Dedicated to the study, exploration, and appreciation of natural history in the Santa Ynez Valley region.

Coming in Fall 2016: Save the dates!

We have an exciting series of field trips and lectures lined up for this fall. Save the dates! Further information, including registration information, will be sent soon via email, our Magpie Calls newsletter, and our website: www.syvnature.org.
The featured image is of Devereux Slough, by Callie Bowdish

Thursday, September 15, 7:00 p.m.
Could Climate Change be Wrong?
Free lecture and book signing with James Lawrence Powell
Legion Wing, Veterans Memorial Hall, Solvang

Saturday, October 1
Whose Fault Is it?
Geology field trip in the Santa Barbara area with Jan Dependahl

Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 p.m.
King Sequoia: The tree that inspired a nation, created our national park system,
and changed the way we think about nature
Free lecture and book signing with Bill Tweed
Legion Wing, Veterans Memorial Hall, Solvang

Saturday, October 15
Wild Condors
Field trip to Hopper Mountain National
Wildlife Refuge with Joseph Brandt

Thursday, October 27, 7:00 p.m.
Grizzly Bears, Biodiversity, and Fire in the Chaparral
Free Lecture with Richard W. Halsey
Legion Wing, Veterans Memorial Hall, Solvang

Saturday, November 19
Parasites and Food Webs in our Local Estuaries
Free lecture with Kevin Lafferty

Saturday, December 3
Birds and Restoration of Devereux Slough
Field trip with Dan Fontaine and Darwin Richardson

Sunday, December 11
Birds and Tide Pools of Morro Bay and Montaña de Oro
Field trip with Joan Lentz and Larry Ballard

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