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Micropropagation of Catalina Island’s Rarest Plants

Micropropagation of Catalina Island’s Rarest Plants

Join Rare Plant Ecologist, Kevin Alison, as he discusses an advanced method of propagating plants to conserve rare, endangered, and difficult-to-grow plants. When all traditional forms of propagation fail, Kevin at the Catalina Island Conservancy utilized micropropagation (also known as Plant Tissue Culture) to grow rare plants in test tubes.

KEYT Santa Barbara News Covers Channel Islands Restoration

KEYT Santa Barbara News Covers Channel Islands Restoration

KEYT Santa Barbara news covered Channel Islands Restoration’s 20th anniversary gathering at Manning Park in Montecito on October 22nd, 2022. The event was held in celebration of CIR’s 20 year history as an environmental organization and habitat restoration contractor, providing a variety of services to the Central Coast, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, and of course the Channel Islands. Watch KEY’s full coverage of the 20th Anniversary event below.