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Join us as we discuss Laura Cunningham’s captivating book- A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California. “Vernal pools, protected lagoons, grassy hills rich in bunchgrasses and, where the San Francisco Bay is today, ancient bison and mammoths roaming a … Read more
Spiny Succulents is Jeff Moore’s follow up to Soft Succulents; the spiky yin to the velvety yang. (Jeff Moore is owner of Solana Succulents, a small retail specialty nursery in Solana Beach. This book will be his fourth publication.) Join … Read more
Kevin Fedarko & Peter McBride – National Geographic Explorers Author Kevin Fedarko and photographer/filmmaker Peter McBride are two National Geographic explorers who made history when they set out to hike 800 miles of the Grand Canyon. During this trip, they … Read more
Join Friends of China Camp as we lead a discussion on John Marzluff ’s captivating book- In the Company of Crows and Ravens “From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of … Read more
The Descendants Chapter of the Old Spanish Trail Association, in partnership with the Peña Adobe Historical Society, will present “The Old Spanish Trail: Tales of its Northern California Travelers”. The Old Spanish Trail Association was formed in 1994 by historian … Read more
Register for Beauty and the Beast here: http://cnps-yerbabuena.org/calendar/speaker-series/ Speakers: Rob Badger and Nita Winter Rob Badger and Nita Winter will take you behind the scenes on their 27-year journey photographing wildflowers throughout California. It began in 1992 when they discovered … Read more
The natural world is full of mysteries, ones that writers and artists are uniquely equipped to unlock. In this virtual conversation, four authors meet at a literary crossroads between hard science, lyrical prose, and visual sumptuousness: Naturalist, writer and illustrator … Read more
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 7 pm, Pacific time KPFA Radio 94.1 FM with Heyday Books presents a webinar Obi Kaufmann The Forests of California A California Field Atlas with Brian Edwards-Tiekert Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 7 pm EVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/obi-kaufmann-the-forests-of-california-tickets-118221899885 From … Read more
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) along with Santa Clara County Parks in welcoming Jenny Clendenen, a long-time Almaden Valley resident and POST supporter, to hear about her new book MINE: El Despojo de María Zacarías Bernal de Berreyesa. Learn … Read more
Join Heyday for its 14th annual Heyday Harvest celebration - this year in virtual form - featuring a night of inspiring people, conversations, and experiences, including an introduction to the work and impact of local luminaries Greg Sarris and Innosanto Nagara, an intimate face-to-face … Read more
MARIN ART AND GARDEN CENTER PRESENTS Webinar with renowned landscape designer, Darrel Morrison whose ecology-based approach has influenced generations of practitioners. For more than six decades, Morrison has drawn inspiration from the varied landscapes of his life—from the Iowa prairie … Read more
On April 19th at 7pm PT, join naturalist and author Obi Kaufmann for a celebration of his latest field atlas, The Coasts of California. In this special livestream event, Obi will peel back the curtain on his process, then screen … Read more
Author Greg Sarris in conversation with writer and literary critic Jane Ciabattari For the first time in more than twenty-five years, Greg Sarris—whose novels are esteemed alongside those of Louise Erdrich and Stephen Graham Jones—presents a book about his own … Read more
Josie Iselin’s colorful, contemporary seaweed portraits combine with fascinating historical imagery to create an exhibit that delves deep into the beauty and science of seaweed. The Curious World of Seaweed is a journey into the underrepresented stories of the marine … Read more
Marin Art and Garden Center presents Josie Iselin and The Curious World of Seaweed. Josie has been using her flatbed scanner to create portraits of this remarkable flora for almost fifteen years, and her art explorations have taken her deep … Read more
Please join us for an intimate evening of reading and conversation with award-winning author and tribal leader Greg Sarris for his new memoir, Becoming Story: A Journey among Seasons, Places, Trees, and Ancestors. In this powerful new work, Sarris offers … Read more
Village Talk: Archeology of Indigenous Refuge and Recourse From the late 1700s to the late 1800s, the Spanish missions and other colonial projects established in central California compromised Indigenous cultures and identities, dispossessed Indigenous peoples of their traditional lands, destroyed … Read more
The studio will be open to visitors as renowned landscape and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting participates in Santa Cruz’s annual Open Studios Art Tour. There will be an exclusive display of new prints for the upcoming BAY OF LIFE exhibition as … Read more
The studio will be open to visitors as renowned landscape and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting participates in Santa Cruz’s annual Open Studios Art Tour. There will be an exclusive display of new prints for the upcoming BAY OF LIFE exhibition as … Read more
Frans Lanting has been hailed as one of the great photographers of our time, with his influential work appearing in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world. His photographs have been commissioned frequently by National Geographic. As The New Yorker … Read more
The studio will be open to visitors as renowned landscape and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting participates in Santa Cruz’s annual Open Studios Art Tour. There will be an exclusive display of new prints for the upcoming BAY OF LIFE exhibition as … Read more
The studio will be open to visitors as renowned landscape and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting participates in Santa Cruz’s annual Open Studios Art Tour. There will be an exclusive display of new prints for the upcoming BAY OF LIFE exhibition as … Read more
Join a special presentation by renowned National Geographic photographer-writer team Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom to launch their new BAY OF LIFE book. They will share images, videos, and stories. The show features exclusive work produced around the Monterey Bay … Read more
In this presentation, Author Erica Gies will give a talk on the research that went into her book as well as how new climate disasters remind us every day, our world is not stable. Increasingly severe and frequent floods and … Read more
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. To create landscapes … Read more
