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Field trip with Dawn Summerlin Saturday, 2 October,  4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Participation limit to 12. Registration for Members only opens at 9:00 a.m. on September 18 at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. There is no regular fee, but you are requested to bring bedding materials like old sweatshirts, t-shirts, pillow cases, sheets, and newspapers. Masks should be worn when inside the …

Webinar presentation with Sandy DeSimone This Zoom lecture occured 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 of the zoom lecture: What’s Special …

Field Trip with Larry Ballard Sunday, November 7, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Participation is limited to 15. Advance registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on October 7 for Members and on October 28 for Nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 Masks are optional for those who have been vaccinated. Solvang is home to a diversity …

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 all the way down to the coast. Beaver dams also play a …

Field Trip with Susie Bartz Saturday, December 4, 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 15. Advance registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on November 4 for Members and on November 24 for Nonmembers at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 / Children $5 Masks are optional for those who have been vaccinated. A very low tide on the …

Field trip with Sabina Thomas This field trip has been postponed due to the Alisal Fire. New date: Saturday, January 29, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Participation is limited to 18. Advance registration opened based on the previously scheduled date in October. The trip filled, however, check back for updates on capacity. Register at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers …

Field trip with vintner Tim Gorham Saturday, August 28, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participation limited to 20. Advance registration opened for members at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 21. Registration will open to non-members at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 24, at syvnhs@syvnature.org or 805/ 693-5683. Members $10 / Nonmembers $25 Covid precautions: Field trip participants may be mask …

Free online webinar with Amy Zuckerwise Co-sponsored by UCSB This presentation aired on Thursday July 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Access the Webinar presentation recording by clicking this link: Bobcats: The Wildcats Next Door To catch a glimpse of a bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a rare thrill for most of us, including avid hikers. Yet these important predators are a …

Free online webinar recording with Bill Buelow Co-sponsored by WE Watch This Zoom webinar event occurred live on Thursday, July 8, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Please click the link below to view the recording: Addressing Groundwater Issues in SYV Click this link to view: Bill Buelow’s Powerpoint Slides of the Presentation Most of the water used in the Santa Ynez …

Free online webinar recording with Dennis and Jess Beebe This Zoom webinar event occurred live on Thursday, May 13, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Please click the link below to view the recording: “V” is for Vulture We see them circling overhead almost every day; sometimes we mistake them for hawks. In our area, these large black, bald-headed birds are usually …