Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit: Lecture recording
Free online lecture with Lyanda Lynn Haupt This event occurred live on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Please click the link below to view the recording: Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit This Zoom webinar included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. Members and friends of the Santa Ynez […]
“V” is for Vulture: Lecture recording
Free online webinar recording with Dennis and Jess Beebe This Zoom webinar event occurred live on Thursday, May 13, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Please click the link below to view the recording: “V” is for Vulture We see them circling overhead almost every day; sometimes we mistake them for hawks. In our area, these large […]
How Are Groundwater Issues Being Addressed in the Santa Ynez Valley? ~ Lecture recording
Free online webinar recording with Bill Buelow Co-sponsored by WE Watch This Zoom webinar event occurred live on Thursday, July 8, 2021 Please click the link below to view the recording: Addressing Groundwater Issues in SYV Click this link to view: Bill Buelow’s Powerpoint Slides of the Presentation Most of the water used in the […]
Bobcats: the Wildcats Next Door ~ Lecture recording
Free online webinar with Amy Zuckerwise Co-sponsored by UCSB This presentation aired on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Access the Webinar presentation recording by clicking this link: Bobcats: The Wildcats Next Door To catch a glimpse of a bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a rare thrill for most of us, including avid hikers. Yet these important predators […]
Chaparral Plant Adaptations and Patterns of Recovery from Wildfire — Lecture recording
Free Zoom lecture with Matt Kay
California has experienced an unprecedented number of fire events that have been described as megafires. A number of these wildfires burned through vegetation types that are broadly categorized as conifer forest or mixed hardwood forest. This talk, coming on the third anniversary of the Thomas Fire—arguably one of California’s first megafires—will focus on our area’s chaparral and how
Birds in Black…..and Blue: Corvids of the Santa Ynez Valley — Lecture recording
Free on-line lecture with Dennis and Jess Beebe Co-hosted by the Solvang Library and the UC Sedgwick Reserve View the recording of the online presentation at your convenience. Viewers with an existing Dropbox account will be able to view the recording without downloading it. Viewers without a Dropbox account will be required to download the […]
A Brief History of the Best Animal in the World: The Striped Skunk — Lecture recording
Free online lecture by Dr. Jen Hunter, UC Berkeley’s Hastings Natural History Reserve This program is co-hosted by the UC Sedgwick Reserve View the recording of the online presentation at your convenience. The lecture is an hour’s duration, followed by Q & A. Presentation link: https://youtu.be/6jjRlSVMCMg This online lecture was first presented “live” via Zoom […]
Annual Members’ Meeting
Wednesday, February 19: Annual Members’ Meeting Short meeting preceding the evening presentation Wednesday, February 19, 6:45 p.m. Los Olivos Community Organization Hall. The Annual Members’ Meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. immediately before Dr. Schneider’s lecture in the evening. We will elect new board members for 2020 and hear a brief Treasurer’s report. SYVNHS […]