Explore Ecology

What happens when second graders hold their first Farmers Market? A lot of learning and fun! Guest blogger and School Garden Educator Clarisa Guerrero updates us on the recent Farmers Market held [...]

 Over 100 community members gathered at Tres Vientos Ranch on Saturday, May 25th for Sustainable Table, a celebration of local farms, organic food, school gardens, and Explore Ecology programs. [...]

Join Explore Ecology for an amazing studio experience with Alan Parsons, one of rock’s most talented and prolific musicians, engineers, and producers. Twenty guests will join Alan in his studio [...]

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2019 Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship Awards. We received a lot of inspiring nominations this year and are excited about the many teachers, [...]

Do you know someone who loves the environment, speaks for the plants and animals, and has made a difference in a school, a classroom, or in our community? Nominate them for the 3rd Annual Explore [...]

by Julia Keane, Explore Ecology Environmental Educator On any given day at one of our school field trip beach clean ups, I hear at least one student comment on how many cigarette butts are [...]

Wrapping presents is one of my favorite holiday traditions and this year I am challenging myself to only use recycled or reuse items. After five minutes looking around Art From Scrap I had so [...]

Reading, writing, arithmetic, and wheat! Children in three Santa Barbara schools will soon grow, harvest, and mill their own wheat, thanks to an innovative new program called Farm to Toast. A [...]

The 34th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day on September 15, 2018 was a huge success. This year over 1,149 volunteers at 27 sites from Rincon Beach Park to Guadalupe Dunes came together to clean up Santa [...]

We’re so excited to honor the 2018 Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship Award Winners! These inspiring environmental stewards were nominated by community members who believe that these [...]