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All About Ojai: Wildlife Tracking
Introductory Wildlife Tracking
Basics and Beyond of Animal Track & Sign Identification
March 16. 10 am–12 pm
Rare Plant Species Seed Cleaning
Rare Plant Seed Cleaning with the SBBG
December 3. 1–4 pm
OVLC Office
Fall Guided Bird and Nature Walk
Guided Bird and Native Plant Walk
October 27, 8:30–10:30 am
Ojai Meadows Preserve
Geology Presentation and Hike
Geology of the Ojai Valley
November 10, 9 am – 1 pm
OVLC Building and Ventura River Preserve
California Naturalist Open House
California Naturalist Open House
Saturday, December 1. 2–3 pm.
OVLC Office
Free Guided Hike in Wills Canyon
Guided Nature Hike
May 26, 9 am–1 pm
Wills Canyon, Ventura River Preserve
Spring Native Plant Sale
Spring Native Plant Sale
April 21, 9 am – 12 pm
Ojai Meadows Preserve Native Plant Nursery on Besant Road
California Naturalist Certification
California Naturalist Certification Course: April 13 – May 19, 2018
If you enjoy exploring and learning about our local ecology, engaging in citizen science, and sharing your knowledge with others, this program is for you! The 40 hour course combines a science curriculum with guest lecturers, field trips and project-based learning to explore the unique ecology and natural history of Ventura County.
Julie Tumamait-Chumash History, Culture and Plant Knowledge
Saturday, January 20, 2018
10:00 AM
OVLC Office
370 W. Baldwin Road Bldg. A4
All About Ojai: Julie Tumamait
The History, Culture and Plant Knowledge of the Chumash People
The Chumash were Ojai’s first inhabitants, living here for thousands of years before European explorers arrived. The livelihood of the Chumash people was based upon their subsistence upon the available natural resources – plants, animals, and fish, and their sustainable ways of utilizing these resources. They found use for almost every type of plant and animal available – for food, clothing, medicine and tools. Their environment inspired their art, their beliefs, their stories, ceremonies and songs.
Free Guided Bird & Nature Walk
Free Guided Bird & Nature Walk
Ojai Meadows Preserve
John Pavelko & Art Vander
Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:30-10:30 AM
California Naturalist Certification
California Naturalist Program Open House
December 9, 2:00-3:00 pm
OVLC Office 370 W. Baldwin Road, Bldg. A4
California Native Plants
Planting Native Plants in a Challenging Climate: What, Why and How of California Native Plants
Saturday, October 28, 10 to 11:30 am, OVLC office
Town Talks- Wildlife in our Backyard- The Urban Carnivore Project
Town Talk: Wildlife in the Valley
Sunday, September 24
4:30-6pm
$5 admission, current Ojai Museum members free
Location: Ojai Valley Museum
Join Jenny Fitzgerald at the Ojai Valley Museum for a fascinating exploration of the increasing challenges faced by mountain lions, bobcats and coyotes due to urbanization.
Ojai Meadows Restoration Tour
Ojai Meadows Restoration Tour
Ojai Meadows Preserve
Saturday, June 3 at 9 am
SPRING BIRD WALK WITH JESSE GRANTHAM
Bird Walk with Jesse Grantham
Ojai Meadows Preserve
May 13, 8:30 – 10:30 am
Family Wildflower Walk
Family Wildflower Walk Led by Bettyanne Sessing
April 15, 11 am
Ojai Meadows Preserve
The Chaparral Ecosystem
The Chaparral Ecosystem: The Secrets of Ojai’s Remarkable Shrubland Wilderness
Talk and field trip led by Richard W. Halsey
April 30, 10 am – 1 pm
Wildlife Tracking Class
All About Ojai: Environmental Learning Series
Wildlife Tracking Class
Saturday February 25, 8:30 am
Old Baldwin Road Trailhead, Ventura River Preserve
Free Wildflower Walk
Wildflower walk led by Stuart Niebel
Saturday, March 4 at 12 pm
Ojai Meadows Preserve
Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project
Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project
Talk by Paul Jenkin
March 11, 10 am – 12 pm
OVLC Office
Detection Dogs
All About Ojai: Environmental Learning Series
Saturday February 4, 2017
10 am – 12 pm
OVLC Offices 370 W. Baldwin Road, Bldg. A4
California Naturalist Certification
California Naturalist training program
March 31 – May 6, 2017
This course is a combination of classroom work and field training.
CALIFORNIA NATURALIST OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, December 3, 2:00-3:00pm OVLC Office 370 w. Baldwin Road, Bldg. A4 The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC) is hosting an Open House featuring the California Naturalist Certification Program that will be offered in Spring 2017. The Open House will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 PM at the OVLC Offices, 370 W. Baldwin Road- […]
The Chumash in the Ojai Valley
Join us for a fascinating exploration of Chumash life though artifacts, art and stories presented by Julie Tumamait at 10 am Saturday November 12.
The Buzz About Bees
Please join us on July 30th, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for an informative lecture by Dr. Ruben Alarcon: The Buzz About Bees – Conserving and Protecting Our Pollinators
Celebrate National Trails Day
In celebration of National Trails Day®, OVLC is hosting free guided hikes and nature walks on three of our preserves this Saturday, June 4.
Free Guided Bird Walk
Join bird expert Jesse Grantham for a very special birding tour on May 7th, 2016 from 8:30-10 a.m. Meet at the Ojai Meadows Preserve
Wildlife In Our Backyard
Please join us for an informative presentation about wildlife in our backyard, presented by wildlife biologist David Lee on Thursday May 5, 2016 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Annual OVLC Herb Walk with Lanny Kaufer
Join us on Monday April 25, 2016 for a native plant hike led by Lanny Kaufer
Annual Native Plant Sale
Nursery Manager Ron Singer will be selling some of the OVLC’s best stock of natives from our own Ojai Meadows Preserve Native Plant Nursery. April 23, 2016 9 a.m – 12 p.m. The plant sale will be at our Ojai Meadows Preserve Native Plant Nursery on Besant Road. Use Lomita entrance to the Ojai Meadows […]
Wildlife Tracking Class
Wildlife Tracking Class
Basics and Beyond of Animal Track & Sign Identification
Saturday March 19, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Oso Trailhead, Ventura River Preserve
Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water and sun protection
California Naturalist Certification
The course will begin with orientation on Friday March 4th, 2016, followed by a field trip on Saturday March 5th. It will continue on subsequent Fridays and Saturdays.
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy is excited to announce that in partnership with University of California Cooperative Extension we will be offering the California Naturalist Certification Training this Spring.
The California Naturalist training is an innovative program developed by the University of California Cooperative Extension to foster a committed corps of volunteer naturalists and citizen scientists trained and ready to take an active role in local natural resource conservation, education, and restoration. The California Naturalist program provides an overview of California’s diverse ecology, as well as a more in-depth study of the ecology of the Ventura River Watershed.
All About Ojai: MOTHER NATURE’S CHILD Film and Panel Discussion
ALL ABOUT OJAI
Co-Hosted with Ventura Wild
FILM PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday January 29, 2016
6PM
Matilija Auditorium
MOTHER NATURE’S CHILD
Growing Outdoors in the Media Age
Guided Nature Hike and Restoration Tour
Saturday November 21, 2015
8:00 – 11:00 AM
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC) is hosting a guided hike at the Ventura River Preserve on Saturday November 21, at 8:00 AM. The hike will focus on current OVLC restoration projects and the birds and plants that call the preserve home. Led by OVLC docent and Certified California Naturalist John Pavelko with special guest guide Art Vander, resident plant expert.
Winter Migration Bird Walk
Saturday December 12, 2015
Ojai Meadows Preserve
With Jesse Grantham
Join Jesse Grantham for a birding tour of the Ojai Meadows Preserve on Saturday morning December 12, at 8:30 AM. This is winter migration time so you will have a chance to learn about bird species who make their home here in the winter and those who just stop by for a rest on their way somewhere else.
All About Ojai: MOTHER NATURE’S CHILD Film and Panel Discussion
ALL ABOUT OJAI
Co-Hosted with Ventura Wild
FILM PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday January 29, 2016
6PM
Matilija Auditorium
MOTHER NATURE’S CHILD
Growing Outdoors in the Media Age
All About Ojai: Watershed Film Screening
ALL ABOUT OJAI: Environmental Learning Series Saturday, July 11, 2015 10 am – 12 pm OVLC Office 370 W. Baldwin Rd. Ojai Bldg. A4 Film Presentation and Panel Discussion WATERSHED: Exploring a New Water Ethic for a New West On Saturday July 11 at 10 AM the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will be screening the film WATERSHED. Executive […]
All About Ojai: Urban Carnivores
Update 7/79/15: Thank you to Jenny Fitzgerald who gave a fantastic talk about mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains a few weeks ago for our All About Ojai series. For those of you that wanted more information on the Liberty Canyon puma crossing project, here is a short film about it: ALL ABOUT OJAI: Environmental […]
The Chaparral Ecosystem – Rick Halsey, The Chaparral Institute
All About Ojai: Environmental Learning Series Richard W. Halsey, The Chaparral Institute: The Secrets of Ojai’s Remarkable Shrubland Wilderness Saturday, March 14, 2015 10 AM- 12 PM OVLC Office 370 W Baldwin Road, Bldg. A4 On Saturday, March 14, the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will host a two-part presentation by Richard Halsey, chaparral ecologist, writer, […]
Chumash History in the Ojai Valley
All About Ojai: Environmental Learning Series The Chumash in the Ojai Valley The History, Culture and Plant Knowledge of the Chumash People Part 1: Julie Tumamait Saturday, Feb. 7 2:00 PM OVLC Office 370 W. Baldwin Road, Bldg. A4 Part 2: Lanny Kaufer Sunday, Feb. 8 9:30-1130 AM Riverview Trailhead Ventura River Preserve The Chumash […]
Native American Heritage Commission Meeting Notice
The Native American Heritage Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday December 1, 2014 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. The meeting will be held in the conference room at the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, 370 W. Baldwin Road, Bldg A4 Ojai CA.
Film Screening “DAMNATION”
A Fundraiser for the OVLC Saturday, August 16 Doors open at 7:30 PM – Film Starts at Dusk @ the Mob Shop Beer & Munchies provided by the OBC The Mob Shop 110 W. Ojai Avenue Ojai California 93023 www.themobshop.com This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in […]
All About Ojai: GREEN FIRE: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
Saturday, July 19 10 AM At the Ojai Playhouse Register now On Saturday July 19 at 10:00 AM the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy will host a screening of Green Fire, the first full-length, high definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. The film explores Aldo Leopold’s life in the early part of […]
All About Ojai: History of Agriculture in Ventura County
ALL ABOUT OJAI: Environmental Learning Series Saturday, June 14, 2014 – 10:00 AM OVLC Office – 370 W. Baldwin Road – Bldg. A4 John Krist, Farm Bureau of Ventura County “Living Legacy” – The Story of Ventura County Agriculture Register Now » In this chapter of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy’s All About Ojai Series, John Krist will be presenting […]
Western Tracking Institute to offer Full-Day Track and Sign Class on March 15
Please join the Channel Islands Tracking Team for a full-day track and sign class on Saturday, March 15th at the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy’s Ventura River Preserve. The class will be taught by Barry Martin of the Western Tracking Institute. We will meet at the Old Baldwin Road trailhead at 8:30 am (directions below) and spend most of […]
MARCH 8-ALL ABOUT OJAI- GEOLOGY OF THE OJAI VALLEY- UCSB Professor Ed Keller
ALL ABOUT OJAI: Environmental Learning Series Saturday March 8, 2014 10 AM to 12PM Ojai Playhouse, 145 E. Ojai Avenue UCSB Geology Professor Ed Keller Geology of the Ojai Valley And the river that runs through it Register Here The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy is hosting Professor Edward Keller for a presentation on the Geology of […]
