A Plan(e)t Worth Saving: How S. B. Botanic Garden Is Supporting All Life through Native Plants
Monday: December 16, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Bethany Congregational Church 556 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
VISTAS member price: $20; non-member price: $30
Presented by Steve Windhager
As the first botanic garden in the nation to focus exclusively on native plants, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has long been a champion for protecting California’s biodiversity. In the face of growing environmental threats like climate change and biodiversity loss, their work today is more important than ever. Native plants hold the key to a thriving and healthier future. Where native plants are, the entire web of life flourishes! Join us for an interactive look into their efforts to understand, protect, restore, and advocate for native plants and habitats in California and beyond. You’ll learn about their important conservation and research initiatives, as well as local land transformation projects that are inspiring conservationists globally, and get a first-hand look at some of their conservation tools, including plant and insect specimens.