Please note the annual Fall Plant Sale is this Saturday, November 7. Reservations are required to visit the Garden.

Category: Conservation & Research

Woman in black jacket standing on sandy beach at sunset.
April 24, 2024
UCSB Arts & Lectures Earth, Air, Fire, Water series – Cristina Mittermeier

Details: National Geographic photographer Cristina Mittermeier has dedicated her life to safeguarding the world’s oceans and inspiring millions to do the same. With a degree in biochemical engineering in marine sciences and training in fine art photography, she founded the International League of Conservation Photographers to drive conservation efforts through storytelling. She co-founded SeaLegacy, a…

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Woman in red jacket sitting against large tree trunk.
April 24, 2024
UCSB Arts & Lectures Earth, Air, Fire, Water series – Suzanne Simard

Details: As the world’s foremost forest ecologist, Suzanne Simard has reshaped the way we understand the life and growth of plants. In her groundbreaking work Finding the Mother Tree, Simard explained how trees interact and communicate using below-ground fungal networks. Her research established the existence of “mother trees” that play an important role in the flow…

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Looking up at tall tree with dense branches.
March 19, 2024
Tiny Critters on Giant Trees

Details: Join the Sempervirens Fund for their series “Under the Redwoods” and a special talk from the Garden’s Tucker lichenologist and curator of the lichenarium, Dr. Rikke Reese Naesborg. Rikke will discuss how redwoods support rich communities of epiphytes growing high in their crowns, including a diversity of lichens, bryophytes, and vascular plants. Explore epiphyte…

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Purple lupine flower with bee in sunny field.
March 2, 2024
Community Forum: An Ecological Framework for Downtown Santa Barbara

We believe that the re-envisioning of downtown Santa Barbara provides an unprecedented opportunity to establish far-reaching environmental measures to guide future development. Join CEC, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Strong Town Santa Barbara, MOVE Santa Barbara County, and other community organizations to learn about the ecological framework CEC has…

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Pressed fern specimen with detailed fronds and roots.
February 2, 2024
CNPS Channel Islands Monthly Meeting

Details: Join the Garden’s herbarium technician and CNPS Channel Islands board member, Annie Ayers, for a presentation on the power of botanical museums. After an introduction to herbaria, Ayers will showcase the resources available on the state botanical natural history collection website- known as the Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2). This meeting is open to…

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Pink flowering currant blossoms on green leafy background.
January 25, 2024
Ecology and Aesthetics in the Anthropocene Across the California Landscape: A conversation between Louesa Roebuck and Obi Kaufmann | Sold Out

Details: An evening with Obi Kaufmann and Louesa Roebuck Santa Barbara Botanic Garden invites you to an evening with authors and great friends, Obi Kaufmann and Louesa Roebuck, live and in person, as they introduce you to their work in a conversation regarding ecological philosophy and what native plant patterns, diversity and distribution offer to…

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Santa Cruz Island Dudleya_Heather Schneider
January 10, 2024
Environmental Speaker Series

Details: Hear from the Garden’s Senior Rare Plant Conservation Scientist, Heather Schneider, Ph.D., at an exciting event at the Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center at Channel Islands National Park! Discover the fascinating world of rare plants and their conservation efforts at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. We live in a botanical wonderland. California is home to more…

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