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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…
Category: Conservation & Research
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…
September 7, 2022
The Garden’s Rare Plant Conservation Team Awarded Funding to Continue Work with Endangered California Jewelflower
The Garden’s Rare Plant Conservation team was recently awarded funding for two projects with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The first is to continue…
September 7, 2022
Summer Virtual Lecture Series 2022: Climate Change and Native Plants
THE GARDEN’S ONLINE TALKS ADDRESS BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS This summer, the Garden hosted a series of talks called Summer…
September 6, 2022
Gone Gallin’!
During the week of September 3 – 11, iNaturalist is conducting their second annual Gall Week event in which they ask for participation from their…