Current Field Trips
All Field Trips Spring 2025 Season
Spring Equinox Yoga/Nature Awakening
Thursday, March 20
Field trip/Outing with Laurie Burnaby and Marion Schlinger
Join Marion and Laurie for an experience of awe and wonder. Awe deactivates the part of our brain that is always thinking about ourselves. It opens us to things that are bigger than ourselves. The benefits are slowing down, strengthening our immunity, and regulating our nervous system. As we walk,
Beauty in the Burn: Fire Ecology at Sedgwick Reserve
Saturday, April 5
Field Trip with Bryant Baker, Co-sponsored by UC Sedgwick Reserve
Join us for a unique opportunity to experience a land recovering from wildfire alongside a local expert on post-fire regrowth, Bryant Baker, Director of Conservation and Research for Los Padres ForestWatch. This hike will take us into the heart of Sedgwick Reserve, which was burned in the July 2024 Lake Fire. Bryant will teach us about the
Spring Birding Along Quiota Creek
Saturday, April 19
Field trip with Rebecca Coulter
Rebecca will share a favorite location for birders on this field trip. We will wander along Refugio Road as it follows Quiota Creek, which is always a joy of spring birding in the Santa Ynez Valley. We will spend a couple of hours along this quiet stretch of road, looking for and listening to the signs of migrants as they arrive on breeding grounds or stop over
Wildflowers of the Lake Fire Burn Zone at Midland:
Sunday, May 4
Pop-up Field trip with Margie Popper and John Evarts
Join us for a moderately strenuous 4-mile hike to appreciate wildflowers and plant recovery in the 2024 Lake Fire burn zone along the trails at Midland School. Many annuals and some perennials in the burn zone have responded with vigorous regrowth and Midland offers some excellent displays of spring wildflowers. The late start to the 2024-
FIELD TRIP PAYMENT
Advance registration is required for all field trips, and registration must be made before making a payment. Registration instructions are given within each field trip post.
The Society’s field trips cost $10 for members, $5 for children, and $25 per person for non-members.