Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society

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in the Santa Ynez Valley region.

Tag: Cristina Sandoval

Plovers at the Point: Walking Coal Oil Point Reserve

Rescheduled to Tuesday, October 7, 2025

A close-up photo of a Western Snowy Plover sitting on the beach with an egg under it and a plover chick next to it.

Field Trip with Dr. Cristina Sandoval
Coal Oil Point Reserve, UCSB
The Western Snowy Plover (Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus) is found along the Pacific coast of North America, Mexico, and in some interior western states. We will meet with Dr. Cristina Sandoval at the Coal Oil Point Reserve Nature Center and tour the reserve, discussing the ongoing conservation and