Nestled within a 4.5-acre section of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the countdown has begun for the highly anticipated opening of the Backcountry. Designed for all visitors, but particularly ages five to 13, this new interactive natural space encourages guests to explore nature and enjoy “unstructured” play. Depending on your interest this could mean climbing…
Onsite Weather Station (RAWS): Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) are used throughout the country to monitor weather in remote locations for both fire protection and weather forecasting. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden maintains a RAWS site on its grounds (visible from the Porter Trail). Weather data is transmitted hourly to the National Interagency Fire Center in…
Hello Ironwood Readers. I’m your new Living Collections Curator, Christina Varnava. As a recent graduate of the California Botanic Garden in Claremont, I completed a floristic study of the plants found in the upper Sespe Creek watershed in the Los Padres National Forest, a botanically diverse area. I’m eager to continue to deepen my knowledge…
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