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In just nine months, Explore Ecology Environmental Educators had the opportunity to work with students from all over Santa Barbara County. Their goal? To inspire kids to become better [...]

Are you wondering how to keep your garden healthy and happy during the summer? How to ensure that your plants thrive in spite of the drought? Oscar Carmona, owner of Healing Grounds Nursery, has [...]

“Miss Jessica!!” “Miss Jessica!” I turn my head to see two first graders walking down the hallway, looking very proud, and they are shouting my name with enthusiasm. I walk towards them, [...]

Are you getting your spring garden ready? Do you want to grow peppers and tomatoes and aren’t sure what varieties are best for our area? Come to the Spring Gardening workshops at Explore [...]

Join us on Friday, February 13th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm for a celebration of all things Art From Scrap at the Art From Scrap Store Grand Re-Opening!  We’re celebrating a new year, a new [...]

When Garden Educator Bianca Pisano made seed bombs with four of her classes at Summerland Elementary School, she was surprised by how much the children loved the process. “It was one of the [...]

Explore Ecology has been selected as a featured charity partner on CharitySub.org. They are raising money from their community of online donors in June to help educate children about watersheds [...]

Explore Ecology needs your help to make this summer the best ever for local kids! We are partnering with Santa Barbara PAL  (Police Activities League) and United Way’s Fun in the Sun to [...]

Approximately 47 million single use plastic bags are used in Santa Barbara annually. Many of these bags end up polluting our waterways, creeks, rivers and ocean.  Countless animals die each year [...]

It’s finally here! Rain is falling on the South Coast and it’s a good time to remember that litter in the street will enter storm drains and flow into a creek and the ocean. [...]