VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3 FALL 2017

Back to SCHOOL, Back to NATURE

FALL 2017 Ironwood 1 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Inspiring all ages at the Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Tel (805) 682-4726 www.sbbg.org rom our school programs to our to environmental organizations such as GARDEN HOURS college internships to our Sedgwick Reserve, Mar – Oct: Daily 9am – 6pm Naturalist Program, the Garden Channel Islands Docents, Arroyo Hondo Nov – Feb: Daily 9am – 5pm F provides numerous opportunities for Preserve, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, REGISTRATION Ext. 102 engaging with the natural world. Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park, Registrar is available: M – F / 9am – 4pm Coal Oil Point Reserve, Channel Islands For school-based groups, we offer four GARDEN SHOP Ext. 112 Restoration, the Santa Barbara Audubon Hours: Mar – Oct, Daily 9am – 5:30pm very popular programs: Nature Walk, Nov – Feb, Daily 9am – 4:30pm Society and more. Through this program, Chumash Uses of Native Plants, Seasonal we not only train the participants, but GARDEN GROWERS NURSERY Ext. 127 Focus Lab, and Habitat Hike. I know we Selling California native plants to the those graduates also help to inspire are inspiring another generation when I public with no admission fee. others with a wonder for wild California. Hours: Mar – Oct, Daily 9am – 5:30pm hear the squeals of delight from school Nov – Feb, Daily 9am – 4:30pm children on a tour as they see a lizard, And while there is a lot of learning going DEVELOPMENT Ext. 133 touch a caterpillar, gaze up at a Redwood on at the Garden, our classes, field trips EDUCATION Ext. 160 tree or through a microscope for the and school visits are really as much about FACILITY RENTAL Ext. 103 first time. The letters we receive from hearts as they are about minds. While MEMBERSHIP Ext. 110 students attest to how transformative we have top notch scientists and educa- VOLUNTEER OFFICE Ext. 119 these visits – often referred to as “the tors with expertise in botany, ecology, best day ever” – can be. horticulture, biology, and more, just the IRONWOOD | Volume 25, Number 3 | Fall 2017 experience of being here surrounded by ISSN 1068-4026 Almost immediately after opening the natural beauty can transform the way Pritzlaff Conservation Center last year, it EDITOR Flannery Hill students of all ages view the natural DESIGNER Paula Schaefer was filled with college students from both world. We hope you discover something the University of California, Santa Barbara Ironwood is published quarterly by the Santa new during each visit, either infor- Barbara Botanic Garden, a private nonprofit (UCSB) and Santa Barbara City College institution founded in 1926. mally on your own walk in the Garden, or (SBCC), helping us move our entire through one of our great classes. If you The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden fosters the herbarium collection to the new facil- conservation of California native plants through are ready to incorporate native plants our gardens, education, and research, and serves ity, and breaking in the new genetics lab as a role model of sustainable practices. into your own garden, we have a wide with some of the initial studies. Students array of horticultural classes – especially The Garden is a member of the American Public in the newly formed SBCC Botany Club Gardens Association, the American Alliance of in October – when it is also the best Museums, the California Association of Museums, are regular volunteers at the Garden, time to find those plants for sale at the and the American Horticultural Society. helping to label plants in our displays and Garden! ©2017 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden mounting herbarium specimens. Many All rights reserved. of these students are building on what With gratitude, they learned here at the Garden as they BOARD OF TRUSTEES continue their degree programs. A few CHAIR Peter Schuyler have already continued on to graduate VICE-CHAIR Tom Craveiro school with great letters of recommen- Steve Windhager, Ph.D. SECRETARY Sue Adams dation from the scientists they worked Executive Director TREASURER Edward Roach with here. Sarah Berkus Gower Marc Fisher So far, the Garden has certified more Lou Greer Frost than 115 adults through the University John Gabbert Elaine Gibson of California Cooperative Extension’s Valerie Hoffman California Naturalist Program. Participants John Parke gain an understanding of regional ecology Jesse Smith and supplement their training in the Susan Spector Garden with area field trips. In addition Susan Van Atta to becoming Garden docents and our FOLLOW THE GARDEN! regional environmental partners, many graduates also participate in citizen FACEBOOK.COM/SBGARDEN science projects like the California

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FALL 2017 Ironwood 3 Back to School, Back to Nature

By Flannery Hill, Marketing & Membership Manager

e like to call it the Department appreciation for the natural environment another avenue for the Garden educa- of Inspiration,” says as adults. tion. “Garden signs are meant to enhance Frédérique Lavoipierre, the our visitors’ experience and understand- “W THE GARDEN PROVIDES ‘NEARBY NATURE’ Garden’s Director of Education. “And the ing that we are not just a beautiful FOR ALL AGES best place to inspire people is outside – garden or a scientific institution,” says The rich opportunities provided by the that’s why we like to include time in the Kate Davis, the Garden’s Interpretation Garden’s ‘nearby nature’ are an ideal Garden in our programs whenever possi- and Evaluation Coordinator. “We bridge way for local residents of all ages to the gap between the two, engaging our ble.” With the arrival of fall, school in spend time outdoors. Even a casual walk visitors at their level - whatever that session, and parents’ busy work sched- engages the senses, and reveals new ules, today’s children and families often might be - sparking interest, entertaining, dimensions, as the Garden changes with and translating the Garden’s mission.” have few opportunities to connect with each passing season. Informal experi- nature. Richard Louv coined this phenom- ences are supplemented with programs SCHOOL PROGRAMS enon ‘nature-deficit disorder’ in his book, for all ages and interests. Our new class- For many children on a tour, the Garden is The Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our room in the Pritzlaff Conservation Center, their first experience in ‘wild nature’. “A Children from Nature-Deficit-Disorder. a planned Plant Lab, and recently imple- Garden visit can inspire a child’s lifelong But the lack of time in nature isn’t mented ‘Pop-Up’ exhibits all contribute to interest in plants and ecology – and the confined to youth and families – univer- exciting new learning opportunities. potential for providing that transfor- sity students and working adults also find mative experience in turn inspires the it challenging to get outside. WHAT THE GARDEN DOES TO CONNECT volunteers who lead the tours,” says PEOPLE WITH NATURE Michelle Gee, who coordinates the WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS Educational programs are a Garden-wide Garden’s school programs. Nature Walk, A 2010 study from the National Wildlife activity. From volunteer-guided tours Habitat Hike, and Chumash Uses of Federation indicates that the average for school children, gardeners sharing Native Plants, all take place entirely American child spends a mere four to expertise on growing native plants, oppor- outdoors. Following a Garden exploration, seven minutes per day playing outdoors. tunities for university students to work the Seasonal Focus Lab offers children a unique opportunity to further explore According to the National Wildlife side-by-side with our research scien- plants through the magical lens of our Federation, outdoor time helps children tists, field trips to the Channel Islands, microscopes. grow lean and strong, enhances imagi- citizen science, and much more, Garden nations and attention spans, decreases staff are actively engaged in education CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM aggression, and boosts classroom perfor- programs. We also draw on expert instruc- The power of citizen science lies in the mance. Another recent study documents tors from our local community, who bring opportunity to collect large datasets that that children who are actively engaged a wealth of knowledge to share. The would otherwise be impossible to gather, in guided observation, and in collect- development of new signage, and written by engaging volunteers to actively partic- ing plants and insects, develop care and and digital media resources provides yet ipate in research. In turn, participants

“What would our lives be like if our days and nights were as immersed in nature as they are in technology?” |Richard Louv, The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder

4 Ironwood FALL 2017 become comfortable with the language in sharing what they have learned with of the Garden, which provides a conve- of science, and better able to under- the public. nient outdoor classroom. The Garden has stand society’s environmental challenges. welcomed the opportunity to engage the CALIFORNIA NATURALIST PROGRAM The Garden’s program includes several next generation in the value and context The UC California Naturalist training is projects developed by the Garden, and of biodiversity, native plant botany, intended to “foster a diverse community others, such as the Rare Plant Treasure and natural history through the lens of of naturalists and promote steward- Hunt and the California Phenology Project fascinating and dramatically beautiful ship of California’s natural resources landscapes in our own backyard. that support our work in plant conser- through education and service.” Our vation. The Garden has also embraced ten-week program, with guest lectur- OUTREACH iNaturalist – a website and app used to ers and several field trips, provides an The Garden regularly takes its ‘show on log observations in nature – as a wonder- overview of California’s diverse ecology, the road’, from tabling at local events, ful way to engage the general public in with a focus on the Santa Barbara region. and lectures, workshops, and presen- science. By simply taking photos and Over 115 graduates contribute locally to tations around the state, both for the uploading them to iNaturalist, people of environmental organizations, participat- public, and at professional meetings. all ages and abilities can record a wealth ing in citizen science, restoration, and Publications, presentations, and webinars of information about nature. sharing their expertise and enthusiasm for on the national scale further extend X-STREAM SCIENCE TEAM nature with the public. Participants come our reach. from all backgrounds, from newcomers to Our watershed-based program for teens The Garden is both a hub and a portal for trained scientists who want to fill ‘gaps’ focuses on the rich diversity of life learning about biodiversity and conser- in their overall understanding. found in the Mission Creek riparian corri- vation, providing avenues for exploration dor where it winds through the Garden. HIGHER EDUCATION and discovery, and an accessible, safe X-Stream Science Team members are The Garden’s three research scien- place to explore nature. From a one-time free to explore natural history and field tists, Drs. Denise Knapp, Matt Guilliams, experience at the Garden, to special biology in a way rarely available to teens. and Heather Schneider, all periodi- training for regularly scheduled data Access to expert guidance and lab spaces cally teach at nearby UCSB, and provide collection, to volunteering as the team further enriches the experience. Teens diverse field and lab opportunities for lead on a project, there are many oppor- document and study native plants, and an increasing number of students from tunities for lifelong learning at the the birds, insects, and other life that our local universities. University classes Garden. Come learn with us and get back depend on them, while developing skills can often be found on self-guided tours to nature.

Blaksley Bliss Society Members Get Sneak Peek at Children’s BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURE By Stephanie Linder, Director of Development & Communications

The Garden was delighted to host our and seek to support their conservation. Blaksley Bliss Society members – friends Natural learning environments like the who have included the Garden in their Backcountry also offer many benefits estate plans – for a lunch and lecture including developing problem-solving and at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center on social skills, fostering creativity, spark- June 7. Our speaker was award-winning ing an interest in natural sciences, and Landscape Architect and new Blaksley numerous health benefits – both mental Bliss Society member Kimberly True. Kim and physical. gave an inspiring presentation about the Following the presentation and Q & A, we Children’s Backcountry Adventure and were treated to a lovely lunch prepared shared her designs for the project. This by Chef Michael Hutchings. It was great new area of the Garden will replace the to spend time with this special group of old island section that burned in the Garden supporters. Jesusita Fire of 2009 and will include the Maze. There will be several different discovery areas with hands-on learning Let us know Backcountry Adventure and undirected activities. If you have included the Garden in your estate plans but haven’t notified us, please do so we can invite you to our annual luncheon and other events open The goal of the project is that children to the Blaksley Bliss Society. and families using the Backcountry will develop an emotional connection For more information, please contact our Director of Development & to the natural world and native plants, Communications, Stephanie Linder at [email protected] or 805-682-4726 x133.

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6 Ironwood FALL 2017 Class dates and times are subject to change and additional classes CALENDAR may be added. Please check the website for up-to-date information. THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN

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SEPT SUMMER SIPS: Botanical Treasures of the California Islands SEPTEMBER Director of Horticulture Betsy Collins shares the Garden’s 16 explorations of the California Islands, including the Chan- SEPT Native Herbs of Mountains & Chaparral 2 Emily Sanders, certified clinical herbalist, leads a Garden nel Islands, and the Baja, California Pacific islands. Many walk, exploring folk, magical, medicinal, and culinary beautiful garden plants have been collected from these uses of the native herbs, trees, and shrubs found in special islands. Wines served by Brander Vineyard. 4-6pm. mountain and chaparral plant communities. 10am-noon. $25/$35 $25/$35

SEPT University of California Naturalist Program 6, 13 The Garden offers this UC extension program, intended 20, 27 to foster a committed corps of volunteer naturalists and OCT citizen scientists trained and ready to take an active role 4, 11 in local natural resource conservation, education, and 18, 25 restoration. Also 5 Saturday field trips, September 16, 23, NOV October 7, 14, & 28. Each class and field trip features 1, 8 local expert instructors. 4-7pm. $360 SEPT CHANNEL ISLAND TRIP: Santa Rosa Island Day Trip Teahouse Open SEPT 18 Join us for a very special outing to the Channel Islands! 9 Visitors and members are invited to experience our ShinK- Participants will fly to Santa Rosa Island, accompanied anAn Teahouse and Garden and witness the rich traditions by island expert Steve Junak. Learn about its history of the Japanese tea ceremony. 11am-1pm. Free with and the unique plants that are restricted to this island. admission. Participants must be in good physical condition. 9am-4pm. $350/$425 SEPT The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly Learn how to manage your garden to attract not only 14 SEPT California Native Plant Society Meeting beneficial pollinators, but predatory insects that can help 19 The Garden hosts the California Native Plant Society, Chan- you create a beautiful, pesticide-free garden. 5:30-7pm. nel Islands Chapter, for their monthly meeting. See the $15/$25/$10 CNPSCI webpage for further information. 7-8:30pm. Free

San Miguel Day Trip SEPT SEPT Morning Bird Walk 15 For an adventure that you will never forget, join Steve 20 Expert naturalist Rebecca Coulter leads a morning group Junak for a day trip to San Miguel Island. Participants will in watching and listening for the diverse and beautiful fly from Camarillo Airport and land near the historic Lester birds that make the meadow, woodlands, and creek side Ranch on San Miguel, after an aerial tour of the Northern their home. 8:30-10am. $10/$15/$5 Channel Islands. Participants must be in good physical condition. 9am-4pm. $375/$450

SEPT Journals Your Way! ENTOMOLOGY FOR GARDENERS AND BOTANISTS SERIES 20, 27 Discover which journaling style suits you best – literary, What are all those insects up to? Learn more about the OCT photographic, sketching, or a combination. Guest lectur- insects and other small critters that share our habitat. 4, 11 ers help you explore different techniques. Kate Davis, Classes include a short introductory lecture, hands-on 18, 25 artist and Interpretation and Evaluation Coordinator, leads labs, and a Garden exploration. Taught by Frédérique NOV this class. Highly recommended as a companion class for Lavoipierre, Director of Education. $60/$100 1 the California Naturalist program. 2-3:30pm. $95/$125 Cal Nat: $50 SEPT ENTOMOLOGY: Meet the Butterflies & Moths Learn to recognize common species, and how to attract 16 SEPT Bring the Wild Inside butterflies to your garden. Native plants for both butter- 22 Create a beautiful flower arrangement to take home using flies and caterpillars are discussed. 1-3pm. $20/$35 California native plants. Perfect for beginner to advanced Series $60/$100 floral designers. 2-4pm. $25/$40

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Free Public Docent Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 11am & 2pm and Mondays at 2pm

SEPT Specialty Tour: Japanese Teahouse Come see some of the beautiful gardens Greg has created The tea house at the Garden is the only traditional in this rare Santa Barbara appearance by an award-win- 23 Japanese tea house open to the public on the central ning design professional. Reception precedes the talk. coast. Learn about this special building, its remarkable 4–6pm. $30 garden, and the Japanese “Way of Tea”, or chado. 4-5pm. Members: Free, Non-Members: $10 + Admission OCT Sixth Annual Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 13 Conservation Symposium SEPT Native Plants 101: The Basics Do you love the earth’s diversity of flowers, bugs, Do you want to grow some native plants but are not sure birds, and more? Find out how you can help discover 2924 how to get started? This introduction will put you on the and conserve it at our annual conservation symposium path to success and a lifetime of exploration of which themed: ‘Innovative Ways of Exploring Biodiversity: of California’s beautiful plants will thrive in your garden. Embracing Big Data, Technology, and Citizen Science.’ 10am-noon. $30/$45 10am–4pm. $45/$50 Students free.

SEPT Members Preview Party - Fall Native Plant Sale The evening will feature delicious drinks and light appetiz- 29 ers to enjoy while you shop. Live music, a silent auction, and more. 4-6:30pm. $40/$75 Add non-member friend $20

SEPT Fall Native Plant Sale 30 The Garden is the best place to get the plants and infor- T0 mation you need for a beautiful native garden. Look for NOV activities every weekend during the sale. Members only 5 morning: Sept 30, 10am-noon. Free admission to shop iNATURALIST SERIES daily 10-5:30pm. iNaturalist is one of the largest online social networks for naturalists. These two special workshops are taught by Ken-ichi Ueda, one of the founders, and now co-direc- SEPT ENTOMOLOGY: Meet the Beetles There are more beetles than any other insect! Meet the tor, of iNaturalist at the California Academy of Sciences. 30 most commonly encountered species in gardens and the $40/$60/$30 Certified California Naturalists wilderness. 1-3pm. $20/$35 Series $60/$100 OCT iNATURALIST: Introductory Workshop 14 Use iNaturalist to get help identifying plants and animals, OCTOBER keep track of your findings, and share with naturalists and scientists around the world. Lecture and Garden exploration. OCT Habitat by Design for Beneficial Insects 10am-noon. $25/$35/$20 Certified California Naturalists 1 Native plants are best for creating a thriving habitat for pollinators and predators of plant-munching insects. OCT iNATURALIST: Advanced Workshop But which ones are best for the job? Taught by Direc- 14 Already familiar with the basics? Take the next steps: tor of Education, Frédérique Lavoipierre. 2-3:30pm. learn how to export data, annotate observations with $15/$30/$10 phenological traits, create projects and field guides. Topics determined by participant interest. 2-4pm. OCT Volunteer Orientation $25/$35/$20 Certified California Naturalists 2 Become a Garden volunteer and support our conservation efforts. Learn about the diverse opportunities and the OCT Garden Planning with the Experts simple steps to get started; includes a behind-the-scenes 14 Join one of the Garden’s native plant experts on a tour tour of our facilities. 5-6:30pm. Free of the Water Wise Home Garden for inspiration and then head to the Garden Grower’s Nursery for guidance on OCT Plant Name Changes making the best plant choices for your garden. 10am-noon. A quick roundup of recent name changes for some of our $10/$15 6 most familiar garden plants with Garden Horticulturalist Bruce Reed. 5-6pm. $10/$15 OCT Urasenke Traditional Way of Tea 14 Enjoy the spirit of ShinKanAn, the Japanese Teahouse, OCT Herbal Root Medicine with a demonstration of the Way of Tea. Learn how to Many of our California native plants have traditional uses. make a bowl of Matcha, Japanese powdered green tea, 7 Join Emily Sanders and learn about edible and medicinal and serve it to your guest, in the spirit of appreciation roots of Santa Barbara. 10am-noon. $25/$35 and hospitality, the cornerstones of the Urasenke tradi- tion. 11am-1pm. $25/$35 OCT California Native Landscape Design 7 Author and landscaper, Greg Rubin, based in San Diego OCT Good Fungi, Healthy Roots, Happy Natives will speak at our annual Dara Emery Memorial Lecture. 14 Join author Robert Kourik, as he discusses the amazing

8 Ironwood FALL 2017 Class dates and times are subject to change and additional classes may be added. Please check the website for up-to-date information.

Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer | Register at sbbg.org/classes-events or call 805-682-4726 x102

beneficial fungi that promote the healthiest roots of Participants will discover all sorts of Garden critters native and ornamental plants. Discover the relationships and secrets with binoculars, bug catchers, and more! All between beneficial fungi and plants, where in the roots it equipment provided. 4-5pm. Members: free, non-members: happens, and how to promote it. 2-3:30pm. $30/$45 $10 per family with admission

OCT Free Senior Day Welch-Ryce Haider invites visitors 60 and better to come NOVEMBER 16 to the Garden as their guests. Seniors pay no admission today and can enjoy special programming. For groups of NOV Fall Family Day 10 and larger, please make a reservation by calling (805) 4 A special day dedicated to kids and their families to 682-4726, ext. 161. encourage everyone to spend more time outdoors. Scav- enger hunts, Garden adventures, craft stations, shave ice, and many more activities for the whole family. Free OCT Morning Bird Walk 18 See September 20. 8:30-10am. $10/$15/$5 admission for kids. 10am-3pm. Survey of Garden-Worthy Plants PLANT PRESSING SERIES OCT Join Emily Sanders for this two-part holiday workshop 19,26 Learn about the cultivation, installation and maintenance & of the best of the native California flora with expert on how to dry flowers and leaves, and create beautiful NOV Garden horticulturist, Bruce Reed. 5-7pm. $25/$35 cards, bookmarks, posters, and more. Workshops may be 2 attended individually or together for a discount. A family friendly event – children welcome. $50/$70 OCT ENTOMOLOGY: Meet the Flies Flies are a diverse group that includes many beneficial 21 species, including some important pollinators, in addition NOV PLANT PRESSING: Part 1 to those we are most likely to notice – mosquitoes and 4 Collect plant materials from the Garden and learn how to house flies! 1-3pm. $20/$35 Series $60/$100 create your own herb presses to take home. No experi- ence required. 3-6pm. $30/$45

NOV Volunteer Orientation 6 See October 2. 5-6:30pm. Free

NOV Grow Your Own: Seeds to Soil 9 Explore the basics of California native plant propagation with the Garden’s Plant Propagation Manager, Heather Wehnau. After a brief introduction, you’ll be able to get your hands dirty in our Horticultural Nursery, planting OCT Native Birds & Blooms in Vibrant Watercolor Inks Create a lyrical watercolor of flowers and birds in the your own seeds for a beautiful spring garden. 1:30-4pm. 28 garden from life and photos, using vibrant India inks $30/$45 with instructor Carissa Luminess. All materials supplied. 9am-4:30pm. $85/$100

OCT Garden Planning with the Experts 28 See October 14. 10am-noon. $10/$15

GEOLOGY WALK SERIES Explore Santa Barbara through the lens of geologist and naturalist, Susie Bartz. These three walks examine human impacts and the natural forces at play in our region, NOV BranchOut from the coast to the mountains. Attend all three for a 11 Experience BranchOut, California’s first outdoor “escape discount. $100/$140 room.” Modeled on the popular “escape room” move- ment, these timed missions challenge families and friends OCT GEOLOGY WALK: Black Smoker of Figueroa Mountain to work together to unlock clues and solve an environ- Enjoy a day of hiking in the high backcountry with Susie mental puzzle by exploring the natural world around 28 Bartz. Learn how a once aquatic geological feature them. Family friendly. Ages 7+. Choose a time: 10-11am, rose 4000 feet high by looking at clues in nearby 11:30am-12:30pm, 1-2pm, 2:30-3:30pm, or 4-5pm. submarine lava “pillows” and contorted layers of chert. $12/$18 9:30am-2:30pm. $50/$75 Series $100/$140 NOV Teahouse Open OCT Specialty Tour: Family Exploration Tour 11 See September 9. 11am-1pm. Free with paid Garden 28 Join us on this Family Exploration tour of the Garden. admission.

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Free Public Docent Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 11am & 2pm and Mondays at 2pm Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer | Register at sbbg.org/classes-events or call 805-682-4726 x102

NOV Advanced Native Plant Garden Maintenance DEC GEOLOGY WALK: Geology of the Carpinteria Bluffs Join Antonio Sanchez for expert advice on pruning, fertil- Explore the dynamic geology of the marine terrace at the 12 izing, proper irrigation and general maintenance of estab- 2 Carpinteria Bluffs. Learn why geology makes the beach lished native plant gardens. Ideal for home gardeners with a perfect birthing place for seals and explore rock layers basic native plant experience. 10am-1:30pm. $30/$45 that have been tightly folded by tectonic compression. 12:30-4:30pm. $40/$60 Series $100/$140 NOV ENTOMOLOGY: Meet the True Bugs 12 What’s a bug? We often call insects ‘bugs’, but bugs are DEC Volunteer Orientation only one kind of insect. Some of our peskiest insects are 4 See October 2. 5-6:30pm. Free in this group, but also some of our most beneficial garden allies. 1-3pm. $20/$30 Series $60/$100 DEC Morning Bird Walk 6 See September 20. 8:30-10am. $10/$15/$5 NOV Morning Bird Walk See September 20. 8:30-10am. $10/$15/$5 15 DEC Wreaths, Swags, and Garlands 8 Make your own beautiful holiday decorations with Califor- NOV Wildlife Tracks at the Garden & nia native plants. Drop in or stay the entire time creating Join expert tracker and author Michael Kresky on a quest 9 fabulous, professional looking arrangements. Pay by the 17 for animal track and sign in the Garden. An inspiring piece. Family friendly. Wreaths: $15/$25/$40, Swags: introduction that emphasizes a holistic perspective in the $5/$10/$20, Garlands: $5/foot. 11am-3pm. study of natural history. 9am-2pm. $45/$60 DEC Teahouse Open Pruning Natives Demystified NOV 9 See September 9. 11am-1pm. Free with paid Garden Take some of the mystery out of pruning and maintaining admission. 18 your native plants in this informative workshop led by Garden Horticulturist Bruce Reed. 10am-noon. $20/$35

DEC Kevin Gleason & Chris Potter Opening Reception 10 Local plein air artists Kevin Gleason and Chris Potter will showcase the beauty of Santa Barbara’s natural land- scapes in their exhibition in the Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery. Featuring iconic local views and paintings of the Garden. 2-4pm NOV GEOLOGY WALK: Leadbetter to La Mesa 18 Join Susie Bartz to explore Santa Barbara’s beachfront DEC Insect Hotels: Build Your Own! and our iconic coastal Mesa. Discover how human devel- 10 A hands-on workshop using natural materials to build a opment has impacted the shape of our shoreline and get “hotel” for pollinators and other beneficial insects. Taught up close look at the ongoing tectonic compression that is by Frédérique Lavoipierre, Director of Education. Family lifting the Mesa’s marine terraces across geologic time. friendly. 10am-noon. $30/$45 1-4:30pm. $35/$50 Series $100/$140 DEC Free Senior Day DECEMBER 18 See October 16. All Day. Free for seniors

DEC Ralph Philbrick Memorial SAVE THE DATE IN 2018* 2 See page 13. 2:30-5pm Garden Guide Volunteer Training • Grow Your Own: Native Plants from Cuttings • Introduction to Mosses and Relatives • PLANT PRESSING: Part 2 DEC Domecar Botanical Day Trip • Santa Barbara Beer Garden 2 Guests of all ages create holiday cards, bookmarks, and posters using dried plant materials collected from the *See website for details Garden. Participants in part 1 (11/4) will use dried mate- Please sign up for Garden Gazette for announcements of addi- rials they collected; materials provided for other partici- tional Channel Island trips. No Specialty Tours in November and pants. 3-6pm. $30/$45 December due to the holidays.

10 Ironwood FALL 2017 Meet 2017 Pritzlaff Conservation Awardee, Dr. Susan Mazer

Dr. Susan Mazer is a champion who have contributed observations Program Director for the Ecological critical for detecting the effects of Biology Program for two years. Susan for plants. Through her research, climate change on wild plant species. received her bachelor’s degree in Biology outreach, and mentorship, she from Yale University and both a master’s Dr. Mazer is an energetic speaker and degree and Ph.D. in Botany from UC is furthering our understanding highly dedicated mentor who has inspired Davis; she is the current President of the many UCSB students to love plants of plant evolution and adapta- California Botanical Society. Her current through her classes in Plant Biology field research in California is exploring tion to change, training others and Biodiversity, Plant Evolutionary the effects of drought on the evolution Ecology, Population Genetics, and Plant in the research skills needed of wild populations of baby blue eyes Reproductive Ecology and Evolution; more (Nemophila menziesii) and farewell- to investigate these fundamen- than 200 undergraduates have contrib- to-spring (several species of Clarkia). uted to her field, greenhouse, and tal and universal processes, lab-based research; and she has taught “The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and inspiring the next gener- and trained students in Thailand, Peru, Conservation Symposium is a wonder- China, and Costa Rica. She has applied ful opportunity to bring together people ation of plant protectors. her research to further the conserva- from a wide range of backgrounds who Dr. Mazer co-founded the California tion of some of the rarest plant species all share an interest in — and concern Phenology Project and Project Baseline, in the region and to inform the design of for — nature,” said Dr. Mazer. “It’s inspir- large collaborative projects of national habitat restoration efforts. The author ing to be together with like-minded significance that will help us under- and co-author of over 117 research people who feel a sense of responsibil- stand what climate change has in store articles and book chapters, her work has ity towards conserving plant diversity, for the seasonal cycles of wild plants been cited over 6,000 times. She received and this symposium provides a chance and for plant diversity. Through these the National Science Foundation’s for us to learn from each other, to act projects and others, she has engaged Presidential Young Investigator Award and collectively, and to ignite change.” legions of students and citizen scientists served as National Science Foundation’s

SIXTH ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN “The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Conservation Symposium Conservation Symposium is a Friday, October 13, 2017 10am – 4pm wonderful opportunity to bring Santa Barbara City College Fé Bland Forum together people from a wide range of Innovative Ways of Exploring Biodiversity: Embracing Big Data, backgrounds who all share an interest Technology, and Citizen Science in — and concern for — nature.” Register now at sbbg.org/symposium or call 805.682.4726, x102 | Dr. Susan Mazer

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1/ Garden Executive Director, Steve Windhager, Ph.D. and Summer Sips speaker Bill Hoyer love carnivorous plants 2/ Gardeners Dave Kershaw, Nick Resler and Wes Franken test driving the Garden’s new electric cart funded through a grant from the Walter 1 2 and Holly Thompson Foundation

3/ Garden Trustee Sarah Berkus Gower with husband, Hayden Gower, son Luca and dogs Marley and Finnley at the annual Trails ‘n’ Tails event 4/ Photographers Ross Eatman and Paula Sharp at their Wild Bees exhibit opening at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center 5/ Garden Trustees Susan Spector and Tom Craveiro celebrate 4 Tequila Sunset 2017 with Ann Brinker 6/ Brittney Burrows, Events Coordinator, meets Tobias, from Working Dogs for Conservation, who works with The Nature Conservancy to find invasive Argentine ants on 7/ Member yogis enjoy a complimentary class during Member Appreciation Month 3 5

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12 Ironwood FALL 2017 Remembering Ralph Nowell Philbrick 1934-2017

By Steve Junak

he Garden recently lost one of be involve- its former leaders and the local ment, concern, T environmental community lost a support, and long-time friend and supporter. Sadly, competence.” Ralph Nowell Philbrick (1934-2017) passed In a letter to the away on July 10th at Cottage Hospital. Board of Trustees Ralph worked at the Garden for 23 in 1987, the entire years, first as Plant Systematist (1964- staff expressed their 1973) and then as Director (1974-1987). disappointment that As Systematist, Ralph organized the Ralph was leaving first symposium on the biology of the the Garden, writing: California Islands, expanded the Garden’s “… Ralph has been a efforts to document the flora of the good and fair leader Channel Islands, and published a flora at the Garden, one for Santa Barbara Island. As Director, who is willing to listen to the staff and from 1972-1980, he continued his botanical studies on find workable solutions to administrative, and on the Santa Barbara County the Channel Islands and co-authored horticultural, and botanical questions Planning Commission from 1981-1985. annotated checklists for the five islands that have arisen. His high standards have In both his professional and personal of Channel Islands National Park in inspired the staff to help create what life, Ralph will be remembered as a we think is an excellent botanic garden. California and for Todos Santos, San man who, every day, did his absolute Martin, San Benito, and Natividad islands “Ralph was most influential in promot- best to make the world a health- of Baja California. He also published ing research of the Channel Islands ier, more peaceful, and more beautiful several other papers on the plant life of flora, supporting the staff’s interest in place. He inspired all who knew him! the islands. As a leader, Ralph accom- ecological research topics, expand- plished a lot, guided the Garden through ing the Garden’s Island Section, some lean financial years, and was encouraging active Garden participa- held in high esteem by his employees. tion in revegetation projects that use A celebration of Ralph’s California native plants, and oversee- In 1979, a staff member at the Garden ing the expansion of the nursery, shop, life will be held at the described Ralph’s management style library, and herbarium. His attention to in a letter to the Board of Trustees: Garden from 2:30-5pm on aesthetic concerns is apparent in the “… Ralph is an amazingly competent functional beauty of the Garden’s facil- Saturday, December 2, 2017. Director with many attributes that ities, as well as in the grounds display. Please RSVP to combine sensitivity and wisdom. He The high quality of Garden publica- [email protected] is involved with every facet of activ- tions can also be attributed to Ralph’s if you would like to attend. ity at the Garden and makes the staff guidance and editorial skills… His consci- feel that what they are doing contrib- entious leadership will be missed.” utes to the well-being of the Garden. At Ralph will be missed for his appreciation the same time, he can sort out the trivial and protection of the natural world and from the important and put any issue in open spaces that surround our beauti- proper perspective. If only four words ful community and contribute so much to could be used to describe Ralph’s interac- our daily lives. He served on the Goleta tion with the staff, they would most likely Valley General Plan Advisory Committee

FALL 2017 Ironwood 13 SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE’S BOTANY CLUB  Garden Executive Director, Steve For the love of native plants By Flannery Hill, Windhager, Ph.D. Marketing & and Betsy Lape Membership Manager with SBCC students Jennifer Wold, Isabel Rivera, Kara Kang, and Geoff Green, SBCC Foundation Executive Director

 Tim Sisneros, Garden volunteer & founder of the SBCC Botany Club

t four years old, Tim Sisneros became offer SBCC students who fascinated with the natural world joined the SBCC Botany Club. A when he watched a fern uncurl. Students now receive 50% off Fueling a love for plants, Tim began trying their Garden membership. to grow everything he could get his hands Betsy Lape, the Garden’s on. “I wanted to grow plants so people Living Collections could see what they are,” said Tim. Coordinator and SBCC In August 2010, Tim was introduced to the alumna, met Tim when he was volunteer- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden when a super- ing at the Spring Native Plant Sale. “He New! visor gave him two free passes. Within a was really interested in learning the plant week, he became a Garden member. It names,” said Betsy. She recruited Tim and STUDENT wasn’t until Tim began working for landscap- other students from the SBCC Botany Club ers, however, that he became interested for a plant labeling project, and had them MEMBERSHIP get to work putting public information labels specifically in California native plants. He Help protect and on plants in the new Island View Garden decided to go back to school to learn restore California’s about native plants, and started at Santa “The Garden is such a great resource for unique biodiversity Barbara City College (SBCC) in spring 2017. the students,” said Betsy. “They take our Students with a valid classes, attend California Native Plant Society Wanting to get involved, Tim approached the student ID receive meetings, and get to try out a lot of differ- Biology Club and found out they didn’t pay 50% off a Garden ent things. Volunteering at the Garden is much attention to plants. The same semester, membership. he founded the Botany Club with the goal of a great supplement to their education.” • Unlimited Garden visits bringing light to the importance of plants. “I “The Garden is the best place to come wanted to get a group together to help bring explore the diversity of the California floris- • 10% off at Gift Shop appreciation of plants to a broader audience,” tic province, and has a huge role to play for and Nursery said Tim. Today, the Botany Club has approx- aspiring botanists in Santa Barbara,” said Tim. • Reciprocal admis- imately 54 members. “It’s satisfying to know “Like many Garden volunteers, Tim is passion- sion to more than 300 that people had a desire to join,” said Tim. ate about California native plants,” said botanic gardens Some objectives of the club are to promote Kathy Castaneda, Garden Manager of *Promotion not valid for the conservation of native plants and to Volunteer Programs. “He jumped right in Guild-level or Circle- collaborate with other organizations and and works with staff in our Living Collections level memberships. programs aiming toward that same goal. and Conservation and Research Departments, Tim approached the Garden with hopes and his energy and knowledge at commu- of a “student membership” rate he could nity outreach events is inspiring.“

14 Ironwood FALL 2017 THE GARDEN IS PLEASED to WELCOME SARAH BERKUS GOWER to the BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Sarah is a third generation Santa Barbara native, and lover of nature and the outdoors. She is an attorney at Hollister & Brace, P.C., which recently celebrated 50 years of serving the local community. While the firm has a wide breadth of practice areas, Sarah practices exclusively family law, with a focus on complex, high-asset litigation. Outside the office, you will find Sarah hiking in the local mountains, camping with her husband and son at California’s State Parks and beaches, paddle boarding, kayaking and scuba diving at the Channel Islands, snowboarding in Colorado, hosting friends for a backyard BBQ, attending concerts at the Santa Barbara Bowl, playing in the sand with her 18 month old son, Luca, or exploring the trails of the Garden Granada, the UCSB Foundation, and many others. with her two cockapoo dogs, Marley and Finnley. Sarah’s father, Jeff Berkus, an architect with focus in sustainable design, has recently concluded 6 years of Sarah comes from a family that is dedicated to service as the Chairman of the Board for the Aspen giving back to the local community (with social and Center for Environmental Studies. Sarah hopes to environmental conscience). Her grandfather, the follow her family’s example in giving back to the late Barry Berkus, was an active philanthropist in community. the Santa Barbara Community, donating his time and energy to a number of local nonprofits, including the As a mother, Sarah’s hope is to preserve the Santa Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (he and his architec- Barbara Botanic Garden and promote its mission ture firm participated in the design of many of its so that her son’s generation and more may appre- structures), the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, the ciate the beauty and importance of this place and MOXI Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the its purpose.

The Garden Welcomes New Staff

Please join us in welcoming Stephanie Calloway to the Garden family. She joined us as our new Conservation Technician, working on plants and insects with Heather Schneider and Denise Knapp. She has a bachelor’s degree in Entomology from U.C. Davis and about ten years of science experi- ence, with a lot of botany as well as fun critters like tardigrades and gastropods! She has worked in several National Forests, in the Great Basin, and on San Clemente Island looking at plants, vegeta- tion, soils, and hydrology, as well as plant pathology.

FALL 2017 Ironwood 15 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED U.S. POSTAGE PAID SANTA BARBARA, CA PERMIT NO. 451 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2126 www.sbbg.org • (805)682-4726

“FALL” IN LOVE with NATURE

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