Events around Santa Barbara
Public Forum on SB Botanic Garden and Elings Park Native Plant Project The public is invited to learn about – and comment on – a new project by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Elings Park at a series of four public forums led by Denise Knapp, Ph.D., the Garden’s director of conservation and research, and Scot Pipkin, …
The public is invited to learn about – and comment on – a new project by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Elings Park at a series of four public forums led by Denise Knapp, Ph.D., the Garden’s director of conservation and research, and Scot Pipkin, their director of education. The Landscape Transformation Project is a collaborative effort …
The public is invited to learn about – and comment on – a new project by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Elings Park at a series of four public forums led by Denise Knapp, Ph.D., the Garden’s director of conservation and research, and Scot Pipkin, their director of education. The Landscape Transformation Project is a collaborative effort …
The public is invited to take part in a series of free Nature Walks to explore the biodiversity of the 230-acre Elings Park as part of a new collaboration between the Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Each hike has a different natural history focus, such as plants, pollinators, or birds, and are led by …
Elings Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Landscape Transformation Project breaks ground with the first Volunteer Restoration Work Party on Saturday, September 16 from 10 a.m. to noon, following the monthly Elings Park Nature Walks led by Garden experts from 9 to 10 a.m. These work parties will continue on the third Saturday of the …
Though originally taken for scientific purposes, the images of California native plants in a new exhibit at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Gallery were photographed using a specialized technique that created dramatic portraits against a black background. “Depth of Field: Botanical Photography Through the Low-key Lens” features images taken over a period of fifty years …
The public is invited to take part in a series of free Nature Walks to explore the biodiversity of the 230-acre Elings Park as part of a new collaboration between the Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Each hike has a different natural history focus, such as plants, pollinators, or birds, and are led by …
Elings Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Landscape Transformation Project holds a Volunteer Restoration Work Party on Saturday, October 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, following the monthly Elings Park Nature Walk led by Garden experts from 9 to 10 a.m. These work parties continue on the third Saturday of the month, at least through …
The public is invited to take part in a series of free Nature Walks to explore the biodiversity of the 230-acre Elings Park as part of a new collaboration between the Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Each hike has a different natural history focus, such as plants, pollinators, or birds, and are led by …
Elings Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Landscape Transformation Project holds a Volunteer Restoration Work Party on Saturday, November 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, following the monthly Elings Park Nature Walk led by Garden experts from 9 to 10 a.m. These work parties continue on the third Saturday of the month, at least through …
For the eighth year in a row, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden offers six free admission days to seniors aged 60 and older. Last year, more than 1,370 seniors attended the Senior Days, a new record. They are made possible by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels, and include docent tours, native plant talks, live acoustic music, and more …
Birds are the subject of the final walk in a series of free Nature Walks that explore the biodiversity of the 230-acre Elings Park as part of a new collaboration between the Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and are led by Garden experts. Held is Saturday, December 16, from 9 to 10 a.m., it …
Elings Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Landscape Transformation Project holds a Volunteer Restoration Work Party on Saturday, December 16 from 10 a.m. to noon, following the monthly Elings Park Nature Walk led by Garden experts from 9 to 10 a.m. These work parties continue on the third Saturday of the month, at least through …
A day-long exploration of “itty-bitty” organisms and their often overlooked yet critical ecological roles is presented by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. At “Tiny Taxa Doing Big Things,” their 11th annual symposium, seven scientists who study tiny plants and creatures each present a talk focused on their area of interest, including lichen, moss, biocrust, flies, ants, …
“Summer Shakespeare doesn’t get any better than this,” raves Stage Scene LA about Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum’s signature production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will be transported from their Topanga Canyon amphitheater to Santa Barbara’s Elings Park for an outdoor performance amid the oaks and under the stars on Saturday, August 17 starting …