The Once and Future King of the Skies: An Eco-Historical Overview of the California Condor
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Free live lecture and Zoom webinar with Bryant Baker
Co-sponsored by the Solvang Library
In April of 1987 when the last of the remaining wild condors was captured, the world’s population of this iconic species totaled 27 birds. Now, due to the efforts of conservation organizations such as the California Condor Recovery Program, there are over 500 California condors with 350 of them living in the wild in California, Arizona, Utah, and Mexico. Magnificent in flight, condors
Beauty in the Burn: Fire Ecology at Sedgwick ReserveSaturday, April 5, 2025
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