Sunday, May 1: Blooms and Birds of Burton Mesa
Field trip to Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve with Tim Matthews and Christine Thompson. Sunday, May 1, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 20. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. Members free/nonmembers free. This trip will explore plants and birds of the unique ecosystem protected by Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve (BMER), and […]
Friday, July 15: Flora and Rock Paintings of Vandenberg Air Force Base
Field trip with Chris Ryan Friday, July 15, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 25. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. Members free/nonmembers free. South Vandenberg Air Force Base offers spectacular views of the Channel Islands and seldom-seen natural history displays. The base archeologist, Chris Ryan, will host our group to […]
Saturday, September 26: Dragonflies of Santa Barbara County
Free lecture with Hugh Ranson. Saturday, September 26, 2015, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Tipton Meeting House and in the field, UC Sedgwick Reserve. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. for those who would like to picnic prior to the lecture. Join us for an eye-opening lecture about local dragonflies with Hugh Ranson, an authority on this unique […]
Sunday, October 11: Birding–Fall Migrants on Figueroa Mountain
Field Trip with Tim Matthews. Sunday, October 11, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. Participation is limited to 15. Members free/nonmembers $20. Do you know the Northern Pygmy-Owl’s call? After this trip, you may. Come bird Figueroa Mountain with Tim Matthews for a listen and look at fall migrants, full-time […]
Thursday, October 29: Hydrology of the Santa Ynez River: Past, Present and Future
Free lecture with Tim Robinson. Thursday, October 29, 7:00 p.m. Legion Wing, Veterans Memorial Hall. 1745 Mission Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. A Mediterranean climate is characterized as having an extended dry season and a short wet season, a combination that is often is associated with a boom-bust river runoff regime. Santa Barbara County, specifically the […]
Thursday, November 12: Surf, Sand, and Stone: How Waves, Earthquakes, and Other Forces Shape the Southern California Coast
Free lecture with Keith Heyer Meldahl. Thursday, November 12, 7:00 p.m. Legion Wing, Veterans Memorial Hall. 1745 Mission Dr, Solvang, CA 93463. Join us for a free evening lecture and book signing with Keith Heyer Meldahl, author of Surf, Sand, and Stone, and the 2011 Rough-Hewn Land: A Geologic Journey from California to the Rocky […]
Sunday, November 22: Geology Exploration of the Upper Santa Ynez River
Field Trip with Susie Bartz. Sunday, November 22, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. Participation is limited to 20. Members free/nonmembers $20. The Santa Ynez River is a braided meander belt that finds its way along the north side of the Santa Ynez Mountains, flowing west to the ocean at Lompoc. […]
Saturday, December 5: Winter Birds of the Santa Ynez Valley
Field Trip with Guy Tingos at UC Sedgwick Reserve. Saturday, December 5, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. Participation is limited to 15. Members free/nonmembers $20. Join naturalist and birder Guy Tingos on an exploration of UC Sedgwick Reserve’s bird life. December is an excellent time to view the […]