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
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-
Free live and Zoom presentation and book signing with Richard Salas
The marine waters of our Northern Channel Islands support more than 5000 species of plants and animals. This stunning biodiversity is made possible by a complex environment of rocky intertidals, underwater
Join us on Saturday, June 21, at the beautiful UC Sedgwick Reserve from 9:00 am to 2:00 p.m. for a variety of nature-themed walks, tours,
Free live and Zoom presentation and book signing with Dr. Matt Ritter Co-sponsored by the Solvang Library See below for the presentation recording. Dr. Matt
Field trip with Laurie Burnaby and Marion Schlinger
Join Laurie and Marion for a gentle walk along paved or dirt paths in a quiet, park-like area near Buellton. Laurie will incorporate yoga into our walk at strategic stops along the way to enhance the physical and mental experience of nature. Marion will focus your appreciation and attention
Free live lecture and Zoom webinar with Hugh Ranson
Photographer and naturalist Hugh Ranson has had a lifelong love of species that fly. Although a dedicated and expert birder, 10 years ago, Hugh became interested in identifying and photographing dragonflies. He presented a lecture and mini field trip for the Society on Odonata, an insect
Free live lecture and Zoom webinar with Dr. Douglas Long
Co-Sponsored by the Solvang Library
California has the highest biodiversity of any state in the nation, but also has the most species at risk, and many species are now extinct. Dr. Douglas Long will address this difficult subject. He will explain what makes California such a
Free lecture with Dr. Kevin Lafferty
Dr. Lafferty reveals what some may view as a darker side of complex ecosystems. Every kind of bumble bee, buttercup, budgerie, and human, is host to a parasite – perhaps two, and possibly hundreds. Indeed, parasitism is the most popular lifestyle on earth.