Science Exploration

Welcome to Stories from the Garden, our new series of posts highlighting stories from Explore Ecology Garden Educators who work with children in 35 school gardens throughout Santa Barbara County. [...]

Imagine being able to give 10,000 elementary school students the gift of being outside, planting seeds, and harvesting their own food. On Giving Tuesday, invest in nature and children by donating [...]

Explore Ecology Garden Educators were treated to a wonderful curriculum training in October. Summer Maunakea and Kelly Perry from the Kokua Hawaii Foundation led our staff in a hands on, [...]

Hello! My name is Adrian and I am an Environmental and Garden Educator at Explore Ecology.  What really lured me to working at Explore Ecology was the opportunity to garden as much as I want! I [...]

Research shows that children who grow their own food tend to eat more fruits and vegetables, have a greater understanding of ecology, and receive higher test scores in science. School gardens are [...]

After many months of good design and hard work, Leadership Santa Barbara County and Explore Ecology unveiled the beautiful, new, and improved garden spaces at Adelante Charter School. The Ribbon [...]

Support young environmentalists on their quest to make the ocean a cleaner place by attending the Environmental Youth Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 16th, 11:30 am to 12:00 pm on the Kids [...]

Explore Ecology needs your support! We’ve submitted an application to receive a grant to fund our School Gardens Program and are hoping to win either a $20,000 or $10,000 grant from Seeds [...]

On February 9th and 10th, roughly 500 students from Goleta Unified School District visited the 5th Grade Health Fair. The Fair, which takes place every year, is a way for community groups to [...]

Calling all aspiring young artists! Explore Ecology and the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Teen Arts Council invites local high school students from Santa Barbara County to submit their work [...]