Giants Rising Film with Panel Featuring Denise Knapp, Ph.D.

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Visit the Marjorie Luke Theater for a showing of Giants Rising followed by a panel featuring the Gardens director of conservation and research, Denise Knapp, Ph.D.

A journey into the heart of America’s most iconic forests, GIANTS RISING reveals the secrets and the saga of the coastal redwoods—the tallest and among the oldest living beings on Earth. It’s an epic tale that immerses us in the wonders and majesty of these trees, while exploring our ever-evolving relationship with them. Living links to the past, redwoods hold powers that may play a role in our future, including their ability to withstand fire and capture carbon, to offer clues about longevity, and even to enhance our own well-being. Through the voices of scientists, artists, Native communities and others, we discover the many connections that sustain these forests —and the promise of solutions that will help us ALL rise up to face the challenges that lay ahead. 

About Denise Knapp:

As director of conservation and research at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Denise Knapp, Ph.D., oversees the Conservation Program and conducts ecological research focusing on plant-insect interactions, invasive species impacts/control, rare plant recovery, and habitat restoration. Denise earned a master’s degree in geography from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a doctorate in ecology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has worked as a plant ecologist in California (particularly the Channel Islands) for over two decades, including the consulting, university, and nonprofit worlds. Her past work has included a myriad of vegetation ecology, fire ecology, invasive species, habitat restoration, and rare plant conservation projects.