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Ironwood | Magazine of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Twice a year, we pull together amazing stories from our horticulture and conservation teams, our members, and our community about the work being done to conserve native plants and habitats.
Published in June and November, Ironwood is available to Garden members first, and then made available online for all to enjoy.
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As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is required to submit form 990 to the IRS every year to maintain our tax-exempt status (EIN # 95-1644628). We make these forms available publicly to support our commitment to transparency.
By the Numbers
Access Our Impact Reports
Every few years we compile a bird’s-eye view at the work we’re doing to conserve native plants and habitats — from our education and horticulture programs to our conservation work. These impact reports highlight some of our biggest wins along the way — from our backyards to the backcountry across California. Thank you for helping us continue to make an impact through your support of the Garden!
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To offer further insight into the financial health of the Garden, we offer our audited financial statements to the public. These annual statements are conducted by a third party and can be viewed or downloaded using the links below.
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Garden Images
Pressed: Botanical Art and the Herbarium
Guests enjoy the exhibit at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery, featuring specimens from the Clifton Smith Herbarium and as life-size linocut prints by artist Henry Evans. (Photo: Greg Trainor)
Summer Camp at the Garden
Young campers enjoy the open trails of the Backcountry Section during the Summer Camp program. (Photo: Stacy Bloodworth)
Yoga in the Garden
Members find time to relax and take in the views from the Pritzlaff Conservation Center lawn during monthly yoga classes.
Beer Garden Annual Fundraiser
The annual Santa Barbara Beer Garden fundraiser brings together the community to enjoy craft brews from across the region, all in support of conserving native plants and habitats. (Photo: Carly Otness)
Volunteer at the Garden
Volunteers help our Rare Plant Team with clean seeds in our labs at the Prizlaff Conservation Center.
Backcountry Rangers
Backcountry Ranger Dylan Schuyler explores the Backcountry Section with budding conservationists. (Photo: Andrea Russell)
Elings Park Nature Walk
The public is invited to take part in a series of eight free Nature Walks to explore the biodiversity of the 230-acre Elings Park as part of a new collaboration between the Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. (Photo: Julia McHugh)
News Releases
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Invites the Community to Sip California’s Native Landscape with “Garden to Glass”
11 of Santa Barbara’s favorite bars and restaurants will feature limited-edition botanical cocktails crafted with native plants harvested from the Garden Every sip gives back! $1 from each cocktail benefits the Garden SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Sept. 15, 2026) — This October, Santa Barbara’s celebrated cocktail culture meets California’s unique native flora in Garden to Glass,…
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Celebrates 100 Years with Free Admission Every Sunday & Community Experiences this October
Free admission every Sunday in October! Silent Disco in the Redwoods takes place October 2 ‘Garden to Glass’ botanical cocktails that give back throughout October Become a new member in October and receive $10 off membership SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (August 31, 2026) — In honor of its Centennial, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will welcome the community with free admission every Sunday in October, along with a month…
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Launches New Era of Wildfire Research with Appointment of Kristina Fauss, Ph.D.
As the Garden’s first fire scientist, Fauss will harness engineering, flammability studies, and native plant science to help California communities reduce wildfire risk, conserve water, and support biodiversity SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (August 13, 2026) — In a pioneering step for both botanic gardens and wildfire science, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has appointed Kristina Fauss, Ph.D., as its first fire…
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Opens Centennial Exhibition and Launches New Digital Archives
New archival photography exhibition celebrates a century of conservation and invites visitors to join the Native Plant Movement SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – June 23, 2026 – Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has unveiled Still Growing: 100 Years of California’s Native Plants, a new exhibition now on view in the Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery through March 21, 2027. Created as part of…
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Named California Nonprofit of the Year by Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (May 11, 2026) — Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has been named the 2026 California Nonprofit of the Year by Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón, recognizing the Garden as not only one of the region’s treasured assets, but also for 100 years of leadership in conservation, and its growing impact as a…