Details: Marine biologist, policy advisor and writer Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and co-creator of the podcast How to Save a Planet. Her forthcoming book, What if We Get It Right? offers answers to the crucial question: What would the future look like if…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Details: Join UCSB researchers and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden staff for a presentation on best management practices to create and maintain gardens in high fire risk zones. Learn how these gardens can both save water and provide habitat for native species. Researchers will also share emerging research results on plant flammability.
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