The 10th California Islands Symposium, November 6–10 at the Ventura Beach Marriott, will present recent work in all disciplines of natural, environmental, and cultural science on the California Islands, which include all of the islets, rocks, and islands off the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, Mexico. Presentations cover a wide scope of subjects including marine…
Tiny Taxa Doing Big Things Presented by the Nakashima-Rennie Family Sometimes in life, it’s the little things that make all the difference. That’s true in nature, too. The web of life is beautiful and complex. From the “belly plants” forming a miniature forest to feed the food web and the myriad of microscopic organisms holding…
Details: Visit the Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society on Wednesday, October 4, for a talk by the Garden’s Executive Director, Steve Windhager, Ph.D. Steve will talk about a new initiative at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to use residential and commercial landscapes to reduce the impacts of climate change and development on biodiversity through the use…
About: This speaker series brings together leading minds to help us understand powerful forces of nature and options to address the climate crisis. Speakers, dates and times: Jeff Goodell | Life and Death on a Scorched Planet October 17 | 7:30 PM Probing archaeology, science, history, current events and more, acclaimed author and investigative journalist Jeff…
Join the Garden for free walks through Elings Park and help us discover the biodiversity of the area. Learn about pollinators, birds, invasive plants, bugs, and more. You’ll also learn about our native plant restoration project at the Park. Registration is not available for this opportunity. Please arrive to the location on the date and…
Details: Springtime blooms at the Burton Mesa! Spend the morning exploring one of the most reliable wildflower locations in Santa Barbara County with botanist Steve Junak. At least 25 special-status plant species are found on the ancient stabilized sand dunes of Burton Mesa, the La Purisima Mission lands, and surrounding areas. Participants will explore a…
Sponsored by the Nakashima-Rennie Family. Celebrating Recovery on the Islands of the Californias The islands of the Californias are precious gems strung along a section of the coast of western North America — stunningly beautiful and home to unique plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, like the diminutive island fox, the cobalt…
Details: The Garden’s Tucker Lichenologist & Curator of the Lichenarium, Rikke Resse Naesborg, will be giving a talk about her exciting work with tiny critters on giant tress. Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) supports rich communities of epiphytes growing high in their crowns, including a diversity of lichens, bryophytes, and vascular plants. California Native Plant Societies…
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