VOLUME 26, NUMBER 2 SUMMER 2018

ADVENTURES IN RESEARCH

Mapping Rare and Invasive Species in Botanical "Black Holes"

NEW ISLAND GARDEN VOLUNTEER SECTION CALENDAR AWARDS IRONWOOD Volume 26, Number 2 | Summer 2018 ISSN 1068-4026 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE EDITOR Flannery Hill Stepping Into Summer DESIGNER Paula Schaefer

Ironwood is published quarterly by the Santa Thank you to everyone who purchased plants during our Spring Native Plant Barbara Botanic Garden, a private nonprofit Sale. It was one of our most successful spring plant sales ever! Members make institution founded in 1926. The Garden fosters the so much possible for the Garden and we truly could not promote the power of conservation of California native plants through our gardens, education, and research, and serves as California native plants without you. To thank you for your on-going support, a role model of sustainable practices. The Garden we will host our fourth annual Members Appreciation Month in July. Events is a member of the American Public Gardens include sunset yoga in the Garden, a full moon hike, behind-the-scenes tours, Association, the American Alliance of Museums, the California Association of Museums, and the and many more free activities. Remember, members are welcome to bring American Horticultural Society. ©2018 Santa Barbara a guest to the Garden every day during Member Appreciation Month. This Botanic Garden. All rights reserved. summer is the perfect opportunity to share the Garden with a friend! On July 26, we will host Tequila Sunset, our free appreciation event to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden our members at the Ironwood Guild level and above. If you are not already an 1212 Mission Canyon Road Ironwood Guild level member, I encourage you to upgrade and join us for this Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Tel (805) 682-4726 sbbg.org very special event. Members who wish to upgrade can do so at any time. You don’t have to wait for your membership renewal date! GARDEN HOURS While this year is only half over, we have already accomplished a lot at Mar – Oct: Daily 9am – 6pm Nov – Feb: Daily 9am – 5pm the Garden. Work has begun on our new Island Section, located on the slopes below the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. A newly constructed trail REGISTRATION Ext. 102 Registrar is available: M – F / 9am – 4pm winds through collections of unique, beautiful, and rare plants from the 16 California Islands - from Natividad (in Baja California) north to San Miguel in GARDEN SHOP Ext. 112 Hours: Mar – Oct, Daily 9am – 5:30pm the Santa Barbara Channel. Our nurseries are busy growing over 12,000 plants Nov – Feb, Daily 9am – 4:30pm for the grounds, for conservation projects, and for sale to home gardeners.

GARDEN NURSERY Ext. 127 This summer, we continue work on our largest field season ever, mapping Selling California native plants to the the rare plants and weeds along every road, firebreak, and maintained trail public with no admission fee. in the area of the Los Padres National Forest burned by the Zaca and Jesusita Hours: Mar – Oct, Daily 9am – 5:30pm fires. That is over 318 miles of Nov – Feb, Daily 9am – 4:30pm trails that we are exploring on DEVELOPMENT Ext. 133 foot, mule, and horseback! EDUCATION Ext. 160 FACILITY RENTAL Ext. 103 You can read all about our MEMBERSHIP Ext. 110 adventures on our new blog VOLUNTEER OFFICE Ext. 119 at sbbg.org/blog. We have classes, BOARD OF TRUSTEES field trips, and hands on CHAIR Peter Schuyler VICE-CHAIR Tom Craveiro workshops to fit everyone’s SECRETARY John Parke tastes this summer - from TREASURER Edward Roach investigations into native Samantha Davis Lou Greer Frost plant herbal remedies to Gil Garcia hikes into the back country Steve and his horse Imperial pause for a break along the Potrero Elaine Gibson searching for rare plants. This Sarah Berkus Gower Canyon trail in the San Rafael Wilderness during a rare plant Valerie Hoffman mapping trip. year’s Summer Sips wine and William Murdoch cheese lecture series features Gerry Rubin talks on the floral diversity of Santa Cruz Island by Research Associate Steve Kathy Scroggs Jesse Smith Junak, and tips and tricks on designing native plant gardens from Garden Susan Spector Alumna Carol Bornstein. Susan Van Atta Summer ends with our Trails ‘n’ Tails event on Saturday, August 18. As a reminder, well-behaved dogs on leash are always welcome at the Garden, but FOLLOW THE GARDEN! we hope you’ll consider coming to this special day dedicated to dogs and the people who love them. FACEBOOK.COM/SBGARDEN

See you in the Garden, YOUTUBE.COM/SBBGORG On the Cover Denise Knapp, Ph.D., Director @SANTABARBARABOTANICGARDEN of Conservation & Research and Garden trustee Peter Schuyler on Steve Windhager, Ph.D. a research trip in the Los Padres Executive Director National Forest. Photo courtesy sbbgphotos.org Tequila Sunset K HEHNKE Thursday, July 26 • 5:30 - Sunset at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center

Ironwood Guild and Circle-level members are invited to a festive evening just in time for Fiesta. Join us for an evening of Mexican- inspired appetizers and cocktails while enjoying a sunset over the Channel Islands.

Fiesta attire encouraged. By invitation only, limited spaces available Reservations are required RSVP by Friday, July 20 to Natalie Wiezel Not an Ironwood Guild or Circle-level (805) 682-4726, ext. 103 member? Upgrade your membership [email protected] in time for Tequila Sunset by calling (805) 682-4726, ext. 110.

4th Annual JULY 10 Behind the Scenes Tour: YOUR FRIENDS BENEFIT Pritzlaff Conservation Center, 4-5pm from your membership the MEMBER Learn about the Garden’s conservation entire month of July! center on a tour of the labs, herbarium, and APPRECIATION work spaces led by Executive Director Steve Windhager, Ph.D. BRING A FRIEND! MONTH JULY 19 Members Shopping Day Members get to bring Garden members receive 20% off in the one guest for FREE this Garden Shop and Nursery all day each day during Member Appreciation Month JULY 22 Behind the Scenes Tour: JULY! Pritzlaff Conservation Center, 2-3pm Learn about the Garden’s conservation center on a tour of the labs, herbarium, and work spaces led by Executive Director Steve BECOME A It is because of the generosity of Windhager, Ph.D. WILDFLOWER our members that we are able to JULY 26 Full Moon Hike, 7-9pm Upgrade your current conserve California native plants Enjoy an after-hours hike through the membership to Wildflower- in our living collection, present Garden by the light of the full moon! Hikes level or higher and receive engaging educational programs for all levels are available. a free one-of-a-kind with experts, and inspire the general California poppy camping public to become citizen scientists. JULY 28 ShinKanAn Tea Ceremony, mug. To upgrade now, call 11am, noon, and 1pm (805) 682-4726, ext. 110. Observe a traditional tea ceremony, enjoy a MEMBER ONLY EVENTS ALL JULY LONG! bowl of tea, and learn about the history of the Teahouse. JULY 6 Free Member Yoga, 6-7pm RSVP today at sbbg.org/appreciation or Find your center at the Garden with this call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102. Member free, sunset yoga class for members to kick Appreciation Month events are free to off Member Appreciation Month. Bring your members. Space is limited and reservations own mat, refreshments served. are required for all events.

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 3 ADVENTURES IN RESEARCH By Stephanie Calloway, Conservation Technician

Photos courtesy sbbgphotos.org

In cooperation with the Los Padres National Forest, and with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the Garden is embarking on an exciting adventure!

e’re saddling up our horses, lacing our hiking boots Forest Association, Santa Barbara City College, the up tight, and hitting the trail to explore hundreds University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez W of miles deep into the remote reaches of the Los Band of Chumash Indians, California Native Plant Padres National Forest. Our goal – to survey for both rare Society, and many wonderful volunteers. We’ll also plant and invasive weed species within the boundaries of have help from Garden Trustee John Parke and his two recent fires: the 2007 Zaca Fire and the 2009 Jesusita award-winning endurance horse, Remington, and the Fire. As large fires become more common, it is essential amazing mule team from Los Padres Outfitters. that we understand how fire-prone ecosystems are recov- ering. For example, are there weed invasions that need to be addressed by land managers? Where are botanically WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? important areas, and how might they be impacted? NFWF, a nonprofit that works closely with LPNF recently funded Biodiversity, or the diversity of living things, is integral to $4 million in restoration projects for areas impacted by our existence, yet many species are at risk – roughly, one fire across LPNF, and the Garden was one of the grantees. third of California’s flora is rare, for instance. It is our Through a combination of day hikes, multi-day backpack- shared responsibility to protect biodiversity and, in order ing trips, mule trips, and horse-back trips, we hope to fill in to protect something, you first have to know that it exists! major gaps in the botanical knowledge (e.g. Botanical Black The more we know about the irreplaceable Holes) of these remote and unexplored. We hope to help treasures that occur in our own backyard, the easier it inform management decisions based on these findings. will be for us to protect them. We will be document- We’ll accomplish all this through collaboration ing as much botanical diversity as possible by mapping with our wonderful partners, including the Los Padres plant populations, collecting herbarium specimens,

4 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 WHAT IS AN HERBARIUM? entering the data we collect into a centralized database, and creating An herbarium is a an updated checklist for the plants of Santa Barbara County. All of our collection of preserved data will be given to land managers to help inform land-use decisions. plants that have been organized and OUR PROGRESS SO FAR cataloged. The infor- mation and content of In February, the Garden’s Conservation and Research team started such specimens cannot these botanical explorations. As of May 2018, we’ve been able to survey over 130 miles of trail, and have hiked/ridden over 200 miles! We’ve be duplicated in words, collected 1300 herbarium specimens, halfway to or goal of 2600, which photographs, or other will be housed in our herbarium at the Garden. We have discovered media, and forms the many unrecorded occurrences of rare plants, such as the pale yellow Layia Follow our basis for ongoing scien- (Layia heterotricha) and Lemmon’s wild cabbage (Caulanthus lemmonii), and blog at tific research in ecology, we’ve collected important data on the status of weed invasions. We’re sbbg.org/blog floristics, taxonomy, and about halfway done, and have about three more months to go! conservation biology. They serve as a snapshot of plant distribution in space and time, and are Examples of the rare botanical diversity we are in search of are irreplaceable in their shown in the photos above from left to right: value for understanding • LAYIA, Layia heterotricha - one way to identify this plant is California's flora. through its distinct banana smell! • LATE-FLOWERED MARIPOSA LILY, Calochortus fimbriatus • OJAI FRITILLARY, Fritillaria ojaiensis

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 5 Read more and follow our ADVENTURES IN RESEARCH adventure at sbbg.org/blog! BACKPACKING TRIP HIGHLIGHTS Photos courtesy sbbgphotos.org

Manzana Creek Chalk lettuce (Dudleya Greg Wahlert, a Icelandic horses flowing vigorously. pulverulenta) found along UCSB volunteer Remington and We found plenty of the trail. carries a plant press. Mocha at the top of plants in this area Potrero Trail. to collect and map.

Coast horned Plant pressing at night. California peony Gypsum spring beauty lizard is a federal (Paeonia californica) (Claytonia gypsophiloi- and state species of along the trail. des) is a Santa Barbara special concern. County rare species.

Lemmon’s wild Bigcone Douglas fir Crew headed out of Botanist Steve Junak cabbage (Caulanthus (Pseudotsuga macro- the Nira trailhead working on the trail. lemmonii) is only carpa) is found only in in the San Rafael found in California Southern California, Winderness. and is rare through- and is one of only two out its range. Pseutotsuga species in North America.

6 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 Become a UC-certified F. LAVOIPIERRE F. California Naturalist!

The California Naturalist program is an excellent introduction to becoming a citizen scientist, amateur naturalist, restoration volunteer, expert docent, or simply an informed hiker.

BEGINS SEPTEMBER 5 10 WEDNESDAYS, + 5 SATURDAY FIELD TRIPS GOT TEENS? X-STREAM SCIENCE TEAM The X-Stream Science Team is a teen volunteer program focused on providing teens an oppor- California Naturalist tunity to engage in hands-on science, outreach, Open House restoration and stewardship activities. sbbg.org/xstream WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 5:30-7PM

Join us for our annual UC California Naturalist Open House to learn more about this certification course. Mingle with some of our expert

K HEHNKE free instructors and over 100 program graduates, check out past capstone SENIOR projects and enjoy a short presen- DAYS tation on the program. for seniors 60 years old and better!

JUNE 20 – Flower Arranging Class AUGUST 15 – Music in the Meadow OCTOBER 17 – Portrait Photography DECEMBER 19 – Make Holiday Wreaths and Swags

sbbg.org/seniors K RABUCK Hiking With Your Dog Getting out in nature is a great way to unwind for you and your pooch! Make the most of your adventure with these handy tips for a fun and safe hike. Content courtesy of the Santa Barbara Humane Society

THINGS TO BRING • Enough water for you and for your dog • Tick removal tool (available at most pet stores) • Consider sunscreen for your dog if he or she has white or light-colored fur • Collar and six-foot leash • Dog tags on your dog’s collar • One tag with your contact information • Your dog’s current rabies license tag • Poop bag(s) to scoop up the poop

DOG HIKING SAFETY Hiking on a trail with other dogs, wildlife and people can be very exciting and distracting for you and your dog. Your dog should have basic obedi- ence training so that he or she can walk on a loose leash.

Physical fitness is important for dogs too! Don’t K. HEHNKE overdo it on your first hiking trip – ease in to a fitness routine if your dog is a couch potato. Start with shorter hikes initially to stay in check with your pup’s stamina. Dogs can overheat very quickly since they do not sweat. Remember to give your dog water and a chance to cool down if they seem overheated. Temperatures can rise quickly (up to 20 degrees or more!) as you hike up the trail, due to the lack of shade and water. Dogs can only cool themselves off by panting, so if the air is hot and they are dehydrated, they can easily get heat exhaustion. Pay special attention to your dog on hot days! Stay on the trail for your dog’s safety as well as yours – you won’t know what you might encoun- ter in the vegetation or under rocks – be aware of rattlesnakes, scorpions, and foxtails. Provide your dog with year-round protection from fleas and ticks. Use a safe topical medication once a month or as advised by your veterinarian. It can take up to 24 hours for the medication to fully absorb; for large dogs, you may want to put the medication on several places along his or her spine for faster absorption. Have Be polite on the trail to fellow hikers. Pull your dog to the side when passing other hikers. Always ask a dog owner first if your dog wants to meet an approaching dog. Not everyone will be ready to meet a strange dog; asking first and walking up slowly to the other dog usually allows for fun! a friendly greeting.

Bring your furry friend & join us for

Explore the Garden, enjoy demonstrations, Trails 'N' Tails meet dog specialists, and more! A dog's perfect day in the Garden! PLUS AUGUST 18, 9am - 3pm one dog = one free admission sbbg.org/trailsntails 8 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAY BE ADDED Find up-to-date information and register at CALENDAR sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102 THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN

Free Public Docent Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 11am & 2pm and Mondays at 2pm / Discovery Station Saturdays 10:30am-1:30pm Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer

JUNE HERBAL FIRST AID Join local herbalist Emily Sanders for this 2-part course on making herbal first aid kits of remedies to treat cuts, Native Plant Palette: Buckwheats JUN scrapes, burns, bites & stings using local plant allies. Walk the Garden grounds and take an in-depth look at 2 Members only series of two classes: $80 the various species of Eriogonum. Learn their role in our ecosystem, buckwheat identification and how to use them HERBAL FIRST AID: Lecture in a home landscape. 10am-12pm. $20/$35/$15 JUN 9 Emily covers some easy to use herbal allies for first aid situations. This introductory course covers 7 useful native California herbs for cuts, scrapes, burns, bites & stings. 10am-1pm. $30/$45/$20

HERBAL FIRST AID: Medicine-Making JUN SBBGPHOTOS.ORG 9 Create herbal remedies using California native plants with Emily, and take home your own herbal aid kit of salves, oils, and extracts. 2-5pm. $65/$85 R. WRIGHT

Meditation with Sound JUN 3 Experience soothing meditation with sound in the beauti- ful Pritzlaff Conservation Center Art Gallery through the vibrations of various instruments such as Tibetan and Crystal singing bowls, voices, bells and rattles. 5-6:15pm. $10/$15

Volunteer Orientation JUN SUMMER SIPS SERIES Explore our diverse volunteer opportunities. Bring a 4 Enjoy a leisurely afternoon with friends, tasting some of friend and get a behind-the-scenes tour. 5pm-6:30pm in Santa Barbara’s delicious wines and appetizers, and then the Volunteer Cottage. Free adjourn to the beautiful Blaksley Library for a presenta- tion. 2nd Saturday of the month (June-August), 4pm-6pm. Members series price (tickets transferable): $60

R. WRIGHT SUMMER SIPS: Topic to be Announced JUN 9 Join the Garden for its first of three Summer Sips Lectures. Please see sbbg.org/classes--events for the speaker and topic. 4pm-6pm. $25/$35

Morning Bird Walk JUN 20 Expert naturalist Rebecca Coulter leads a morning group in watching and listening for the diverse and beautiful birds that make the meadow, woodlands, and creek side their home. 8:30am-10am. $10/$15/$5 Teahouse Open JUN Visitors and members are invited to experience our Cultivating Intimacy with Nature 9 JUN ShinKanAn Teahouse and Garden and witness the rich 20 The Garden invites you to an experiential presentation traditions of the Japanese tea ceremony. 11am-1pm. Free on plant wisdom and plant spirit healing. Discover the with admission. significance they have in ecology, environmentalism, and inter-species healing. This course includes both indoor

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 9 CALENDAR THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN

Free Public Docent Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 11am & 2pm and Mondays at 2pm / Discovery Station Saturdays 10:30am-1:30pm

and outdoor meditation-based practices to facilitate JULY curiosity and intimacy with the natural world. 6-7:45pm. $20/$30/$15 Meditation with Sound JUL 1 See June 3. 5-6:15pm. $10/$15 Herbal Medicine of Sage Scrub JUL 7 Join herbalist Emily Sanders and learn about some of the medicinal uses of native plants in the sage scrub chaparral

SBBGPHOTOS.ORG plant community. These herbal medicine walks are offered on the first Saturday of every odd month. 10am-12pm. $25/$35

Healing with Flower and Plant Essences JUL 11 Join Erin McKeever, M.A., for an introduction on the foundational aspects of healing with plant and flower essences. Discover the powerful affects essences have on Trails Less Traveled: Rattlesnake Canyon JUN overall health and the implications this has on spiritual 23 Join naturalist Alan Prichard on an exploration of lower ecology, the healing arts, and western medicine. 6-7:15pm. Rattlesnake Canyon. Discover some of the side trails that $15/$20/$10 reveal the geology (and archeology!) of one of Santa Barba- Teahouse Open ra’s most popular hiking spots, and witness firsthand how JUL debris flows have shaped the local landscape. 9am-1pm. 14 See June 9. 11am-1pm. Free with paid Garden admission $50/$65/$40

SPECIALTY GARDEN TOURS The Garden offers special topic Garden tours monthly M. GEE from March through October. Tours are typically on the fourth Saturday each month from 4-5pm, and begin at our Entrance Kiosk. These rambles provide unique experiences for visitors and an opportunity to dig deeper for those with long familiarity with the Garden. Pre-regis- tration is required. Members free.

SUMMER SIPS: Botanical Treasures of Santa Cruz Island JUL D. MATSUMOTO 14 Santa Cruz Island, the largest and most diverse of the Northern Channel Islands in terms of its climate, geology, and topography, is a botanical wonder - with nearly 500 species of native taxa alone. Join us for the second of three Summer Sips Lectures, as island expert Steve Junak takes us on a historical and botanical tour of this amazing island. 4pm-6pm. $25/$35

California Native Plant Society Meeting JUL SPECIALTY TOUR: Family Exploration The Garden hosts the California Native Plant Society, JUN 17 23 Learn activities you can do to keep your children engaged Channel Islands Chapter for their monthly meeting. See in nature. Discover the wildlife that lives in or passes cnpsci.org for further information. 7pm-8:30pm. Free through our grounds, exercise keen powers of observation, CALIFORNIA NATURALIST: Open House and have a powerful good time! 4-5pm. Free with Garden JUL admission. 18 Join us for our annual UC California Naturalist Open House to learn more about this certification course. Mingle with some of our expert instructors and over 100

10 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAY BE ADDED Find up-to-date information and register at sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102

Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer

Poetry in the Garden program graduates, check out past capstone projects and AUG enjoy a short presentation on the program. 5:30-7pm. Free 11 Families are invited to explore the garden through the eyes of the poet. Listen to poems about nature and experience SPECIALTY TOUR: Oaks of the Garden JUL the Garden using your senses as we discover plants, 28 Join us for this special docent-led tour of California’s flowers, and a variety of creatures. Finish the day by remarkable diversity of native oak trees. 4-5pm. Free with writing and illustrating your own poems. Recommended Garden Admission. for ages 6 and up. 10-11:30am. Free with admission, reser- vations required.

Teahouse Open AUG 11 See June 9. 11am-1pm. Free with paid Garden admission SUMMER SIPS: Designing Native Gardens AUG 11 For our final lecture in our Summer Sips Lecture Series, join author and Director of the Nature Gardens at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Carol Bornstein as she offers tips on designing native gardens. 4-6pm. $25/$35

Meditation with Sound AUG See June 3. 5-6:15pm. $10/$15 Walking through the Seasons JUL 12 (at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden) 29 Bring the Wild Inside Don’t miss the last day of Patti Jacquemain’s exhibition in AUG Create a beautiful floral arrangements to take home using the Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery. 9am-6pm. Free 24 California Native Plants. Perfect for beginner to advanced with Garden admission. floral designers. 1-4pm. $25/$40 AUGUST T. KLEIN T.

SPECIALTY TOUR: California Conifers AUG Cynthia James – The Secret Life of Flowers 25 Experience the Garden’s magnificent trees on this free Santa Barbara Botanic Garden  Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery  August 6th – November 26th  805.682.4726  www.sbbg.org specialty tour focusing on some of California’s conifer AUG Secret Life of Flowers species. 4-5pm. Free with Garden Admission 6 Cynthia James paints in oil on wood panels and thru copper playing with reality in a magical style combining NOV techniques used by Bosch and Audubon with a fantastical SEPTEMBER 30 contemporary edge. Experience the magic in her new exhibition in the Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery. Herbal Medicine of Riparian Plants 9am-6pm. Free with Garden admission SEP 1 Learn the medicinal and edible effects of herbs in the riparian plant community while on a Garden walk with Opening Reception: Secret Life of Flowers AUG herbalist Emily Sanders. 10am-12pm. $25/$35 9 Meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments. 5-7pm. Free, registration required

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 11 ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAY BE ADDED CALENDAR Find up-to-date information and register at THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102

Free Public Docent Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 11am & 2pm and Mondays at 2pm / Discovery Station Saturdays 10:30am-1:30pm Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer

Gardening Under the Oaks SEP 1 The Garden’s head horticulturist and certified arborist Bruce Reed leads a discussion of the dos and don’ts of gardening alongside the Central Coast’s premier shade COMING SOON! tree. 1-5pm. $30/$45/$20 Sign up for Garden Gazette, the Garden’s biweekly e-newsletter, at sbbg.org and be the first to know about our popular M. GEE Channel Islands trips in 2018 and further details on upcoming classes and other events at the Garden. Also check sbbg.org/classes for up-to-date class information.

Guide to the Jepson Manual Fridays, October 19, 26, November 2, 9 & CALIFORNIA NATURALIST: Certification Course 16, 10 1-3pm, Join botanist Mary Carroll for SEP 5, 12 The Garden offers this UC extension certificate program, this hands-on introduction to the mysteries 19,26 intended to foster a committed corps of volunteer natural- of the Jepson Manual and the basic OCT ists and citizen scientists trained and ready to take an terminology used in plant identification. 3,10 active role in local natural resource conservation, educa- $85/$100/$70 17,24 tion, and restoration. Each class and field trip features NOV local expert instructors. plus 5 Saturday field trips (dates 7, 14 TBA). 4:00 -7:00pm. $300 early bird special until August 1. $360 after August 1. S. JUNAK

B. COLLINS Santa Cruz Willows Anchorage Day Trip Pruning Natives De-Mystified SEP Saturday, October 27, 8am-5:30pm, 15 Take some of the mystery out of pruning and maintaining The Garden invites you to join us on a your natives with this informative workshop led by Garden special day trip to Willows Anchorage Horticulturist Bruce Reed. 10am-12pm. $20/$35/$15 on the south side of Santa Cruz Island. Participants will explore one of the Morning Bird Walk SEP largest canyons on the island along with a 19 See June 20. 8:30am-10am. $10/$15/$5 secluded beach and pristine coastal slopes with island expert Steve Junak. $150/$195 Designing with Water Wise Natives SEP 22 California's native plants offer nearly limitless uses in your residential garden, from creating wildlife-attracting, naturalistic landscapes to cottage, contemporary or tradi- tional style spaces. Learn the steps professional designers use to assure that the finished garden is beautiful, useful & sustainable. 9am-12pm. $30/$45/$20

12 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 S. LEWIS

CONGRATULATIONS! 2018 Volunteer Awards

Every year the Garden staff is humbled by the tremendous amount of time and energy given by our volunteers. Garden volunteers’ dedication is driven by their love of nature and R. WRIGHT a desire to understand, protect, and restore it for genera- tions to come. On a windy, but beautiful May evening we celebrated our volunteers with the annual volunteer appre- ciation celebration at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. R. WRIGHT S. LEWIS

Volunteer of the Year Don Jack with Kathy Castaneda, Manager of Volunteer Programs, Photos from top: and Steve (Left to right) Allena Donati, Regan Hale, Windhager, Ph.D. Pamme Mickelson, Bruce Reed, and Arthur Lindo Stacy Bloodworth, Kathy Castaneda, Steve Windhager, Ph.D., Katie Krier, Linnie Meskimen, and Steve Lewis And the winners are... Alisa Varney, Marie Jessup, and Charles King Volunteer of the Year: Don Jack Seedling Award: Christine Pang and Tim Sisneros Da Vinci Award: John Cookson and Erika Fischer-Corners Unsung Hero Award: Garden Shop Team Volunteers who contributed over Blaksley Bliss Lifetime Achievement: Deedy King 200 hours of service in 2017 and Annual Service Awards earned a gift membership: 5 years: Sam Babcock, Valerie Halverson, Mary Henry, Pat Kelly, Henry Adams, Tom Craveiro, Corrinne Steven Lewis, Marie Jessup, Elena Riskind, and Rob Romzick Gallagher, Pam Hasler, Don Jack, Deedy 10 years: Mary Sadeghian King, Katie Krier, Dorothy Manzarek, 15 years: Alice Burke-Ebenshade, Elaine Gibson, Jeanne Mudrick, Jeanne Mudrick, Alice Payne, Carolyn and Carol Weingartner Pidduck, and Kathy Rindlaub

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 13 GARDEN People and pets!

14 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT

Denise Knapp, Ph.D., Heather Schneider, Ph.D. and Stephanie Calloway, Research Assistant on a botanical black holes map- ping trip Photo by S. Calloway

Rémy the puppy on a walk in the Garden Photo by F. Hill

Santa Barbara Beer Garden Commit- tee member Robert Lewis and Brittney Burrows enjoy a cold brew at the Santa Barbara Beer Garden Photo by K. Hehnke

Wesley Wilson, Randy Modos, Michele Maverick, and Jeremy Bassan, Santa Barbara Beer Garden committee member, raises a glass at the Beer Garden Photo by K. Hehnke

Plein air artists painting the springtime Meadow blooms Photo by F. Hill

Earth Day volunteers pause for a photo while planting California native plants at the entrance to Refugio State Beach Photo by K. Castaneda

Pamme Mickelson, John and Anne Brinker and Steve Windhager, Ph.D. at the Mem- bers Picnic Photo by S. Bloodworth

Heidi Whitman, Director of Development & Communications with docent Alan Scholl and his wife Jeanne Payne at the Members Picnic Photo by S. Bloodworth

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 15 New Island Section Baja California Story & Photos by Betsy Collins, Director of Horticulture

Plants of the Channel Islands have and educate our visitors, are used in various avenues of research, and help to conserve some of the rarest plants been a major focus of the Garden’s in California. research, collections and displays Because our collections are so old and so diverse since our very beginning in 1926. (we began keeping records in 1934), they contain plants that are now very rare or extinct in the wild. A As one of the eight original Garden greater genetic diversity currently exists in gardens sections conceived by the Garden’s (including ours) than in the wild of species like the island barberry (Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis). These founders, the Island Section was documented Garden specimens are now being first located where the present day propagated to help recover wild populations. We unfor- entrance and lower parking lot now tunately lost some very valuable plants to the Jesusita Fire and are now actively working with the National occur. The Section was relocated to Park Service, Nature Conservancy, Navy, and the the Canyon in 1966 where it struggled Catalina Conservancy to rebuild our collections. We are currently planting the area on the south until the 2009 Jesusita Fire destroyed toe of the ridge with plants from the Baja California it. However, the heavy soils and cool islands. Although it may seem strange to grow plants canyon location proved inhospitable from Mexico in our Garden dedicated to California native plants, these species are included in Living for many island species and plantings Collections because they occur within the California often performed poorly. Staff have Floristic Province (CFP). The CFP, which includes parts of southern Oregon and northern Baja, is the long planned to move the section to strip of Mediterranean-type climate found along the the ridgetop east of Mission Canyon Pacific coast of North America. Characterized by hot, Road where growing conditions are dry summers and cool, wet winters, it is a global biodi- versity hotspot. The eight Baja islands within the perfect and a visual connection to the CFP are: Los Coronados, Todos Santos, San Martin, islands themselves is apparent. Well, San Geronimo, San Benitos, Cedros, Natividad and that long dreamed for day is finally Guadalupe. Many of the accessions collected on a March 2016 expedition Garden staff took to six of here! these islands are now ready to plant. The new section is laid out in a roughly south We broke ground on a new Island Section this to north arrangement around the ridge - beginning spring that is situated on the slopes below the Island with the Baja islands on the south slopes and ending View Garden at the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. with Santa Rosa and San Miguel islands to the north- These plantings differ from those in the Island View west. A lovely new footpath that runs through the Garden in that their goal is to contain the full diver- collections has been created mid-slope by volunteer-of- sity of species found on the 16 California Islands. the-year Don Jack. 28 species have been planted so far The plantings in all our displays comprise the Living including plants found nowhere else in the Garden: Collections which is an accredited scientific collection. Acmipson strigogsus, Atriplex barclayana, Bahiopsis lanata, We keep extensive records on where specimens were Eriogonum molle, Malva pacifica, Sphaeralcea sulphurea, obtained, their history of storage, propagation and and Teucrium glandulosum. Growing conditions are planting in the Garden, and the reasons and timing proving all we hoped for as these precious plants are of death. An accession number, which functions as performing beautifully. We will be working over the a sort of social security number, is attached to speci- next several years to develop the rest of the displays and mens through every phase of their life. The value of create the finest collection of California Islands plants these collections is enormous: they serve to delight in the world.

16 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 Although it may seem strange to grow plants from Mexico in our Garden dedicated to California native plants, these species are included in Living Collections because they occur within the spring appeal ad California Floristic Province.

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 17 Garden Wish List WARDLAW T. Small investments directly support our efforts in conservation, horticulture, education and research. If you would like to fund a wish list item, please contact Heidi Whitman, Director of Development & Communications at [email protected] or (805) 682-4726, ext. 133. Help the Garden Thrive THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Give to the Spring Appeal and help the Horticulture Department Gardening tools and $50 and up continue their vital work! equipment sbbg.org/donate

12 Boat trips to the $90-150 each Channel Islands for plant conservation work Have an unwanted car you Spotting scope for K-12 $150 would like to donate to support the Garden? classes The process is easy! Our partner, 4 pairs of Snake Gators $180 CARS, handles the pick-up and sale of your vehicle, plus all Bench vise for creating $200 the associated paperwork. You receive a tax deduction for your plant labels donation, and the Garden receives a check for 80% of the net sale proceeds. Binoculars (8) for the $240 For more information and to schedule Education program a pick-up that's convenient for you, call (855) 500-RIDE (7433) or visit sbbg.org/car. Precision paper cutter $300

Bottle filling water $800 station

4 Flights to San Miguel $1200 each Island Learn about 3 Microsoft Surface Pro $1200 each the Garden's laptop computers achievements 2017 in the 2017 Electric work carts for $4500 each IMPACT Impact Report horticulture staff REPORT at sbbg.org

18 Ironwood SUMMER 2018 THE SECRET LIFE OF FLOWERS PRITZLAFF CONSERVATION CENTER GALLERY AUG 6 – NOV 26, 2018

RECEPTION: AUG 9, 5–7pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST Cynthia James was born in Santa Monica and spent her childhood immersed in nature scrambling up and down the canyons and beaches of that area and Malibu. She attended UCSB in the ‘70s, worked as an illustrator and muralist in the The Secret Life of Flowers ‘80s and ‘90s. A major move to the Yucatan to design and build a boutique hotel in Tulum, she CYNTHIA JAMES paints in oil on wood panels and copper playing and her husband and daughter learned how to live in the remote tropics. After with reality in a magical style combining techniques used by Bosch and 14 years they returned to Santa Barbara. Audubon with a fantastical contemporary edge. Her botanical themes Cynthia continued painting and carried explore changes in our environment due to genetically modified plants, back the influences of Mexico, especially the tropical setting and an awareness of the pesticides, and other dangers to earth’s pollinators. fragile ecosystem.

Rare Plant Treasure Hunt K HEHNKE Picture your next event at the The Rare Plant Treasure Hunt is a citizen science program with the goal of updating information of our state’s rare plants. Many Garden of California’s rare plant populations have not been seen in decades. In coordination with a project to map rare plants within Weddings the Zaca and Jesusita fire scars, the Garden will offer two Rare Plant Treasure Hunts in the Los Padres National Forest this summer. Corporate meetings Conferences SEARCH FOR THE RARE CARMEL SEARCH FOR THE RARE LATE-FLOW- Lectures VALLEY CLIFF ASTER ERED MARIPOSA LILY Friday, June 22 Saturday, July 14 Special events Carmel valley cliff aster (Malacothrix Late-flowered mariposa lily (Calochortus saxatalis var. arachnoidea) is a rare fimbriatus) is a rare perennial bulb perennial wildflower in the sunflower that is found in the front country in family. It primarily grows in Monterey Santa Barbara, as well as along parts County, with just a few occurrences of Camino Cielo. This vibrantly in the Santa Barbara area. colored wildflower is true to its name and blooms in the heat of summer. Difficulty: moderate/difficult CONTACT Difficulty: easy/moderate Natalie Wiezel, Event Coordinator [email protected] (805) 682-4726, ext. 103 Learn more or to RSVP, visit sbbg.org/classes-events

SUMMER 2018 Ironwood 19 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED U.S. POSTAGE PAID SANTA BARBARA, CA 1212 Mission Canyon Road PERMIT NO. 451 Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2126 sbbg.org • (805)682-4726

ummer ips WINES & CHEESE LECTURES SERIES Where fascinating native plant stories fill the evening, and local wineries fill your glass with delicious wines.

JUNE 9 JULY 14 AUGUST 11

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COLORFUL VASES for YOUR FLOWERS

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