Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Where: FremontCost: $15 adults
8th Wine Country Nature & Optics FestivalThe 8th annual "Wine Country Nature and Optics Festival" will be focused on the black bears and a wide range of fascinating nature organizations representing fauna, flora, fur, feathers, and family fun. Over 40 non-profits, optics companies, and artists will be tabling at this free public event on the plaza. Additional festival ...
Where: SonomaCost: Free
Princes of Plants, Trees of Life: How People Use PalmsPalms are the third-most economically important plant family, after grasses and legumes. But you'd never know it living here near the 38th parallel. Jason Dewees, palm expert at Flora Grubb Gardens and author of the award-winning Designing with Palms (Timber Press, 2018), will talk about the rich economic and cultural ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members (incl garden admission)
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawk Talk & Raptor ReleaseThe Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the GGRO. Conditions permitting, a banding volunteer will bring up a newly banded hawk, talk about the banding program, and release the hawk in front of the crowd. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sean Carroll: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Space-TimeQuantum mechanics is the most accurate and far-reaching theory in physics, yet physicists themselves readily admit that they don't understand it. But Caltech physicist and New York Times best-selling author Sean Carroll suggests that we do have a very promising way of understanding the mysteries of the quantum world.This event ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $22 General, $15 Member, $8 Student
The Bigger Picture: A Brush with Nature - Artist ReceptionA show and sale of landscape paintings, a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Open Space and Parks Fund of the Marin Community Foundation Free and open to the public.Chris Adessa and Thomas Wood are landscape painters in Marin County, California. Their work has supported nature-conservation organizations, ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 - 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Film Screenings: Wild ChildWild Child is a curated program for kids and families. Join us on an educational and inspirational journey from the cold Alaskan North, to the remote Karnali River in Western Nepal. We will learn about the importance of wolf and bison in our ecosystems and culture, and how anyone, regardless ...
Where: ValejoCost: Free
Adult Night Hike and Sip with Michael CharnofskyLed by East Bay Regional Park District and Chabot, join us for a special edition of Hike & Sip with special guest Michael Charnofsky. Michael has worked for over 20 years in outdoor science education as a Naturalist and he has served on the Board of the California Association of ...
Where: OaklandCost: $30 General, $27 Member
Full Moon Night HikeAre you interested in what animals come out after the sun goes down? Now is your chance to find out! Come join Youth Science Institute for a mild walk through Alum Rock Park, and discover who is waking up as the sun sets. This leisurely walk is suitable for all ...
Where: San JoseCost: $16
Exploring Pluto, Charon & the outer reaches of the solar systemIn 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft flew past icy Pluto and Charon and sent back the first images of these objects in the furthest outskirts of our solar system. I will review what we now know about Pluto and Charon, and how the study of these bodies has evolved. I'll ...
