We in Santa Barbara are very lucky to have amazing natural history and birding experts available to present to us monthly. Our programs are usually the fourth Wednesday of the month at Farrand Hall at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History unless otherwise noted. The doors open at 6:30pm with programming starting at 7:00.
Subscrbe to the SBAS events calendar, learn how on this page.
For program details click on a program title below.
- The Power of Birds: An Evening with the CEO of the National Audubon Society
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmFleischmann Auditorium,
Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA
MAPThere is a $5.00 General Admission fee.
You do not need to be a Museum member to purchase tickets.
Advanced tickets (highly recommended) are available at the SBMNH website.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door the evening of the event, if any are still available.Dr. Elizabeth Gray serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Audubon Society, leading the organization toward its vision of a future where birds thrive. A champion of science-based conservation and a renowned expert in global conservation and climate change, she joined Audubon in March 2021 as President and Chief Conservation Officer and was named CEO later that year—the first woman since Audubon’s founding in 1905 to hold the role. She leads more than 800 staff working across the Americas to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss. Since her arrival, she has led a landmark $826 million campaign, the groundbreaking release of the Migratory Bird Explorer, and the unifying Flight Plan strategy, reinforcing Audubon’s commitment to hemispheric conservation through the power of birds. Under Gray’s leadership, Audubon has embraced a multicultural, multigenerational approach, ensuring its work reflects and engages all the communities connected to conservation across the Western Hemisphere.
