVRPD was founded in 1972 and follows an organic maintenance policy. DEFINITION/GENERAL