On May 8th, 2025 over 50 people attended a special visit to the Sedgwick Reserve on Sʰamala Chumash homelands, as part of a Stewardship Pathways training led by the Collaborative of Native Nations for Climate Transformation and Stewardship (CNNCTS) partners from San Diego State University and Climate Science Alliance in partnership with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Native Coast Action Network, and the Great Basin Tribal Alliance at the Desert Research Institute.
Located in Santa Barbara’s Santa Ynez Valley—home to the Sʰamala Chumash peoples since time immemorial—Sedgwick Reserve is a research, conservation, and education facility managed by CNNCTS partner, the UC Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System. In recent years, Sedgwick has experienced both planned burns and wildfires. During the visit, attendees learned about fire stewardship, cultural burning, and fire-following plants.
Learn more about the shared stories, sights, and learnings of this special visit to Sedgwick.
This video was produced by Condor Visual Media.