Nature

The Australian willow is as graceful and beautiful as a weeping willow by a cool stream - but is as drought-tolerant and hardy as a Eucalyptus in the dry heat.

An edhat reader shares a beautiful photo of the Sunday morning sunrise at East Beach.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a recent sunrise over the Santa Barbara Breakwater.

Island oak, the rarest oak in California, also happens to be one of the best broadleaf evergreen trees to plant in Santa Barbara, because it is such a stunning shade tree and because it is native to our area.

Tom shares photos of summer fun at Red Rock's swimming holes.

For a beautiful shade tree that looks good all year long, you can’t beat the Chinese Elm. 

[Update]: An edhat reader spotted a 8-10 foot shark just off Goleta Beach.

An edhat reader shares a photo of the colorful blue-tailed skink on a local hiking trail.

Just three weeks after Masai giraffes were declared as “endangered,” the Santa Barbara Zoo has announced that both of their adult females are pregnant.

An edhat reader shares photos of a recent sunset at Hendry's Beach.

The Brisbane box tree can best be described as a beautiful, refined, and well-behaved Eucalyptus tree.

Tom shares photos from a recent visit to the Goleta backcountry following several rainstorms.

Garden Club of Santa Barbara celebrates the unveiling of the new Arizona “Cactus” Garden at Casa del Herrero.

Edhat readers share photos of spring and summer flowers in our surrounding areas.

And edhat reader shares their photos from their time in the Santa Ynez Valley.

An edhat reader shares beautiful photos of the roses that are in bloom in the Valle Verde garden. 

An edhat reader shares pictures from a recent hike on San Ysidro Trail of the Humbolt's Lilies that are in bloom. 

The King Palm is the patriarchal monarch of all palms because of its elegant fronds, beautiful symmetry, and tropical effect in the landscape. 

Edhat readers share photos of rainbows, sunsets, and sunrises from Memorial Day Weekend

An edhat reader shares a photo of a colorful bird that's rarely seen.

Tom shares photos of rock climbers doing their thing on Gibraltar Road.

This time of year, if you see a tree from a distance that looks like billowing clouds of lime-green cotton candy, it is most likely a Camphor Tree.

An edhat reader shares a photo of our local views that looks like a painting.

Beautiful wildflowers are in bloom, here is the guide in order to find the best spots in Santa Barbara County to find the specific flowers you may have your heart set on seeing this season.

Approximately 150 goats have taken up residency at the Valle Verde Retirement Community.

Chuck shares an update on the Oak Titmouse hatchlings in his backyard.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a local rattlesnake eating dinner.

Chuck shares photos of the variety of creatures found in his backyard.

Chuck discovered a nest for Titmouse hatchlings in their backyard nest box. 

The sweet perfumed air that has been wafting through Santa Barbara for the last several weeks is scented, in large part, from the “Victorian Box Tree”