Join Pacific Horticulture June 9 – 14 on this rare opportunity to explore the unique flora and fauna of California’s Channel Islands, home to species of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Twenty-five miles off the coast of southern California lies Santa Cruz Island, the largest of California’s eight Channel Islands. More than 1,000 species of plants and animals inhabit the island’s high peaks, deep canyons, pastoral valleys, and 77 miles of dramatic coastline. Once on the brink of ecological collapse, Santa Cruz Island now offers visitors a glimpse of what southern California used to be like hundreds of years ago. This tour will be led by Steve Gerischer of Pacific Horticulture and Steve Junak, botanist at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and principal author of Flora of Santa Cruz Island. A complete itinerary may be found at http://www.sterlingtoursltd.com/SantaCruz.html. Tour price $865 per person.
