In 2014, more than 16,000 hours were donated to the Garden by our amazing commu-nity of volunteers. This is the equivalent to 8 full-time staff. Words cannot express our gratitude for your commitment and dedication to our mission. Thank you for a great year!

2014/2015 VOLUNTEER GROUPS

ADMINISTRATION Office Support: Dale and Sandy Kopitzke Trustees: Sue Adams, Mar-garet Baker, John Brinker, Pat Connelly, Lou Greer-Frost, John Gabbert, Carolyn Kincaid-Henderson, Elizabeth Keate, James Koopmans, Amy Miller, John Parke, Charles Ren-nie, Edward Roach, Gary Robinson, Peter Schuyler, Susan Spector, Susan Van Atta, John Wieman + many thanks to the volunteers who serve on Advisory Committees CONSERVATION & RESEARCH Herbarium: Henry Adams, Shari Chambers, Ky Easton, Corrine Gallagher, Steve Hill, Ingrid Kaper, Jeane Mudrick, Beth Painter, Shirley Tucker Fire Ecology: Colin Critchfield, Neil DeClerq, Patrick Kelly, Christopher Kreutzkampf, Deb Moritz, Rob Romzick, Rick Zelazny GIS: Chris Garoutte, Colin Loustalot, Tim Kershaw, Anne McInerney, Wendy Wittl EDUCATION Docents: Andrea Adams-Morden, Sam Babcock, Sue Bergstrom, Linda Bizzelle, Ann Brinker, Juanita Carney, John Carson, Tom Craviero, Susan Davidson, Jo-ann Ganapes, Michelle Gee, Elaine Gibson, Don Gillies, Sally Giloth, Lydia Emard, Gloria Hall, Ed Henderson, Vijaya Jammalamadaka, Nancy Johnke, Claire Johnson, Diana Ken-nett, Carolyn Kincaid-Henderson, Deedy King, Bill Lewis, Dennis Lewis, Kathie McClure, Susan Mohun, Patrick Murphy, Karen Osland, Carolyn Pidduck, Joy Porter, Christine Riesenfeld, Cathy Rose, Donna Simmons, Donna Small, Susan Spector, Linda Van Bu-ren, Nancy Vivrette, Dan Weiner, Carol Weingartner, Lynn Williams, Rick Zelazny Special Projects: Trevor Corson, Cyntia Ehrenborg, Lydia Emard, Karin Hodin, Jeana Morelli, Arleen Noreen, Amy Stonestreet, Alyssa Varney Teen Program: Anna Brown, Maya Elliott, Juliet James, Rosemary Varney continued pg. 3

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2014 Volunteer Programs

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Docent Corner 2

January Calendar

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Hort & Hops Series Discount

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Brown Bag Lunch

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In case you missed it...

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SBBG Organizational Chart

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Thank YOU– Volunteers for a Great Year

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Shari Chambers volunteers in the Herbarium to help identify native pollinators.

Teens (left to right) Anna Brown, Maya Elliott, and Juliet James work with mentor Diana Kennett.

In the field, Deb Moritz collects plant samples for LFM citizen science project.

C a p i t a l C a m p a i g n To u r s

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: CA Phenology Project: Attend a citizen science workshop on Saturday, 1/17 from 1p to 5p and hear from Dr. Susan Mazer about how you can participate in track-ing the effects of climate change on native plants. Garden Gift Shop: Several shifts needed contact Kathy for information.

VOLUNTEER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Docent Field Trip: Wednesday, 1/7 at 9:15a. Meet at the end of Coronado Drive for a moderate walk through the butterfly trees to Coal Oil Point. CA Native Plant Society Meeting: Thursday, 1/8 at 6:30p Dylan Burge will present “Ceanothus of the Channel Islands” Brown Bag Lunch: Friday, 1/9 at 12p “Why Grow Native Plants?”- Frederique La-voipierre (sneak preview of her CNPS conference presentation) Docent Meeting: Wednesday, 1/14 at 9:30am in the Blaksley Library Garden Growers Potluck Luncheon: Friday, 1/16 from 12p to 2:30p in the Blaksley Brown Bag Lunch: Friday, 1/23 Social Media Workshop– Kathy Castaneda Wed. Walk with Cathy Rose: 1/28 at 9:15am “Deciduousness”

2015 SAVE THE DATE: Volunteer Pancake Breakfast: Tuesday, February 17 from 8:30am to 10am Beer Garden Festival: Saturday, February 28 Native Plant Tour: Saturday, April 18 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon: Tuesday, May 12

January Calendar

Re-Scheduled Field Trip: Wed. 1/7 meet at 9:15am at the Coronado Drive en-trance to the Ellwood Butterfly Preserve. Bring your binoculars, water and a snack. We will walk through the trees to Coal Oil Point.

Mentors: We are in need of mentors for January’s train-

ing. There are 9 people signed-up so far who need your help!

Thank you! The potluck brainstorming was a great success! Thanks to every-one who participated and gave us a great plan for this coming year. If you missed it, see the docent meeting notes.

Docent Meeting: Jan. 14 from 9:30am—12:30pm Diana Kennett will be show-ing us how to do cordage. Bruce reed will also be talk-ing to us about horticulture.

Training: General tour training starts Sat., Jan. 10 from 9:30am to 12:30om. Please invite your friends if they’re interested.

Docent Corner **SPECIAL**

Volunteer Discount

Hort & Hops Workshop Series 3 classes for $75

Explore our fan-tastic manzanita collection (many in flower) with expert horticul-

turist Bruce Reed, and learn about beneficial insects and how to invite them to your garden with

Frederique La-voipierre, author of Pacific Horti-culture maga-zine's Garden Allies column. Sign-up online:

http://www.sbbg.org/classes-events/

classes/hort-and-hops-workshop-series

2015 BROWN BAG LUNCHES

Don’t miss these informal, informative and interesting get togethers– offered each month in the Blaksley Library. Come listen and exchange your ideas with Garden staff and volunteers. Have an idea for a topic? Your suggestions are encouraged and welcome!

Sage Remarks is a monthly volunteer newsletter produced by the Volunteer Office. If you have questions or if you

are interested in contributing to the newsletter, please contact Kathy Castaneda at kcastaneda@sbbg.org or call

(805) 682-4726 x119.

HORTICULTURE- Garden Growers Nursery: Julia Barfield, Tom Craviero, Bonnie Down-ing, Bryan Eisenhower, Corinne Gallagher, Diane Galvan, Betty, Gerig, Will Gilbert, Gloria Hall, Michele Hoffman, Marie Jessup, Carol Jeter, Deedy King, Katie Krier, Paul Krier, Arthur Lindo, Jill MacKay, Pico MacKay, Anne McInerney, Jeanne Murdoch, Patrick Mur-phy, Alfred Noreen, Alice Payne, Badry Rahoo, Karen Robinson, Rob Romzick, Letty Roselinsky, Valerie Ryden, Mary Sadeghian, Donna Small, Tiffany Smith, Lucy Thomas, Monica Victoria, Wendy Wittl Grounds: Anne Barkett, Halani Cabugos, Johnny Escalera, Julien Lavelle, Dunbar Meck-lin, Christopher Medina, Dale Parks, Aaron Songer, Shogo Yamamoto Hort Unit: Mike Delgado, Lanie Johnson, Deb Moritz, Jeanne Murdoch, Paige Palombo, Joy Porter, Elena Riskind, Susan Tollefson, Janet Williams AT-LARGE- Garden Gift Shop: Carolin Albright, Carol Colee, Pam Dahl, Valerie Halverson, Steve Lewis, Deborah Lupo, Lyndi Swanson, Katy Zappala Garden Guild: Catherine Black, Shirlie Carter, Iris Cook, Alena Donati, Florence Dunn, Mary Henry, Nancy Poyourow, Rachael Robinson, Betsy Thies Library & Digital Collections: Pam Hasler, Elena Riskind, Claudia Scott Special Events/Projects: Marjean Allen, Linda Bizzelle, Niki Cohen, Luella Connelly, Karen Czuleger, Roberta Hewson, Laurie Reese, Virginia O’Connor, Annette Reed, Jill Vander Hoof, Alyssa Varney, Monica Victoria Teahouse: Jason Berdan, Alice Burke-Ebenshade, Chihiro, Miho Crafe, Tom Craviero, Kyoko Kasai, Noriko Koizum, Linda Mathews, Yuki Nakamura, Harumi Nishimura, Tomo-mi Ohno, Yukari Okamoto, Yachiyo Roberts, Bob Seding, Hiruko Tanimoto, Takeko Wakito, Keiko Yamamoto Corporate/Service Groups: Citrix, Levi Strauss, Allergan, Patagonia, Hofmann Architects, UCSB Circle K Service Club, Garden Club of Santa Barbara, Rotary Club, Devereux

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In Case You Missed It…

from the internet

2014 Audubon CA Bird of the

Year Click here to read about

winner.

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The recent rain has pro-duced many

smiles, and for mushroom

fans it is time for happy hunting!

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Ten birds that every Califor-nian should know. Click here to find

out how well you do.

Thank YOU for a Great Year!

Hort Unit volunteers (left to right) sam Sturbvent, Mike Delgado and Lanie Johnson

Corporate volunteer groups helped keep our grounds beautiful in 2014.