Where Snow Isn’t White — Lecture recording
Free Zoom lecture with Dr. Ned Bair This Zoom lecture event occurred April 5, 2022. The webinar included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. For the link to the recording, click the title: Where Snow Isn’t White Clean snow/ice is only white in the visible wavelengths. It’s dark and even black in […]
The San Rafael Mountains Mélange — Lecture recording
Free live presentation and Zoom lecture with Art Wahl This presentation was offered live at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church and as a Zoom lecture on May 20, 2022. View the Zoom lecture recording at this link: The San Rafael Mountains Mélange. This lecture preceded an auto caravan field trip the following day, May 21, for […]
Smokey the Beaver: Can Beavers Prevent Wildfires? — Lecture recording
Webinar Recording of an Online presentation with Dr. Emily Fairfax This event occured over Zoom on November 17, 2021. This Zoom webinar included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. For the link to the recording, click the title: Smokey the Beaver presentation with Emily Fairfax Beavers are native to California—from the high Sierra […]
Cosponsorship: Sedgwick Reserve Walking Ecology Series — Lecture recording
Webinar presentation with Sandy DeSimone This Zoom lecture occurred on November 4, 2021. The Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society cosponsored the webinar (below) in the Sedgwick Walking Ecology Series 2021-22: “What’s Special About Coastal Sage Scrub” This Zoom webinar included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. Click here for a recording […]
A Conversation with Joan Lentz — Lecture recording
Interview with Joan Lentz, author of Story of a Santa Barbara Birder This Zoom webinar recording includes a 30-minute recorded interview with Joan, followed by a Q & A. The live event occurred on February 18, 2021. Click the title below for the lecture recording. A Conversation with Naturalist Joan Lentz We are excited […]
Tiger Salamanders in Santa Barbara County: What we’ve learned and future prospects: Lecture recording
Free online lecture with Brad Shaffer This presentation occurred live on Thursday, February 25, 2021 Click the title below for the lecture recording. Tiger Salamanders in Santa Barbara County The Santa Barbara Distinct Population Segment of the California tiger salamander has been listed as Endangered for nearly 20 years. During that time, we have learned […]
The Evolution of Stone Tools based on Lithic Artifact Analysis: Lecture recording
Lecture with Dr. Jay Reti This live Zoom webinar event occurred on March 21, 2021. Click the title below for the lecture recording. The Evolution of Stone Tools based on Lithic Artifact Analysis This event included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. Imagine for a moment what it would take to make […]
Pisaster Disaster: Sea Star Wasting Disease along the Pacific Coast: Lecture recording
Free online lecture recording with Melissa Miner This Zoom webinar event occurred live on April 1, 2021. Please click the link below to view the recording: Pisaster Disaster: Sea Star Wasting Disease First noticed in 2013, a mysterious disease has crippled sea star populations along much of the west coast. The outbreak, dubbed sea star […]