2017
IMPACT REPORT
BUILDING ON SUCCESS Dear Friends, Last fall, I met a visitor who lamented “There is just so much to see and I don’t have enough time.” This was not the first time I had heard this and I am always happy to encourage another visit. We want visitors to feel they could spend all day and not see everything we have to offer. Reviews of our new Garden spaces have been universally positive. The Island View Garden surrounding the Pritzlaff Conservation Center is appreciated as a space to rival our Redwood Section or the Meadow. I hope both the historic and new areas of the Garden give everyone reasons to come back again and again, and to take their time exploring, relaxing, or just appreciating the native plant landscapes. In addition to new Garden spaces, the Pritzlaff Conservation Center brought expanded capacity for native plant conservation in 2017. Our new lab spaces enabled a significant expansion of our partnerships with federal, state, and nonprofit conservation partners. Increasingly, our partners turn to us to provide botanical expertise on the Channel Islands or the Central Coast. Because of this demand, our conservation staff have grown from four full-time staff at the end of 2016 to six full-time staff at the end of 2017, with another full-time and two parttime staff starting in January 2018! This growth was fueled by projects across the region, from vernal pools in Baja to rare plant work in Monterey County, seed collecting on the Carrizo Plain, and 23 projects on the Channel Islands. We ended 2017 with the Thomas Fire, a disaster which only deepened in 2018. A week after the devastating mudflows, we waived admission fees and offered the Garden as a space for healing and recovery for our community. We continue to work with our regional partners to determine how we can best assist the natural recovery of the habitat impacted by this event, while helping our community heal. With gratitude,
Steve Windhager, Ph.D. Executive Director
On the cover: Redwood Section
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R. WRIGHT
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Denise Knapp, Ph.D., Director of Conservation & Research, speaks at the March for Science
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Dave Kershaw, Susan Spector, Susan Van Atta, Tom Craveiro, Don Jack, and Steve Windhager reopen the Pritchett Trail
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Salt marsh bird’s beak (Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum) is a Federally and California Endangered plant. The Garden’s Conservation & Research Department works to conserve this plant using surveys, seed banking, pollinator studies, and soil seed bank studies
75,000+ SEEDS
64 plant populations and 36 rare plant species in our
from
CONSERVATION SEED COLLECTION
$371,825 in grants awarded to protect
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Top: Improvements at the Garden included a major repair of the nursery lath house, and upgrading the nursery sales patio with new flooring, benches, and a repaired shade structure Left: Garden Docent and instructor Dr. Nancy Vivrette leads California Naturalists on a walk
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PLANTS
CONSERVATION For over 90 years, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has been studying, protecting, and promoting California native plants and habitats. Our conservation work is making an impact throughout California’s Central Coast and offshore islands. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY The Garden is plugging knowledge gaps in the botany of Santa Barbara County with its Los Padres Botanical Blackholes project. Work includes surveying back-country locations where no botanical collections have been made to gather specimens for future scientific research and to develop a plant checklist of the County. The surveys document the recovery of the area burned in the Zaca fire, identifying both rare plants and invasive weeds to guide habitat restoration. This project is just getting started with much more to report in the coming year.
CALIFORNIA CHANNEL ISLANDS In 2017 the Garden collaborated extensively with CHANNEL Channel Islands National Park, the U.S. Navy, The Nature Conservancy, Catalina Island Conservancy, and the U.S. Geological Survey to conserve native plant species on the Channel Islands. At press time we had 23 active conservation projects on the islands. The Garden also began to realize our vision to create an accessible database to share data collected on the islands more efficiently by the scientific community. We were excited to receive our first results from a plant genetics project that will help us understand the evolution of island plants and how to best protect them.
MONTEREY COUNTY Jolon Clarkia (Clarkia jolonensis) is a rare plant found only in Monterey County. Most of the historical observations of this plant are over 100 years old. Development and land use change have greatly altered the historic range of the species and the status of the plant in the wild was largely unknown. In 2017, the Garden obtained funding to visit historic locations of Jolon Clarkia and to look for new ones. Using herbarium records and the help of a local expert, we conducted surveys, located four populations of the plant, and collected seed from these populations for conservation efforts. Our results show that it may be more rare than previously thought. Our next step is a conservation plan for this rare native plant. ISLANDS
KERN COUNTY The 2017 "Super Bloom," an unusual spring show of wildflowers made possible by winter rains, sent Garden scientists, staff, and volunteers to the Carrizo Plain National Monument. We collected seeds from 18 populations of 13 common native species for the Bureau of Land Management’s Seeds of Success Program to provide seeds for habitat restoration projects. Over 250,000 seeds were collected and banked. 2017 IMPACT REPORT • 5
SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
• In 2017 the Garden worked with several groups including Alpha Resource Center, Mountain House, Santa Barbara County Probation adult and juvenile programs, and other local nonprofit organizations bringing individuals to the Garden to learn new skills, discover more about the Garden, and enable them to give back to their community. • A revised visitor map and a Spanish-language version is making it easier for visitors to navigate the Garden, and to focus on our messages. • A new resource booklet, Water Wise Native Plants for Santa Barbara County, was completed in collaboration with the City of Santa Barbara WaterWise program. It is available for free at the Garden, on our web site, and through the City of Santa Barbara. • After a successful spring campaign new wayfinding signs were installed at the Garden to aid navigation and enrich the visitor experience.
CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION
• A new undergraduate apprenticeship program in the genetics lab provides mentorship to five students from three local colleges. • We revived the California Flora course at UC Santa Barbara (both lab and field), a botany course not offered to biology students for over a decade. • Our 125 University of California Naturalists contribute an average of 16,400 service hours annually, impacting over 78,300 people throughout the region, through docent/guide activities. We welcomed 15 new participants in 2017. • The Garden offered 81 classes (increase of 42%) to almost 1300 participants. • The Garden increased its Seasonal Focus Labs for elementary schools from eight to 11, with 357 participants. • A gift of professional quality stereo microscopes is the heart of the Garden’s new Plant Lab – a teaching lab supporting programs for school children, training for staff and volunteers, teacher in-service continuing education, citizen science, and classes in botany and other topics for all ages.
P. SCHAEFER
451
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VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED
17,000
HOURS OF SERVICE
60,000
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VISITORS IN 2017 Photo: A school tour in the Garden S. LONGSTRETH
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STAFF ADMINISTRATION Steve Windhager, Ph.D. Kathy Castaneda Joan G. Evans Jill Freeland Gayle Kopitzke Marquita Macomber Ed Marini Randy Wright
EDUCATION Executive Director Manager of Volunteer Programs Registrar and Accounting Assistant Director’s Executive Assistant and HR Manager Controller Accounting Assistant Manager, Design & Construction Information Resource Steward
CONSERVATION & RESEARCH Denise Knapp, Ph.D.
Director of Conservation & Research Stephanie Calloway Conservation Technician Sherwin Carlquist, Ph.D. Research Associate Matt Guilliams, Ph.D. Ken and Shirley Tucker Systematist, Herbarium Curator Adriana Hernandez Conservation Technician Steve Junak Research Associate Kristen Lehman, Ph.D. Conservation Geneticist & Laboratory Manager Alena Leonatti Conservation Technician Heather Schneider, Ph.D. Rare Plant Biologist Sarah Termondt Rare Plant Technician Dieter Wilken, Ph.D. Research Associate DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS Stephanie Linder Brittney Burrows Nina Dunbar Flannery Hill Michele Lingiardi Paula Schaefer
Director of Development & Communications Events Coordinator Deputy Director of Development Marketing & Membership Manager Development Associate Multimedia Coordinator
Frédérique Lavoipierre Kate Davis Michelle Gee
Director of Education Interpretation & Evaluation Coordinator Education Programs Coordinator
GIFT SHOP & VISITOR SERVICES Michaela Ackerman Barbara Backlund Stacy Bloodworth Ashley Brown Susan Burke Dana Crampton Mary Flood Deborah Lupo Gail Milliken Tom Rhodes Firth Wilkinson
Visitor Services Representative Visitor Services Manager Garden Shop Manager Visitor Services Representative Garden Shop Assistant Visitor Services Representative Visitor Services Representative Garden Shop Assistant Garden Shop Assistant Visitor Services Representative Visitor Services Representative
HORTICULTURE & FACILITIES Betsy Collins Pablo Arias-Benavides Robert Carrillo John Cornejo Heather Federlein Wesley Franken Manuel Gonzalez Dave Kershaw Adam Kuster Betsy Lape James Lechuga Antony Lee Jason Nelson Geege Ostroff Bruce Reed Nick Resler Antonio Sanchez Bonnie Whitney Patrick Wiley
Director of Horticulture Gardener Gardener Maintenance Technician Propagation Manager Gardener Gardener Head Gardener Gardener Living Collections Coordinator Facilities Manager Gardener Gardener Gardener/Security Horticulturist Gardener Gardener Plant Propagation Assistant Nursery Technician
Staff who worked any part of 2017 8 • SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN
FINANCIALS 2017 REVENUE Individual Giving Institutional Giving Earned Income Membership Events Income
$1,845,709 $ 256,344 $3,236,261 $ 291,803 $ 117,890 $5,748,007
2% 5% 32%
56% 5% 5%
2017 EXPENSES Living Collections Research Shop & Nursery Education Management & General Development
$1,094,966 $1,263,398 $ 397,435 $ 576,906 $ 467,116 $ 374,191 $4,174,012
9% 11%
26%
14% 30%
S. NEBELUNG
10%
GARDEN SUPPORTERS $100,000 and more John and Gwen Smart Foundation Shirley Tucker Estate of Georgia Young $50,000 to $99,000 Estate of Richard Fitzgerald Hutton Parker Foundation The Ann Jackson Family Foundation Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation Sara Miller McCune Charles Rennie and Teresa Nakashima Santa Barbara Foundation UBS Financial Services Inc. $25,000 to $49,000 Gloria Bryant The Estate of Thomas and Eleanore H. Hugunin Gertrude E. Mastoris Trust Renihan Family Trust $10,000 to $24,000 Henry Adams Leslie and Scott Deardorff Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund George H. and Olive J. Griffiths Charitable Foundation Valerie Hoffman & Ron Noe Dorie and Sean Hutchinson Montecito Bank & Trust Orange County Community Foundation Della and Gary Rolle S & S Seeds Susan and Victor Schaff Karen Shaw Mary Steinmetz The Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson Foundation Anne and Michael Towbes Williams-Corbett Foundation 10 • SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN
Seed collecting trip at Carrizo Plain National Monument A. HERNANDEZ
$5,000 TO $9,999 Advanced Veterinary Specialists Anonymous Charis and Peter Bratt Michele and G. Donald Chandler Thomas Craveiro John Gabbert Hermine and Gary Gallup Elaine and Jerry Gibson Diana and Jim Kennett Carolyn Kincaid and Ed Henderson Lillian Lovelace The Raintree Foundation Elizabeth O’Rourke and Edward Roach Frank Schipper Construction Lisa Stratton and Peter Schuyler Beverly Smaniotto The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Ann Steinmetz and Steve Senesac Louise Tighe The Towbes Foundation Jill Vander Hoof Dana White Hall Willkie Andrea and Reading Wilson Pamme Mickelson and Steve Windhager Wood-Claeyssens Foundation John Woodward The Woodward Fund $2,500 to $4,999 Sue Adams Anonymous (2) Audacious Foundation Jeremy Bassan Center for Plant Conservation Suzette Chafey Cinda and R.H. Donnelley Erdman William Gibbons Wendy Munger and Lenny Gumport Karen and Ed Marini
Kathleen and Jim McClure Marilyn and John Parke Carolyn Pidduck and Marc Soltan Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree Bobbie and Gerry Rubin Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation Jean Schuyler Susan and Barry Spector Susanne and Gary Tobey Gary & Susanne Tobey Family Foundation Kathy Scroggs Wallin and Lawrence Wallin Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels
Leslie and Philip Bernstein John and Ann Brinker California Community Foundation Juanita Carney Shari Chambers Marcia and John Mike Cohen Roy E. Crummer Foundation Damitz, Brooks, Nightingale, Turner & Morrisset Anne and Jeffery Donahue Wendy and Jim Drasdo Alice Esbenshade Burke and Brian Burke Facebook Flowers and Associates, Inc.
Volunteers from Alpha Resource Center at the Garden K. CASTANEDA
$1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous (3) Becky and Peter Adams Allen & Kimbell, LLP Lyn and David Anderson Brenda and David Anderson Sarah Berkus Gower and Hayden Gower
Lou Greer Frost Dorothy and John Gardner Betty and Tom Gerig Jodie Ireland and Chris Baker Karen and Josiah Jenkins Marian Jones Karen and Chuck Kaiser Tamara and Douglas Klug 2017 IMPACT REPORT • 11
Jim and Debra Koopmans Joan Kreiss and Roger Perlmutter George and Laurie Leis Mary Ellen and Robert Logan LOJO Foundation Betsy and Steven Loranger Ann Lorimer Maine Community Foundation Siri and Bob Marshall Kathleen and Michael McCarthy Debora and John McClure Suzanne and Duncan Mellichamp Hank Mitchel John Mithun and Mercedes Millington Mithun Family Foundation Susan L. Mohun Joan and William Murdoch The Nature Conservancy Alan Noelle Engineering Cynthia and Chapin Nolen Nancy and Douglas Norberg The Nurture Foundation Monica Orozco Debra and John Piot Preston & Sterling Morton Fund Christine and Stefan Riesenfeld Melissa Riparetti-Stepien and Christian Stepien Gary and Leslie Robinson Sandra A. and Paul Russell Diane and Douglas Scalapino Kate Schepanovich Schwab Charitable Fund Julie and David Siegel Judy and Jack Stapelmann Rachel and Eric Stern Melody and John Taft The Taft Foundation Gebb Turpin Takako and Hisashi Wakita Kathy and Robert Wenger Julie and David Wexler Mary and John Wiemann 12 • SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN
Ann and Alastair Winn Barbara and William Wood Cheryl and Peter Ziegler Jules Zimmer $500 to $999 Julia Allen Anonymous (2) Argonaut Charitable Foundation Tanya Atwater Julia and Wilton Bland Joan and Tom Bolton Barbara Bonadeo Debra Brandon and Steve Schaefer Wendy Bruss Richard Buchen Margie and George Chelini CJM::LA Patrick Connelly Carolyn Cooper Mary Jane and Andrew Cooper Laurie Eusey and Paul Deal Dioji Diane Dodds Kate and Terese Ann Doordan Ginni and Chad Dreier Sheri Eckmann and William Klansek The Ehelebe Family Fund Joyce and David Evans Sherrie Fregoso Kern Virginia L.T. Gardner Gloria Hall Victoria and Robert Hazard Higginbotham House Museum Corinne and Gary Horowitz Lisa and David Irwin Vijaya and S. Rao Jammalamadaka Melvin Jones Mary Ann and Alan Jordan Chihiro Kaiho and Rudy R. Machuca Elizabeth Keate and Mark Kandola Tanny Keeler Thomas Knecht
Families 'escaped' the BranchOut educational outdoor escape room at the Garden BRANCHOUT PHOTO
Noriko Koizumi Stephanie Linder and Eamon O’Byrne Amanda and Carlos Lopez-Hollis Ramsey Ludlow and John Sharatt Rose Wills and A. Michael Marzolla Linda Mathews and Alec Wilczynski Mission Wealth Management Sia and J. Emil Morhardt Gelaré and Gabriel Macon Network For Good Life Arlene and Alfred Noreen Jane and Fred Perner Jennifer and Victor Plana Leslie and Dennis Power
MaryJo and Vernon Williams David Willkie Keiko and Takuya Yamamoto
Joanne and F. Brian Rapp Jean Reiche Susan and Stephen Robeck Carolyn Horsman and Rudy Rodriguez Catherine Rose Muriel and Ian Ross Anne and Robert Schowe Cathy and Bruce Straits Rachel Tierney Toad & Co. Susan Van Atta & Ken Radtkey VCA CARE Animal Hospital Nancy Vivrette Carol and Jerome Weingartner
$250 TO $499 Jenny Cushnie and Dennis Allen Melanie and B. Joseph Allen Anonymous Angela Antenore Money Arenz Foundation Robert Arenz Michael Benedict Gina and Ken Benesh Ann and Robert Benham Lucia Benton Mary Bergen Jane and Dan Burstain CARS Margaret and Dave Carlberg Linda and Fred Clough Debra Friedenberg and Marne Coggan Sallie and Curt Coughlin John D’Angona Sarah and Robert Davey Jennifer and Joey Davila Katelin Davis Brian Deignan Holly Dobberpuhl Nancy and James Dorey Carol and Allan Dougherty Patti and Charles Firestone FLIR Commercial Systems Division Wendy Foster and Pierre Lafond Joan Fried Geoff Gaggs Adrienne and Clayton Gibson Ursula and Brad Ginder Eunice Goodan Rosemary and John Graff Alma Gray Jolene Guilliams and Christopher Guilliams Ashley and Clinton Hollister
Lynn and David Holzman Michael Honer Dorie and Sean Hutchinson Diane and Donald Jackson Eleanor Jacobs Nancy Johnke Olivia and Matt Johnston Kyoko and Ichiro Kasai Bobbie and John Kinnear Paula Kislak Dianne Kryter Julie and Marc Kummel Shana Lauer-McCarthy and Lee McCarthy Frédérique Lavoipierre and Bob Duckworth Lisa Lewis and Peter Lawson Robert Lewis Sheila Lodge Alexandra and Matthew Loos Jane and Roger Manasse Alice Miller and Avis Boutell Jeannie Moore Mark Morganstern Kamie and Thomas Mulroy Emily Myers and Jedediah Demke N.E.W. Fund c/o Marin Community Foundation Laura and Don Newmark Janet Oetinger Rosalind and Richard Perry Janielle Young and Reid Pieper Elizabeth and Martin Plummer Pam Price Karen C. Robinson Elizabeth Ross Mona Miyasato and David Rzepinski Alice and Sheldon Sanov Paula and Sam Schaefer Daron Builta and Stephen Schaible Lynn and Mark Schiffmacher Nancy Schlosser Suzi Schomer 2017 IMPACT REPORT • 13
Jolon Clarkia with pollinators H. SCHNEIDER
Nan Schow Maureen and Leslie Shapiro Rorie Skei Anastasia and Jesse Smith Sherry Stearns Carolyn Thresher Vivianna Toro Suzanne Tucker and Tim Marks Alisa and Steve Varney Deanne and Tom Violich Cynthia and David Waterman Patricia and Nicholas Weber Claudia Weisberg Candace White Elizabeth Painter and Dieter Wilken Robin Schievink and Philip Winterfield Dale Zurawski and Geoff Slaff IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS (value $250 and more) Above All Aviation All Around Landscape 14 • SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN
All For Animals All Heart Rentals Annie’s Annuals & Perennials Anonymous Angela Antenore Autostrada Barbareño Bragg Health Foundation Brothers of Industry Cynthia Burt Buttonwood Farm Winery Dane Campbell Shirley J. Conley Corks n Crowns Crop Production Services Kate Edwardson El Nativo Growers Ensemble Theatre Company Eye of the Day Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company Grassini Family Vineyards
Isla Vista Food Co-op Marie Jessup Kona Shave Ice Marcy Lindbery Lockheed Martin Santa Barbara Focalplane Karen Luckett Sarah K. Lukas Matilija Nursery Montecito Pet Shop Native Sons Wholesale Nursery Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Opera Santa Barbara Pet House REI Rusty’s Pizza Parlors S & S Seeds Sam’s Doggie Dude Ranch San Marcos Growers Julia T. Sankey Santa Barbara Brewing Company Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara Natives Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation Victor Schiro Susan Spector Suncrest Nursery Teecino Brewing The Landsby Toad & Co. Van Atta Associates Margaret Van Sicklen Veils and Tails Water With Life Systems If you prefer that we list your name differently or if you have a correction, please contact us at (805) 682-4726, ext. 133.
BLAKSLEY BLISS SOCIETY Anna Dorinda Blaksley Bliss and her daughter Mildred were both passionate about establishing the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and ensuring its ongoing success. The Blaksley Bliss Society honors their legacy by recognizing donors who include the Garden in their estate plans. Their vision and commitment to the Garden will continue through their gifts to our endowment fund. We are honored to have the listed individuals as Blaksley Bliss Society members. Jane Gottlieb and David Obst Nancy Johnke Carolyn Kincaid and Ed Henderson Gillian and Joseph Launie Patricia and Jim Lawson Julien Stuart and Arthur Lindo Susan L. Mohun Gloria and Rand Molnar Cynthia and Chapin Nolen Arlene and Alfred Noreen Nathan Gale and Anuja Parikh Robert G. Peteler Debra and John Piot Joy Ellen Podger
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Anonymous (4) Jeri and Angus Andrews Mary Lou Ardohain Michael Benedict Charis and Peter Bratt John and Ann Brinker Debra Friedenberg and Marne Coggan Patrick Connelly Anne Cushing Cotton and John Cotton Rebecca and Gary Eldridge John Gabbert Betty and Tom Gerig
Grindelia ‘Ray’s Carpet,’ a Garden new plant introduction in 2017 B. COLLINS
Richard and Beth Rogers Susan and Barry Spector Elaine and Robert Sweet David and Karen Telleen-Lawton Betsy Thies Peggy Thompson Mary Jean Thomson Kim and Jonathan True Shirley Tucker Linda and Robert Van Buren Kathy Scroggs Wallin and Lawrence Wallin For more information about the Blaksley Bliss Society visit sbbg.org/bbs or call (805) 682-4726 ext. 133.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR Peter Schuyler VICE CHAIR Tom Craveiro TREASURER Edward Roach SECRETARY Sue Adams Sarah Berkus Gower John A. Brinker Patrick Connelly Samantha L. Davis Marc Fisher Lou Greer Frost John Gabbert Elaine Gibson Valerie Hoffman John Parke Jesse Smith Susan Spector Susan Van Atta 2017 IMPACT REPORT • 15
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden fosters the conservation of California’s native plants through our gardens, research and education, and serves as a role model of sustainable practices. Learn more at sbbg.org 1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 682-4726
XStream Science Team working in Mission Creek F. LAVOIPIERRE