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Now in its seventh year, Summer Sips, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s wine and cheese lecture series, brings together the local community for talks about native wildflowers, carnivorous plants, Acorn woodpeckers, and more! Each lecture begins with a wine tasting paired with delicious appetizers, and conversation with the local sponsoring vintner in the Garden Courtyard before adjourning to the Blaksley Library for featured presentations.
Summer Sips: Carnivorous Plants of Remote Locations
Saturday, July 15; 4pm-6pm
William Hoyer, Natural Resources Manager for San Nicolas Island, will share tales of his many quests to see the plants that turn the tables on animals, and make them their dinner. Winery: Sanford Winery & Vineyards.
Register here.
Summer Sips: The Natural History of Acorn Woodpeckers
Saturday, August 19; 4pm-6pm
Thomas Kraft, Ph.D. will cover the natural history of the Acorn Woodpecker, with an emphasis on their unique cooperation and social behavior, and the important role they play in the environment. Winery: Conway Family Wines – Deep Sea. Food Sponsor: C’est Cheese.
Register here.
Summer Sips: Botanical Treasures of the Channel Islands
Saturday, September 16; 4pm-6pm
Betsy Collins, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Director of Horticulture, will talk about the Garden’s horticultural explorations of the channel islands and the many beautiful cultivated plants that are the result. Winery: Brander Vineyard. Food Sponsor: Whole Foods.
Register here.
Those who wish to attend all four lectures can purchase a discounted Summer Sips Series Passport, priced at $75 for Garden members, and $105 for non-members. Advance registration is strongly encouraged and can be done by calling (805) 682-4726, ext. 102 or online at www.sbbg.org/sips.
About the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
The Garden is a 78-acre privately funded nonprofit institution that fosters the conservation of California’s native plants through our gardens, research and education, and serves as a role model for sustainability. The Garden was founded in 1926 and is among the nation’s oldest botanic gardens focused exclusively on native plants. For more information about the Garden, please visit sbbg.org.
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