Field Experiences
PRE-CONFERENCE
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Santa Cruz Island: Overnight Camping
Participants will assemble at Island Packers dock and travel by boat to Santa Cruz for an overnight stay on Santa Cruz Island.
This trip is NOT organized by the APCG. Please see the link below for instructions on how to arrange an overnight or multi-night stay on one of the Channel Islands
https://www.nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/santa-cruz-things-to-do.htm
Thursday - Guided Tours
Torrey Pines on Santa Rosa Island
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island_(California)#/media/File:Torrey_Pine_Grove.jpg
Santa Cruz Island: Day Trip
The APCG has reserved 25 seats with Island Packers for all-day trip to Santa Cruz Island. The first 25 persons who reserve a seat will get seats.
If demand warrants, the APCG will try to reserve additional seats.
You will leave at 9:30 AM and return at 4:30PM - arriving back at the harbor around 5:30 PM.
Transportation from conference hotel to the departure point (Island Packers) can be provided by the APCG, or you can drive yourself - or walk from the hotel (30 minute walk - 1.2 miles)
Read trip details carefully before reserving your seat.
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Learn more about the trip: https://islandpackers.com/trips/santa-cruz-island-sci-2/scorpion-cove-sci/
$60
Taste of Historic Ventura - Walking Tour
Join local geographer Geordie Armstrong for an afternoon walking tour of Ventura's thriving and picturesque downtown. Learn about the rich history of the region while you take in the sites along Ventura's pedestrian-friendly Main Street. Among the likely stops on the tour are the Mission and Museum complex, various shops featuring regional wines, olive oils, and several architectural gems.
Transportation from the conference hotel to the Mission can be provided by the APCG.
Expect a midday afternoon walk and talk...perhaps longer if the weather and company are enjoyable!
Details will be emailed to all participants prior to the conference.
$15
Potential Self-Guided Tours
Ojai-Ventura Valley Bike Trail
Ojai Bike Trail Ride
The Ojai Valley Trail is a 15-mile trail that parallels Highway 33 from Foster Park on the outskirts of West Ventura, to Fox Street in Ojai. Sections wind through wooded areas and past riverbeds. Lunch is included.
Bike rental and helmets are included with the $40 field trip fee, but you may bring your own bike (or helmet) if you please. Bike options include e-assist bikes (for moderate hills), road bikes, and mountain bikes.
See Ventura Bike Depot for additional information.
https://www.ventura.org/parks-department/ojai-valley-trail-venturaojai/
Transportation from the conference hotel to the Bike Depot can be provided by the APCG, but if you bring your own bike, then you'll have to transport it.
Ventura Botanical Gardens
The Ventura Botanical Gardens is 107 acre park space that has a world-class collection of 100,000 plants representing each of the five Mediterranean Climate Zones, along with spectacular views overlooking Ventura and the Pacific Ocean.
https://venturabotanicalgardens.com/
Ventura Harbor
Our conference date precludes the inclusion of a guided tour of Ventura Harbor, but you can rent a variety of boats, kayak, paddleboards, etc. dockside from Ventura Boat Rentals. You can paddle or float around the harbor and take in the sites. Ventura Harbor remains a port of call for a variety of fishing boats, hundreds of yachts and other pleasure craft and a robust colony of harbor seals.
http://venturaboatrentals.com/HomePage.html
Self Guided Driving Tours
Ventura County has multiple scenic areas available for exploration by car. The Topa Topa and Santa Monica ranges create dramatic scenery above some of the world's most valuable agricultural valleys. Scenic agricultural towns, like Ojai, Santa Paula and Ojai within an easy drive from the conference hotel. Numerous local farms offer guided tours of their agricultural lands. The drive "down the coast" and back through hidden Valley will take you through some of California's most iconic scenery - used in countless movies, television shows and TV commercials. You can find excellent lunch spots almost anywhere.
Steve Graves suggests taking one (or both?!) of the loop drives below - and modifying as you see fit or your time permits.
Malibu - Hidden Valley Loop
Ojai - Santa Paula - Fillmore -Moorpark Loop
