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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…
Category: Conservation & Research
July 24, 2022
The Torrey Pine: Conserving California’s Rare Pine
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s horticulture team just returned from a successful trip to Santa Rosa Island to collect seed from the island subspecies of Torrey…
July 13, 2022
Small but Mighty: Rare Plant Visited by a Common Bee
Last month, I set out to the University of California Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve. The Carpinteria Salt Marsh is 230 acres in total. 120 of…
• Conservation & Research
October 7, 2021
Uncovering Two New Novel Plants
A forest of black oak, incense cedar, and Jeffery pine provide shade and fill the air with a woodsy scent on the hike up the…
• Conservation & Research
October 7, 2021
Creating Community Resiliency Through Diverse Edible Gardens
Across Santa Barbara, there is a network of gardens found within schools, youth centers, shared community green spaces, and private homes. These gardens, and the…
• Conservation & Research
October 7, 2021
From the Field to the Freezer
For many people, the words “seed bank” conjure images of a cavernous vault nestled deep within a mountain surrounded by permafrost or walk-in freezers the…
• Conservation & Research
October 5, 2021
The Bug Report: Welcoming Two New Invertebrate Ecologists to the Garden
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…
June 19, 2021
Resilience of Rare Plants
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…