Araucaria heterophylla Santa Barbara’s skyline is punctuated with the upper spires of handsome trees commonly called “Norfolk ...

A well-organized crew and a huge crane moved the Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia aggregata) from the back of the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society’s property at 316 Castillo St. to the front ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A eucalyptus tree fell on the Santa Barbara County Foodbank building Wednesday morning, but staff said no food was damaged. Foodbank officials said they received a call from ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – With the arrival of the Santa Barbara holiday tree, the Christmas season has begun. The 36-foot White Fire tree was harvested from Grant's Pass Oregon and delivered Wednesday ...

Rich Closson, one of three Santa Barbara residents who appealed the Street Tree Advisory Committee's decision, speaks before the City Council on Tuesday in favor of saving the Italian stone pine trees ...

Santa Barbara County is being hit with persistent rain and wind early Sunday, as a “very strong storm system” made its approach on Saturday night, triggering a flash flood warning and evacuation ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) is excited to announce the launch of its Community Tree Program, a new pilot initiative in ...