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Lecture/Field Trip with Rikke Næsborg Saturday, March 2, 2024, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. UC Sedgwick Reserve, Tipton House Participation is limited to 20. Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. February 2 for members and February 24 for nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/693-5683. A recording of the lecture presentation will be posted online after the event. Directions to Sedgwick Reserve will be …

Annual Members’ Meeting preceding the evening lecture This meeting took place Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Click this link for a recording of the Annual Members’ Meeting. Immediately preceding Dr. Bell’s Zoom presentation this evening, the Annual Members’ Meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. to elect board members for 2024, and to hear a brief Treasurer’s report. Members, please join …

Free Zoom presentation with Dr. Rayna Bell This webinar took place Wednesday, March 6, 2024. View the recording of the webinar at this link: Central California’s Amphibians and Reptiles Reptiles and amphibians are often overlooked as part of our local wildlife, but they are a diverse and fascinating group important to their habitats and vulnerable to climate change. Dr. Rayna …

Free Zoom presentation and book promotion with Dr. Dan Flores This event took place Wednesday, 13 March 2024 Click this link for the recording of the webinar: Wild New World with Dan Flores. This Zoom webinar by acclaimed historian and author, Dr. Dan Flores, will focus on his most recent book, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People …

Members-Only Field trip with Tim Matthews and Peter Schneekloth Saturday, March 16, 8:30 to 11:00 A.M. Participation is limited to 20, and open to SYVNHS members only. Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 24 at syvnhs@syvnature.org or (805) 693-5683. Members $10 / Children $5 Please note: We offer pop-up events when opportunity knocks and planning and promotion leap forward. Notice of …

Field trip with John Evarts and Margie Popper Sunday, April 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 20. Registration opens at 9 a.m. on March 22 for members and on April 1 for nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 Directions to the trailhead will be sent to registrants. …

Field Trip with Tim Matthews Saturday, May 11, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participation limited to 20. Registration opens at 9 a.m. on April 13 for members and on April 23 for nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 Directions to Burton Mesa will be sent to registrants. Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve is …

Free lecture and book promotion with Dr. Emily Taylor Co-sponsored by UC Sedgwick Reserve This live and Zoom presentation took place Friday, May 17, 2024, at UC Sedgwick Reserve, Tipton House. To view the Zoom recording, click the link: The Secret Lives of Snakes Join us at the Sedgwick Reserve for a fun evening celebrating the snakes of California! Dr. …

Pop-up Field trip with Larry Ballard Saturday, June 1, 9:00 a.m. to noon This field trip is full. Participation is limited to 20. Registration opens at 9 a.m. on May 1 for members and on May 15 for nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 Join naturalist Larry Ballard for a botany-focused field …