Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society

We roam free in the heat of summer. . .

We have two program seasons each year, spring and fall. We have finished our slate of field trips and lectures for the Spring Programs season. Please come back in September for the Fall Programs season. We’ll provide previews of what we have coming as details fill out.

In the meantime, look below to see all the field trips and lectures we offered this spring. You can also view all past programs either by clicking the Past Programs buttons below, or click Programs in the menu bar.

Upcoming Programs

Carrizo Plain National Monument: A Wild Life in California’s Largest Remaining Native Grassland

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

Free lecture with Chuck Graham
Co-Hosted by Solvang Library
The 250,000 acres of Carrizo Plain National Monument are quietly spectacular, as they encompass one of the highest concentrations of threatened and endangered species in a California protected space, comprise the largest protected habitat along migrating birds’ Pacific Flyway and, important to both of these, protect the largest remaining

Dedicated to the study, exploration, and appreciation of natural history in the Santa Ynez Valley region.