The San Rafael Mountains Mélange — Lecture recording
Free live presentation and Zoom lecture with Art Wahl This presentation was offered live at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church and as a Zoom lecture on May 20, 2022. View the Zoom lecture recording at this link: The San Rafael Mountains Mélange. This lecture preceded an auto caravan field trip the following day, May 21, for […]
Smokey the Beaver: Can Beavers Prevent Wildfires? — Lecture recording
Webinar Recording of an Online presentation with Dr. Emily Fairfax This event occured over Zoom on November 17, 2021. This Zoom webinar included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. For the link to the recording, click the title: Smokey the Beaver presentation with Emily Fairfax Beavers are native to California—from the high Sierra […]
Cosponsorship: Sedgwick Reserve Walking Ecology Series — Lecture recording
Webinar presentation with Sandy DeSimone This Zoom lecture occurred on November 4, 2021. The Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society cosponsored the webinar (below) in the Sedgwick Walking Ecology Series 2021-22: “What’s Special About Coastal Sage Scrub” This Zoom webinar included a live presentation followed by a Q & A. Click here for a recording […]
A Conversation with Joan Lentz — Lecture recording
Interview with Joan Lentz, author of Story of a Santa Barbara Birder This Zoom webinar recording includes a 30-minute recorded interview with Joan, followed by a Q & A. The live event occurred on February 18, 2021. Click the title below for the lecture recording. A Conversation with Naturalist Joan Lentz We are excited […]
Birds in Black…..and Blue: Corvids of the Santa Ynez Valley — Lecture recording
Free on-line lecture with Dennis and Jess Beebe Co-hosted by the Solvang Library and the UC Sedgwick Reserve View the recording of the online presentation at your convenience. Viewers with an existing Dropbox account will be able to view the recording without downloading it. Viewers without a Dropbox account will be required to download the […]
A Brief History of the Best Animal in the World: The Striped Skunk — Lecture recording
Free online lecture by Dr. Jen Hunter, UC Berkeley’s Hastings Natural History Reserve This program is co-hosted by the UC Sedgwick Reserve View the recording of the online presentation at your convenience. The lecture is an hour’s duration, followed by Q & A. Presentation link: https://youtu.be/6jjRlSVMCMg This online lecture was first presented “live” via Zoom […]
Rare Plants of Santa Barbara County: Why Uncommon Plants Matter and What We’re Doing to Save Them
Free live lecture with Heather Schneider This lecture took place Wednesday, February 19, 2020. The Society had not yet begun lecture webinars. Co-hosted by the Los Olivos Library and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Los Olivos Community Organization Hall 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos With more than 6,500 kinds of native plants, California is […]
Live Birth – A Year in the Life of an Elephant Seal
Free live lecture with B. Misty Wycoff This lecture took place Thursday, January 30, 2020, 7:00 p.m. The Society had not begun lecture webinars. St. Mark’s in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, Stacy Hall 2901 Nojoqui Avenue, Los Olivos Note: This lecture precedes a field trip to Piedras Blancas to view the elephant seals. See February 1 entry, […]