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 […]
Program Report: Coreopsis Hill, March 2016
Field Trip led by Larry Ballard. Reported by Larry Ballard and Len Fleckenstein. Photos and captions by John Evarts. THE DUNES OVERVIEW by Larry Ballard The Guadalupe dune sheet extends from Oso Flaco south to the Santa Maria River. It lies entirely on the Santa Maria River floodplain and represents two aeolian (wind-blown) Holocene dune-building episodes. The active dunes date […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sunday, March 8: Botany Hike in Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Field trip with Sally Isaacson Sunday, March 8, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Arroyo Hondo Preserve Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. (limit of 20 participants) The 782-acre Arroyo Hondo Preserve is packed with botanic diversity. Come explore this richness during a leisurely botany hike through the canyon with Sally Isaacson. We’ll look for […]
Sunday, March 8: Birding the Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Field trip with Guy Tingos Sunday, March 8, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Arroyo Hondo Preserve Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 693-5683. (limit 20 participants). Spend a relaxing morning with Guy Tingos exploring the birds of the Arroyo Hondo Preserve. Riparian, oak woodland, and chaparral habitats should yield a good mix of wintering birds […]