Wild Talks Featuring Obi Kaufmann

The Spectrum of Wildlife Care in California: A Survey of Biodiversity, Stewardship and Ecology

Wild Talks is a lecture series hosted by Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network that explores our wild world through the eyes of experts in different wildlife fields.

On May 19th, 2024 from 2 pm to 4 pm, best-selling author of the California Field Atlas, Obi Kaufmann comes to The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network to present his work. In his artful yet analytical books, Obi Kaufmann explores the transformation of the resource landscape from its ancient origins through its modern challenges to its future possibilities. In this special presentation, Obi will zoom in on the biodiversity crisis across the ecological island that is the California Floristic Province and where hope might be found in brilliant conservation efforts across the State. Heightened with lyrical prose and backed by up-to-the-minute, well-sourced science, Obi demonstrates how we learn from the deep past to uncover truths about the future. Obi tells the story of how the road through geographic literacy and ecological philosophy leads to a new era of democratic sustainability, one that we can and will usher in together.

Lecture (with Q&A): 2-3 pm

Book Signing with Obi Kaufmann: 3-4 pm

Reception: 3-4 pm