Tuesday, July 21, 2009

What Grew Amid the Ashes

When the Jesusita wildfire roared through Mission Canyon back in May, it showed little respect for the area’s only tourist attraction—the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Over 60 of its 78 acres were either damaged or destroyed, along with 8,800 specimen plants. And the only thing remaining of the Gane House, a 100-year-old Craftsman-style residence that housed all the gardening tools, were three brick chimneys.

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