Training and refreshments provided. Volunteers should bring a pair of garden gloves and pruning shears with them to the event. The garden is located just opposite the Santa Barbara Mission, on Plaza Rubio between Laguna Street and Emerson Avenue.

Most City administrative offices, libraries, and facilities will be closed from Monday, December 23,2019 through Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Offices will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

The Garden Club of Santa Barbara and the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate the planting of five olive trees at Mission Historical Park. This planting commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first olive trees planted by the Garden Club in 1919 to honor those who gave their lives in World War I.

On Saturday, September 14, the United Way’s Day of Caring community volunteer workday brought a fresh look to Skater’s Point, the City of Santa Barbara’s 14,600 square foot waterfront skate park.

Parks and Rec fall activities open for registration at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 15.