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Saturday, April 28: Color After Ashes: Following the Fire-Followers

Field Trip with Larry Ballard. Saturday, April 28, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 20. Advance registration begins March 28 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10. / Non-members $25. / Children $5. Payment can be made via check or cash on the day of the field trip or in advance of the trip using a credit …

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Saturday, May 12: What Is a Perfect Field Guide, and Why Don’t We Already Have Them?

A free lecture and book-signing with Charles Hood. Saturday, May 12, 7:00 p.m. UC Sedgwick Reserve, Tipton House. Featured image of book cover courtesy of Charles Hood This informal talk and book-signing with California author and naturalist Charles Hood will take us on a tour of current field guide offerings and explore the pleasures and challenges of trying to write, …

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Saturday, July 14: Tracking Sharks in the Waters off Southern California

Free Lecture with Dr. Chris Lowe Co-hosted with the Solvang Library Saturday, July 14, 7:00 p.m. St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church 2901 Nojoqui Avenue, Los Olivos Featured banner photo courtesy of the CSULB Shark Lab Join us for a timely summer presentation about underwater exploration and research into the natural history of sharks with Dr. Chris Lowe, Director of the Shark …

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Magpie Calls Newsletter Posted

Magpie Calls, Autumn 2017, Volume 18, Issue 1 The current edition of Magpie Calls includes a message from board president Dennis Beebe, the Fall/Winter 2017 Program line-up, a photo summary of Spring 2017 Program field trips, and Marc Kummel’s Stumper. Featured photo of Ribbon Gum by Owen Duncan. Click this link to the Newsletters page for the Autumn 2017 Magpie …

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Mt Lion Kittens Courtesy Beth Pratt

Wednesday, Sept. 20: When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors

Free lecture and book signing with Beth Pratt-Bergstrom Co-Sponsored by Solvang Library. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m. Legion Wing, Veterans Memorial Hall. 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang. Featured photo of Mountain Lion cubs in the Santa Monica Mountains, courtesy of National Park Service. In a rapidly urbanizing state with nearly 40 million residents, how do we create wildlife friendly spaces and …

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Saturday, September 30: Birding Miguelito Canyon and Ocean Beach

Field Trip with Rebecca Coulter Saturday, September 30, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 15. Advance registration begins August 30 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683. Members free/ non-members $20. Featured photo of Townsend’s Warbler by Liz Muraoka. Join us for a morning of birding at Miguelito Park and Ocean Beach Park in Lompoc. Fall migration is underway! …

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San Rafaels James Wapotich

Thursday, October 12: Backpacking and Hiking in the San Rafael Wilderness

Free lecture with James Wapotich Co-sponsored by the Los Olivos Library. Thursday, October 12, 7:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Grange. 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos. Featured photo of San Rafael Wilderness by James Wapotich Join local author James Wapotich as he shares images and stories from his treks through our local backcountry.  Ever changing, the Santa Barbara backcountry is …

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Cultural Markings In Serpentinite Sam Spaulding 3 Scaled

Thursday, October 26: Cultural Markings in Blue Stone: A Story of the San Rafaels

Free lecture with Sam Spaulding Co-sponsored by the Los Olivos Library. Thursday, October 26, 7:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Grange. 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos. Featured image of cultural markings in serpentinite by Sam Spaulding. Pictographs are paintings on stone using natural materials, while petroglyphs are carvings or markings in stone. Chumash pictographs in Santa Barbara County are well …

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Sunday, November 12: Fall Colors in Fir Canyon

Field Trip with Liz Gaspar Sunday, November 12, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participation is limited to 20. Advance registration begins October 12 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683. Members free/ non-members $20. Featured image of pool along Davy Brown Creek. Photo by John Evarts. Walking down Fir Canyon on the Davy Brown trail is like finding a secret passage in …

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Thursday, December 7: Monarch Butterflies – Facts and Fate

Free lecture with Marion Schlinger Co-sponsored by the Los Olivos Library. Thursday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Grange. 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos. Featured photo of the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterby Grove by Joe Johnston/The Tribune. Marion Schlinger, a local entomologist and a board member of the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society, will  present an informative …

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