View Zoom lecture recordings and see the line-up of previous events

View Zoom lecture presentations that have been recorded over the previous two years. The Society is pleased to be able to provide these lecture recordings as a continuing educational resource. Select PROGRAMS in the top menu of any page, and scroll to PREVIOUS PROGRAMS. Each lecture description has an embedded link to the Zoom recording.  […]

Coming Soon: Save the Dates for Upcoming Films, Lectures, and Hikes

This Winter-Spring line-up covers topics and areas close to home here in the Santa Ynez Valley, and extends to remote San Nicolas Island. We’ll get geology-in-hand at Figueroa Mountain, and see the tectonic picture of Coastal California. Please see the previews below, and save the dates. Full descriptions and details, including registration information, will be […]

Winter-Spring 2018 Calendar-of-Events Preview

Stay tuned. Our Winter-Spring Calendar-of-Events preview is coming in days. Please check back—we have a very good slate lining up, including presentations about San Nicholas Island, the reintroduction of grizzly bears in California, and California earthquakes and geology. Upcoming field trips include one concerning serpentinite and related soils and plants, fire-follower wildflower walks, and more.

Coming in Fall 2017: Save the Dates!

We have an exciting series of field trips and lectures shaping up for fall 2017. Save the dates! And check back again—there may be additional attractions. Full descriptions and details, including registration information, will be provided later in summer via email, our Magpie Calls newsletter, and here on our website: www.syvnature.org. The featured image of […]