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January 31, 2023
Matt Wang: From Cancer to Conservation
There are many great quotes about living your life’s passions. For some, simply finding what lights them up is a long and winding journey that…
Category: Conservation & Research
January 6, 2023
New Living Conservation Collections Planted at the Garden
This December, a collaboration between The Nature Conservancy and the Conservation and Horticulture departments at the Garden resulted in the addition of 56 new plants…
December 19, 2022
In the Service of Seeds: A Tale of Two Collectors
Do you ever wonder what the rare plant technicians get up to during the summer? Let your curiosity be quenched in this tale of two…
December 13, 2022
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Plant Anatomy Lab
Situated in a small, unassuming room on the west side of the Garden is a tiny laboratory that has made an outsized impact on the…
December 6, 2022
Ironwood | Magazine of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Issue 32
The fall/winter issue of Ironwood is now available online. In this latest issue you’ll get an inside look at lichens in a captivating story about…
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…
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…