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Free online lecture with Brad Shaffer This presentation occurred live on Thursday, February 25, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Click the title below for the lecture recording. Tiger Salamanders in Santa Barbara County     The Santa Barbara Distinct Population Segment of the California tiger salamander has been listed as Endangered for nearly 20 years. During that time, we have learned …

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 to announce our first program of …

Recording of online lecture with Dr. Matt Kay Dr. Kay presented live on December 15, 2020. Click the title below for the lecture recording. Chaparral Plant Adaptations and Patterns of Recovery from Wildfire: Lecture Recording We are excited to offer this program, which was originally scheduled as an in-person SYVNHS-hosted lecture and field trip last April. Since then, California has …

Field trip with Susie Bartz and Larry Ballard Friday, Oct. 16, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Participation limited to 12 Advance registration opens at 9:00 am on Saturday, Oct. 3 at synature@west.net or 805/ 693-5683 This is a Members Only field trip, $10 per person Face masks will be required Join Susie Bartz  and Larry Ballard for a leisurely 2.5-mile roundtrip walk down the coast (east) and …

Free online lecture with author James L. Powell Co-hosted by the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society and the Solvang Library This lecture was presented Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 pm. James L. Powell’s Deadly Voyager presentation link HERE. Some 13,000 years ago, Earth’s nearness to the Sun and the tilt and direction of its axis aligned to warm the Northern …

Free online lecture with Dr. Caroline Williams Co-hosted by the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society and the UC Sedgwick Reserve View the recording of the online presentation at your convenience.  Presentation link: It’s Crickets at Sedgwick The lecture is an hour’s duration, followed by Q & A. This online lecture was first presented “live” by the Santa Ynez Valley …

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 file in order to view …

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 on Thursday, May 28th, 2020. …

Dear members and friends of the Society, Due to growing concerns about the community transmission of COVID-19, we have decided to cancel all of our spring 2020 field trips. Our 20th Anniversary Celebration and spring public lectures were previously canceled and may be rescheduled. As a science-based organization, the Natural History Society supports the scientific data, which confirms that this …

Dear Members and Friends of the Society, We have canceled our 20th Anniversary Celebration that was scheduled for Saturday, April 4th at UC Sedgwick Reserve, but we look forward to rescheduling this special event in late spring or fall. The April 9 lecture “Plant Adaptations and Recovery from Wildfire” with Dr. Matt Kay is canceled and we hope to reschedule …