Since April of this year, local municipalities have worked diligently with the Garden and our partners to develop and adopt local ‘biodiversity resolutions’ in acknowledgment of the critical need to support and…
While our 2025 field season got off to a slow start, by mid-July, most of the Rare Plant Team was heading out every week to sites across California for field work. On this particular week, Chloe Tilton, Rare Plant Technician,…
On a cool morning this February, a group gathered at the Buckhorn Roadside Resort in Cuyama Valley to watch birds and drink coffee. Most participants…
I met Mary Galindo in early 2025 at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, when we hosted a networking event for the South Coast Hispanic Chamber of…
It is difficult to overstate how important plants are to our existence. Their ability to turn the sun’s energy, water, and carbon dioxide into sugar…
A unique collaboration between Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Friends of State Street (FSS), and the City of Santa Barbara has resulted in the first-ever native plant pilot…
Although Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Impact and Advocacy Program is still in its infancy, the past nine months have seen our program make tremendous headway…
Southern California is no stranger to fire, but as we were all reminded in January 2025 with the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, they are…
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