Not Just a Pretty Place: The Science Behind the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Wednesday, January 7 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $20; non-member price: $30
Presented by Steve Windhager
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pritzlaff Conservation Center at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to learn about the genetic analysis, botanical research, rare plant conservation, and ecological restoration work being done by the Garden both locally and around the state. The tour will include the genetics and botany labs, the rare plant seed bank, and the herbarium. This is a reprise of two earlier VISTAS events— fascinating tours of the Botanic Garden’s essential plant labs—both of which quickly sold out. As before, this tour is limited to 15 participants and may involve walking on uneven surfaces and/or some stair-climbing.