Upcoming Events

  • Active Research at Sedgwick Reserve

    December 2024 “Adaptive Capacity of California Oaks”Kaili Brande / Brooke RoseSan Diego State University (CSU) / University of California, Santa Barbara “Assessing the Determinants of Collective Behavior of Veromessor HarvesterAnts at the UCSB Sedgwick Reserve”Sean O’FallonUniversity of CA, Los Angeles “Assessing the Effects of Climate on Tick Community Composition, InfectionPrevalence, and Human Risk of Tick-Borne…

  • Santa Barbara TREX 2024

    Sedgwick Reserve hosted an annual Santa Barbara Prescribed Burn Training Exchange (TREX) Sedgwick Reserve hosted a third annual Santa Barbara TREX, a prescribed burn training exchange November 9th – 18th, 2024. After eight months of preparation and planning, weather conditions were just right to burn on Friday November 15th. Santa Barbara County Fire and California…

  • FAQs about the Lake Fire

    The Lake Fire started on July 5th, 2024 near Zaca Lake. By July 6th, the fire had reached Figueroa Mountain Road at the north end of Sedgwick Reserve. Between July 6th and 15th, fire fighters conducted back burning operations that protected reserve buildings and nearby communities. Reserve is familiar terrain to Santa Barbara County fire,…