Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society

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

Past Lectures, Recordings, & Special Events

Past Lectures: These are organized below in the Program Season when they occurred. Please note that our “season” runs over two periods, the first beginning in fall of one year and the second beginning in winter/spring the following year.
 
Lecture recordings:  In our Program Seasons below, lectures dating back to the 2020-2021 season have links to recordings. Please take advantage of this free educational resource and view these enriching talks from a variety of people—all experts in their fields.
 
Search past lectures using basic keywords, such as a presenter’s name or a topic such as “Sedgwick Reserve.”

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2025 Program Season: Lectures & Special Events

 

Fall 2024 Program Season

2022-2023 Program Season

2021-2022 Program Season

2020-2021 Program Season

2019-2020 Program Season

2018-2019 Program Season

2017-2018 Program Season

2016-2017 Program Season

2015-2016 Program Season

2014-2015 Program Season

WORK-in-PROGRESS! We ask for your patience as we continue to transition to our new website. Our previous website served beautifully for a long time, but it finally could not keep up with software advances. See below that several posts are either lacking full text, photos, or both. Sometimes things get lost along the way when moving to a new site, and we’re working to reconstruct as best we can.