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Wednesday, February 19: Annual Members’ Meeting Short meeting preceding the evening presentation Wednesday, February 19, 6:45 p.m. Los Olivos Community Organization Hall. The Annual Members’ Meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. immediately before Dr. Schneider’s lecture in the evening. We will elect new board members for 2020 and hear a brief Treasurer’s report. SYVNHS members, please join us at …

Free lecture with Heather Schneider Co-hosted by the Los Olivos Library and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. Los Olivos Community Organization Hall 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos With more than 6,500 kinds of native plants, California is the most botanically diverse state in the nation. However, more than one-third of those plants are considered …

Field trip with Larry Ballard Postponed 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Participation limited to 15. Advance registration begins February 21 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683 Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5               The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge lies within the largest coastal dune system in California. The hike takes us through dune scrub, …

Postponed to late spring or fall: Field Trips, lectures, children’s activities, and a picnic 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. UC Sedgwick Reserve, Tipton House Advance registration (required) begins March 4 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683 Free event open to the public, and all ages are welcome           Join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Society! The founding …

Postponed to late spring or fall: Free lecture with Matt Kay Co-hosted by the Los Olivos Library 7:30 p.m. Los Olivos Community Organization 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos Wildfire is a natural part of chaparral plant communities. Not surprisingly, chaparral plant species have interesting adaptations that allow them to regrow and/or reproduce post fire.  For many species, wildfire is …

Postponed: Field Trip with Matt Kay Date and location to be determined Participation limited to 15. Advance registration pending Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 Matt Kay will lead a field trip to a local, post-fire chaparral plant community in the Santa Ynez Mountains in April. This field trip complements his lecture, Chaparral Plant Adaptations and Patterns of …

Field trip with Tim Matthews This trip was cancelled due to the pandemic. Saturday, May 2, 2020, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participation limited to 15. Advance registration begins April 2 at synature@west.net or 805/693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 We return to Quiota Creek during the height of spring migration, when many species return from southern …

Field trip with Larry Ballard This field trip was cancelled due to the pandemic. New date: Saturday, May 9, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Participation limited to 15. Advance registration begins April 9 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683 Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 The Thomas Fire in late 2017 and the Montecito debris flow in early …

Free lecture with Dr. Art Shapiro Co-hosted by the Los Olivos Library and LOCO Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM Los Olivos Community Organization (LOCO) Hall 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos There is a perception that butterflies are in trouble. Is it valid? Dr. Art Shapiro will offer some answers to that question based on his life-long interest …

A free workshop with Brenda Juarez and Gary Nett Co-hosted by the UC Sedgwick Reserve 3566 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 Advance registration begins November 7 at synature@west.net  or 805/ 693-5683. Participation is limited to 20. In this free hands-on workshop, Gary Nett and Brenda Juarez will offer tips for planting and growing native oaks from acorns and seedlings. …