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December 19, 2022
In the Service of Seeds: A Tale of Two Collectors
Do you ever wonder what the rare plant technicians get up to during the summer? Let your curiosity be quenched in this tale of two…
Category: Conservation & Research
December 13, 2022
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Plant Anatomy Lab
Situated in a small, unassuming room on the west side of the Garden is a tiny laboratory that has made an outsized impact on the…
December 6, 2022
Ironwood | Magazine of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Issue 32
The fall/winter issue of Ironwood is now available online. In this latest issue you’ll get an inside look at lichens in a captivating story about…
November 19, 2022
Rare Lichens in California
California is home to over 2000 species of lichens, but only 15 are considered rare or endangered by the state. This tiny percentage (0.73%) gives…
October 24, 2022
The Garden’s Sarah Cusser Wins Research Award
We are proud to share the news that Sarah Cusser, Ph.D., Terrestrial Invertebrate Conservation Ecologist at the Garden, has been awarded the Early Career Researcher…
October 4, 2022
A Visual Story on Restoring Rare Plants on California’s Channel Islands
Off the coast of Southern California lies an archipelago of eight islands, each with their own unique biology and story. Despite having lived in Southern…
September 30, 2022
The Garden Hosts WeDigBio Community Science Day
Thousands of people worldwide work together in an annual event to digitize biodiversity collections called WeDigBio. This event, which stands for Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing…
September 21, 2022
That’s a Lot of Lichens
The Garden’s Conservation and Research department works to document California’s biodiversity and part of that work happens in its lichenarium. Much of the Garden’s conservation…