Monarch Butterfly Field Trip

GOLETA MONARCH BUTTERFLY GROVE, Saturday December 7 2024 Description: Last year was a good year to view the butterflies, and hopefully the this one will be too. Monarch butterflies spend the winter here in the Butterfly Grove located in the Ellwood Mesa Preserve. The peak time is usually in early December. However, the number varies ... Read more

Pixley Nation Wildlife Refuge Fieldtrip

Description: The Pixley National Wildlife Refuge is one of very few areas in the Southern San Joaquin Valley where the public can enjoy viewing sandhill cranes, which roost here from September through March with numbers peaking to 6,000. During the day, the cranes forage for food in nearby open fields. They return to the refuge ... Read more

Kodachrome Introduced

Kodachrome Changes the World ### Key Details about Kodachrome - **Patented Technology:** The Kodachrome process was developed by Leopold Godowsky Jr. and Leopold Mannes, two musicians who were also passionate about photography. They began working on the process in the early 1930s and successfully developed it into a practical technology by 1935. - **Specific Date:** ... Read more