For the first time we’re offering an exciting ALL DAY trip to Santa Cruz Island with Island Packers out of Ventura! Fifteen lucky PAS members will be selected via lottery from the sign-up list. This is a hybrid of island endemic exploration, buttressed by seawatching and pelagic excitement on the boat there and back. On the island, we plan for some light hiking to target endemics like Island Scrub-Jay, Island Fox, and much of the exclusive Channel Islands plant life. And you never know what pelagic birds of interest may be gracing the county waters of Ventura and Santa Barbara. Ticket price is $85/person (inclusive of roundtrip boat, leaders, and tips). PAS membership required.
Sunday, May 18th, 8:15 AM – 6:30 PM
Trip leaders: Alex Coffey and Grigory Heaton
For the first time we’re offering an exciting ALL DAY trip to Santa Cruz Island with Island Packers out of Ventura! Fifteen lucky PAS members will be selected via lottery from the sign-up list. This is a hybrid of island endemic exploration, buttressed by seawatching and pelagic excitement on the boat there and back. On the island, we plan for some light hiking to target endemics like Island Scrub-Jay, Island Fox, and much of the exclusive Channel Islands plant life. And you never know what pelagic birds of interest may be gracing the county waters of Ventura and Santa Barbara. Ticket price is $85/person (inclusive of roundtrip boat, leaders, and tips). PAS membership required.
PHOTO: Island Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma insularis). Photo by Anita Gold/flickr.com. License: CC BY-NC 2.0