Sunday, November 12: Fall Colors in Fir Canyon

Field Trip with Liz Gaspar Sunday, November 12, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participation is limited to 20. Advance registration begins October 12 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683. Members free/ non-members $20. Featured image of pool along Davy Brown Creek. Photo by John Evarts. Walking down Fir Canyon on the Davy Brown trail is like […]

Sunday, December 17: Introducing the Trees of UCSB: Six Continents in Three Hours

Field Trip with Larry Ballard Sunday, December 17, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Participation is limited to 25. Advance registration begins November 17 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683. Members free/ non-members $20. Campus parking: $4. Featured photo of Ribbon Gum by Owen Duncan. UCSB has more than 250 tree species from six continents growing on campus. […]

Saturday, January 6, 2018: Visit to the Pismo Monarch Butterfly Grove

Field Trip with Marion Schlinger Saturday, January 6, 2018: 8:30 am to 1:30 pm Participation is limited to 25 Advance registration begins December 6 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683 Members free/ non-members $20 Featured photo of mating Monarch Butterflies by Marion Schlinger. Join entomologist Marion Schlinger to visit the Pismo Monarch Butterfly Grove to see […]

Saturday, March 4, 9:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m.: Exploring Mount Dibblee

Field trip with Larry Ballard Saturday, March 4, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 25. Members free/non-members $20. Pre-registration required at synature@west.net or 805 693-5683. This infrequently used trail takes us through a large stand of chaparral on the upper west part of UCSB Sedgwick Reserve. The chaparral is entirely Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus, one […]

Saturday, March 18, 9:00 a.m. to about 4:00 p.m.: Carrizo Plain National Monument

Field trip with Denis Kearns. Saturday, March 18, 9:00 a.m. to about 4:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 25. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 805 693-5683. Members free/non-members $20. Join us for an adventure in Carrizo Plain National Monument with BLM Botanist Denis Kearns, where we may (depending on rainfall) find acres of spring […]

Sunday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Local Spring Wildflower Foray

Field trip with Liz Gaspar. Sunday, April 9, 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 $20. We’re leaving the location open for this spring wildflower foray; Liz Gaspar will decide our local destination based on the best blooms. Last year, she led us […]

Saturday, April 22, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Quiota Creek Birds and Wildflowers

Field trip with Tim Matthews. Saturday, April 22, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 20. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 805 693-5683. Members free/nonmembers $20. Join Tim Matthews for a springtime field trip to Quiota Creek on the private Mitchell Ranch. Late April to early May is a great time to […]

Saturday, October 1: Whose Fault Is It? The Geology Behind Santa Barbara’s Scenic Beauty

Field trip with Jan Dependahl. Saturday, October 1, 9:00 a.m. to about 5:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 25. Advance registration required at synature@west.net or 805 693-5683. Member registration begins: August 16. Non-member registration begins: August 26. Members free/non-members $20. Do you ever look at Santa Barbara’s beautiful mountains–or islands offshore–and wonder how they got […]