Category: Garden News

March 9, 2023
My Talk with Botanist and Illustrator Linda Vorobik, Ph.D.

 Linda Ann Vorobik, Ph.D. is a botanist, botanical illustrator, and frequent collaborator with Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. At the Garden, we feel lucky to have her support as both a professional illustrator providing technical illustrations for the Garden’s floristics (including the forthcoming, comprehensive flora of all eight California Channel Islands) and an instructor providing guidance…

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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 can last a lifetime. While others, like me, we not only find it … but we are lucky to turn this passion into our life’s work. Sure, my story doesn’t…

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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 how our Tucker Lichenologist Rikke Reese Næsborg, Ph.D. approaches her research. You’ll also hear from our horticulture team regarding some of the best planting and pruning tips for this fall…

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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 Award from the prestigious Ecology Letters journal for her outstanding contribution to research. The winner was selected by the Senior Editors of Ecology Letters from nominations of papers accepted in 2022. Sarah’s paper…

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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 Biocollections, takes place annually from October 13 through 17 WeDigBio is a global data campaign, virtual science festival, and local outreach opportunity. All around the world scientists convert data from…

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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 the Garden’s work making conservation seed bank collections for rare plants within the BLM’s Central California District. The geographic footprint of this project is large, spanning from the Central Coast,…

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August 16, 2022
September is Membership Month!

Special tours, night-time exploration, Storywalk, Trivia Night and more are on tap in September – just for our Garden members.  Some events have limited space, so make your reservations below. We look forward to celebrating your support of the Garden. Here’s what you can look forward to as a member during the month of September:…

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July 27, 2022
The Garden Wins 2022 Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award

We are pleased to share the news that, for the second year in a row, the Garden has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2022 Travelers’ Choice award winner. This award celebrates accommodations, attractions, and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor over…

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