Science & Conservation Archives - San Diego Botanic Garden

San Diego Botanic Garden Hosts Medicinal Plants Research Symposium to Bridge Traditional Knowledge with Modern Science and Invigorate Local Collaborations

Posted on April 2, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Venice Henson

On February 27, 2024, SDBG hosted its first Medicinal Plants Research Symposium, bringing together leading researchers from academia, industry and nonprofits, along with Native American tribal governments and members, and other community partners to celebrate accomplishments from the first phase of the Medicinal Plants Project, and look ahead at the future of medicinal plants research. […]

SDBG Receives Funding for New Field Truck

Posted on June 15, 2023 (June 15, 2023) by Lourdes Munoz

This spring, San Diego Botanic Garden was recognized as a beneficiary by local philanthropic organization Las Patronas. The grant, along with funds provided by the County of San Diego, allowed the Garden to purchase a field vehicle for use in SDBG research, environmental restoration, and conservation projects. With a rapidly growing number of projects […]

SDBG playing key role in global conservation of oak trees

Posted on June 28, 2022 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

June 2022 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture The San Diego Botanic Garden is playing a key role in the global conservation of oak trees (Quercus L.). San Diego Botanic Garden’s Conservation Horticulture staff have been working to conserve endangered native oak species, both in habitat and in cultivation since the beginning of the […]

Science & Conservation updates

Posted on January 5, 2022 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

January 2022 by Colin Khoury, Senior Director for Science and Conservation We begin this new year with a flurry of new science and conservation activity, both at the Garden and further afield. Our ongoing work to help conserve rare oaks, cycads, manzanitas, coyote bush, and other threatened plants has increased dramatically over the past few […]

Ocean Knoll Canyon restoration

Posted on October 8, 2021 (July 8, 2022) by sandiegobg

October 2021 by Ari Novy, PhD, President & CEO Last month, the California State Coastal Conservancy approved a $200,000 grant to the Garden, enabling us to enhance and restore 4.6 acres of critical habitat in Ocean Knoll Canyon, adjacent to Ocean Knoll Elementary School. Our Conservation Team will lead work with our volunteers and community […]

Collaborative Conservation of an Exceptional Oak

Posted on April 16, 2021 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

April 2021 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture Last year an alarming report was released indicating that 40% of all plant species are threatened with extinction. When considering that dire number, it is also important to know that nearly one third of all plant species exist in a botanical garden somewhere for safe keeping. […]

Conserving a Distinct Piece of Encinitas

Posted on January 29, 2021 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

January 2021 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture San Diego Botanic Garden has a distinctive position in not only working to conserve endangered plants where they grow naturally, but also bringing those rare species into a managed setting which enables a deeper level of study, better community engagement without compromising preservation, and for us […]

Studying the Genetics of Allen’s Hummingbirds That Live at San Diego Botanic Garden

Posted on January 15, 2021 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

January 2021 by Sarah Hood and Dillon Jones, San Diego State University Graduate Students If you visited San Diego Botanic Garden this winter, you may have noticed some hummingbird feeders showing up among the plants. These feeders were a key part of a research project on Allen’s Hummingbirds that live in the Garden. Sarah Hood, […]

SDBG Partners with City of Encinitas to Care for and Restore Native Plants in Open Spaces

Posted on October 1, 2020 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

October 2020 by Tony Gurnoe, Director of Horticulture After decades of conservation and stewardship of native species within the Garden, SDBG has expanded that botanical expertise to an additional 15 acres of open space in Encinitas. In spring of 2020, the Garden partnered with the City of Encinitas to care for and restore open spaces […]

SDBG Collaborates with the Salk Institute

Posted on July 18, 2020 (June 29, 2022) by sandiegobg

July 2020 by Ari Novy, PhD, President & CEO Earlier this year, San Diego Botanic Garden and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies combined forces to offer the first of its kind symposium, “Plant Carbon Drawdown.” This 2-day symposium presented the cutting edge of plant-based innovations designed to help mitigate the coming effects of climate […]

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