Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration

Historical dried seaweed pressings were loaned to The Algae Society from The Vernon and Mary Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) collection at the UC Santa Barbara. On view at the MOXI Museum of Exploration and Innovation from May-July 2019.

CCBER fulfills the university’s mission of education, research, and outreach through its stewardship and restoration of campus lands and preservation and management of natural history collections.

CCBER promotes the teaching of diverse undergraduate courses in EEMB, Environmental Studies, and Geology. It also supports faculty, staff, and student research interests by providing field and lab-based resources. In addition, CCBER houses regionally focused collections of terrestrial plants, algae, and vertebrates, as well as an extensive plant anatomy collection. The Center satisfies the University’s obligation to provide stewardship of campus lands, rich in biodiversity. Through the ecological restoration program, the Center encourages land restoration on and near campus. The Kids in Nature outreach program fulfills K-12 educational goals, while staff and faculty curators provide scientific information and advice to private entities.

The union of these elements into CCBER creates a campus facility dedicated to education, research, and outreach related to regional biological diversity and restoration.

More information about the center can be found here: https://www.ccber.ucsb.edu