Environment

Community Environmental Council Community Environmental Council

Santa Barbara nonprofit Community Environmental Council has long been on the forefront of the environmental movement ever since its founding […more…]

Marine Conservation Network Marine Conservation Network

Kimberly Ray, the founder and CEO of Marine Conservation Network, remembers what it was like to grow up in and […more…]

Meet the Winners of the Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship Awards! Explore Ecology

Honoring Local Students and Teachers Explore Ecology is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship […more…]

Lotusland 2023 Annual Meeting Introduces New Officers, Highlights Healing Power of Gardens & Plants Ganna Walska Lotusland

The executive staff and board of trustees of Ganna Walska Lotusland held their annual meeting last week for Garden members […more…]

Explore Ecology Explore Ecology

Imagine an artistic hub in downtown Santa Barbara brimming with materials, tools, ideas, and creativity, a curated and dynamic gathering […more…]

Environmental Stewardship Awards Explore Ecology

Explore Ecology is looking for environmental heroes to honor at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Do you know someone who […more…]

A Living Laboratory for Regenerative Agriculture White Buffalo Land Trust

White Buffalo Land Trust has a vital purpose: to restore the ecosystem through agriculture and in the process directly address […more…]

Reversing the Threat of the Climate Crisis Community Environmental Council

Our climate is in crisis. Record-setting heat waves. Larger and more destructive wildfires. An historic megadrought, hotter and drier than […more…]

School Gardens Help Children Grow Explore Ecology

It’s a typical school day and time for an Explore Ecology garden class. Children line up to head outside. When […more…]

Lotusland: An Oasis of Rare Plant Life Ganna Walska Lotusland

Nestled on a 37-acre Montecito estate, Lotusland is a Botanical Garden paradise purchased in 1941 by Madame Ganna Walska, a […more…]

Together We Can Make Oceans of Difference Marine Conservation Network

This year, with more than 11 billion snow crabs disappearing from the sea floor, the Alaskan snow crab fishing season […more…]