<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/ecologist-shares-climate-smart-planting-strategies.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>02/26/2026</pubDate><title>Ecologist Shares Climate-Smart Planting Strategies</title><excerpt>Westmont ecologist Laura Drake Schultheis shares her research about plant flammability and defensible spaces in the face of climate change in a Westmont Downtown Lecture on Wednesday, March 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Westmont Downtown | Keith Center, 29 W. Anapamu St. The talk, “Rooted in Resilience: Adaptive Planting Strategies in Wildland-Urban Interfaces,” is free and open to the public. Parking for the lecture is available at either Santa Barbara City Parking Lots 4 or 5. No tickets are required; the limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.

</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image><img src="/westmont-news/Schultheis-Botanic-Garden-Header.jpg.jpeg" alt="Ecologist Shares Climate-Smart Planting Strategies"/></image><caption/><description>Westmont ecologist Laura Drake Schultheis shares her research about plant flammability and defensible spaces in the face of climate change in a Wes...</description><tags><tag>westmont news</tag></tags></item>