Day Trip to Figueroa Mountain

Details:

Join Director of Education, Scot Pipkin on an excursion to Figueroa Mountain, located in San Rafael Mountains of the Los Padres National Forest. This is the ideal time of year to experience the pastoral views and spring wildflowers growing just outside of Santa Barbara. Participants will meet in Los Olivos then carpool together and join our leaders as they make note of the unique plant communities and geological formations that define this region.  

Travel will be by car on narrow and winding roads with periodic stops to discuss the area’s fascinating geology, including outcrops of serpentinite, California’s state rock. This mineral has ancient origins in the seafloor and its unique chemical makeup creates specialized soils that support rare, endemic plant life found nowhere else in the world. 

If you have questions about the classes, or need assistance with registration, please contact the Education Department: registrations@sbbotanicgarden.org or 805-682-4726, ext 102

Pricing:

Garden Members: $100

General Public: $125

About Scot Pipkin:

As director of education, Scot Pipkin oversees Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s educational programs, spanning school field trips, interpretation, digital education, and community classes/tours. He was born and raised in San Diego, where he fell in love with California’s chaparral and other plant communities. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in geography and an emphasis in biogeography, Scot worked to share his love for the natural world across the Southwest region. This work included providing environmental education to elementary students, training volunteers to participate in research projects, developing management plans, and developing regional educational efforts. Along the way, he also earned a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Arizona.