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Mt Tam Docent TrainingVolunteer your time to assist visitors in appreciating and protecting Mt Tamalpais!We are now recruiting Visitor Center and Gravity Car Barn Museum docents! The Visitor Center and the Gravity Car Barn at East Peak attract many visitors who enjoy learning about the mountain and its natural and cultural history. Visitor ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Beginning BirdingJoin volunteer Jane Haley on an easy walk along Rodeo Lagoon to discover our winter birds. Bring binoculars and field guides. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. Bring field guides and binoculars.Ages 8+
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Holiday Sale Rocks, Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Jewelry, & MoreMineral and Gem Society invites you to the annual holiday sale organized by members of the club. Come and see wonderful gifts of nature and art from around the world gems, jewelry, rocks, minerals, and lapidary arts. Browse the bargains and pick up some great gifts for the holidays. Kids ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free
Science Film Festival: 'Contact' with Jill TarterBased on the novel by the famed astrophysicist Carl Sagan, Contact tells the story of a mysterious radio signal discovered by Dr. Ellie Arroway at the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Dr. Arroway contends with the far-reaching implications of her discovery and considers the pursuit of a first contact with ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: See weblink
Science Sunday: Turning off the Tap on California’s Trash: Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and RemovalMarine debris is one of the most widespread pollution problems facing the world’s ocean and waterways. Huge amounts of consumer plastics, lost fishing gear, and other items lead to untold impacts on marine species and their habitats - not to mention the socioeconomic impacts on coastal communities. With an estimated ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Training Session: Alameda County MycoFlora ProjectThis is a training session for an ongoing project.Citizen scientists are needed to gather mushrooms for the North American MycoFlora Project.As a local sub-project, MycoFlora of Alameda County Project will collect and document mushrooms to store for future study. Training to locate, photograph, post to iNaturalist, number, dry and process our collections are ...
Where: OaklandCost: 0
The Evolution of a MartianOur journey toward Mars and beyond will be humanity’s greatest adventure. It will determine the fate of our species and the extent of our legacy. This journey is already underway. Humans have walked on the Moon and have survived long-duration spaceflight. Our spacecraft have explored the solar system and mapped ...