Details: Join instructor Steve Junak for an exciting day trip to Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island. Our group will depart from Ventura Harbor via Island Packers. After the boat docks at Scorpion Anchorage, we will explore some of the eastern end of Santa Cruz Island on foot. Steve will lead participants on easy to…
Details: Join us for a very special trip to the Cueva Valdez area on the northwest shore of Santa Cruz Island. Trips are rarely offered to this location and require special permission from The Nature Conservancy. We will land in a small cove next to Tres Bocas Cave, a popular landing site for boaters since…
Santa Barbara is home to a rich variety of trails and habitats. Through this series of immersive classes you’ll earn the basic skills and awareness to explore our backcountry trails. You’ll also learn about native plants and deepen your connection to the natural world. Each class takes place on one of our many local trails…
Details: Join us for a very special trip to Fry’s Harbor on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island. We will land on a rocky beach at the site of a rock quarry that was active from the mid-1920s until 1930. Rocks from this site were used to build the breakwater in the Santa Barbara…
Details: Join us for a special trip to the Prisoner’s Harbor on Santa Cruz Island, which is on the border of the Nature Conservancy property. Steve Junak will lead our guests on a scenic walk on the trails near the harbor to see and learn about the unique island flora on the north side of…
Details: Join instructor Steve Junak for an exciting day trip to Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island. Our group will depart from Ventura Harbor via Island Packers. After the boat docks at Scorpion Anchorage, we will explore some of the eastern end of Santa Cruz Island on foot. Steve will lead participants on easy to…
Details: The Santa Barbara Region is home to a rich variety of both trails and habitats. Through this series of immersive classes you will learn the basic skills and awareness to explore our backcountry trails; learn about the native plants found on our trails; and deepen your connection to the natural world. Each class takes…
Details: Each spring Anacapa Island bursts into rainbow bloom, ranging from the bright red of Indian paintbrush to the vibrant yellow of giant coreopsis. Island Packers takes us across the channel where you may see dolphins, whales, sea lions, and a variety of shore birds. After docking at the East End Landing Cove at the…
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