Explore Ecology

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 [...]

Whole Foods Market Santa Barbara and Explore Ecology are teaming up to clean Arroyo Burro Beach this Sunday, March 11th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Bring your friends and family for a morning of [...]

The beach needs our help! Every Sunday in February, Explore Ecology is holding a cleanup at a beach near you. Help us turn the tide on marine debris and pick up trash before it ends up in the [...]

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season here in the US. Unfortunately, it also marks an increase in food and packaging waste. Between Thanksgiving and the New Year, Americans waste [...]

Join Explore Ecology on Saturday, November 4th, at 5:00 pm for the First Annual Sustainable Table, a re-imagined farm-to-table dinner and benefit at the beautiful Dos Pueblos Orchid [...]