Songs of the Wilderness

Exploring Mount Pinos and the Chumash Wilderness

Free Presentation with Q&A

Thursday, September 21st, 6:30PM
Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library
40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA

With an elevation of 8,847 feet, Mount Pinos is the tallest mountain in our local area. Created in 1992, the surrounding Chumash Wilderness encompasses 38,150 acres of wild lands. At the lower elevations is pinyon-juniper woodland that transitions into mixed conifers at the higher elevations, giving these mountains a distinctly Sky Island feel. Snow-covered in the winter, these mountains provide year-round recreational opportunities.

Join local author James Wapotich as shares images and stories from his treks through this scenic area, and provides an overview of its natural history.

James is a trail guide, Volunteer Wilderness Ranger with Los Padres National Forest, and author of the Santa Barbara News-Press hiking column, Trail Quest. He leads classes on backpacking, wilderness awareness skills, and mindfulness in nature.

This free presentation is part of the Trail Talks series hosted by the Santa Barbara Public Library.

The next talk in the series is Thursday, October 19th, 6:30pm, The Evolution of the Modern Flora of California with paleobotanist Bruce Tiffney