Santa Rosa Island, also known as Wima by the indigenous communities who originally inhabited it, is the second largest of the four islands in the…
Over the past year, we’ve shared the excitement of bringing native, water-wise plants to working landscapes across the Cuyama Valley. Planting days are often the…
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Call to Action The United States Department of Agriculture has opened a brief 30-day window for the public to submit comments on the proposed…
Combustion Testing recommends Low Flammability, Waterwise Native Taxa for Defensible Space Landscaping. Throughout my Ph.D., I pursued questions about plant flammability, guided by the philosophy…
On May 12, 2026, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden partnered with Channel Islands Restoration and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) to host its first Goldspotted Oak…
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…
Every restoration project has a beginning that looks far quieter than people expect. Before the plants bloom and the critters return, there is planning and…
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