[PCA] NEWS: Botanic Garden Blooming Again

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.independent.com/news/2014/mar/27/botanic-garden-blooming-again/

Botanic Garden Blooming Again
With Controversial Era Over, Institution Breaks Ground for Future
Thursday, March 27, 2014
By Matt Kettmann

For a place so full of sunshine and smiles, the Santa Barbara Botanic
Garden was dominated by shadows and sneers five years ago, when a
headstrong administration pushed forward the ambitious, expansive, and
direly named Vital Mission Plan to the collective dismay of the
institution's Mission Canyon neighbors, members, and volunteers, meanwhile
enraging history buffs by reworking the 78-acre property's
landmark-protected meadow. By the time the powers that be approved it in
June 2010, the heated debates ensured that much of that plan was whittled
down -- not to mention that plenty of restrictions were added -- but
the bad feelings persisted until that October, when the naming of a new
leader prompted hope for the return of sunshine and smiles.

See the link above for the full article text about what's new with Santa
Barbara Botanic Garden (a PCA Cooperator) under Steve Windhager's
leadership.
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