Date: 10/9/26 9:15 am From: Jim Long via groups.io <tagdesjim...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Botanic GArden Access
Also you have to have a reservation for which ends at 4 pm and admission is
$23 or $18 for seniors.
Jim Long
Santa Barbara
On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 7:29 AM Lynn Scarlett via groups.io <Lynnscarlett=
<comcast.net...> wrote:
> I’m on the Board at the garden. Let me check to see if I can get
> permission for birders to arrive earlier.
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> Lynn Scarlett
> Santa Barbara
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> On Oct 9, 2026, at 6:50 AM, Florence Sanchez via groups.io <sanchezucsb11=
> <yahoo.com...> wrote:
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> I've had a lot of questions about access and sent off a couple of e-mails
> to a staff member about exceptions but so far, no reply. As it stands:
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> Non-member admission starts at 10 a.m. Members can enter at 9:00 a.m.
> Non-members will be charged an admissions fee. (The Garden is a private
> institution, not a tax-supported public park.)
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> The area indicated on the map is the sycamores along the creek near and
> below the dam. To access this spot from the entrance, you can take the
> Campbell Trail that starts at the Desert section, goes down to the creek
> and crosses the bridge, and then walk right (upstream) until you get to the
> dam. OR, you can walk to the head of the Meadow, take either the Indian
> steps or the Indian trail down to the creek, turn left through the
> Redwoods, until you get to the dam.
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> The sycamores in this spot have been good for warblers such as Townsend's
> in most years, so it's probably still the best spot for the golden-winged
> if it's still around.
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> Florence Sanchez
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