Insect pollinators and other invertebrates have two new allies at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, with the hire of Invertebrate Ecologists: Dr. Zach Phillips and…
14 Federal and State-listed Rare Plant Species: Santa Rosa Island manzanita (Arctostaphylos confertiflora) Island barberry (Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis) Hoffmann’s rockcress (Boechera hoffmannii) Soft leaved…
The island barberry is one of the most endangered plants in California. Once known from Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Anacapa Islands, the entire wild…
As the most remote of the California Channel Islands, San Nicolas has the reputation of being a mysterious, wind-swept place. Known popularly as the Island…
Islands are fascinating places full of unique plants and animals. In southern California, we are blessed with our own mini archipelago in the form of…
Garden Horticulture staff and volunteers spent five days on Catalina Island collecting seed of the Catalina Ironwood. This tree is found nowhere else on earth…
In cooperation with the Los Padres National Forest, and with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation(NFWF), the Garden is embarking on an exciting…
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