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King Swett Hike - Bay Area Ridge TrailJoin us for a hike on the King-Swett Ranches. This Solano Land Trust property is a protected expanse of hills and valleys between the cities of Vallejo, Benicia and Fairfield. This nearly 4000 acre expanse is only open on docent led hikes and includes a section of the Bay Area ...
Dark energy and the Hubble constant with standard candles and standard clocks In this talk, I will summarise our recent results on constraining dark energy and measuring the local expansion rate, i.e. the Hubble constant, with Type Ia supernovae and gravitationally lensed transients. Despite growing evidence of accelerated expansion of the universe, the physical mechanism driving this phenomenon is poorly understood. Using ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Adult Night Hike and Sip: Harvest MoonThe journey begins at sunset from the Center into the beautiful surrounding redwood forest. The 4-5 mile hike will be lit by the light of the moon. Along the way, you’ll learn about the local history and ecology of the forest and hear interesting stories and facts about the harvest ...
Where: OaklandCost: $30 General, $20 Member
Green FridayJoin Laura Cunningham for a presentation with her artwork, photos, and research on the ecology and management of Point Reyes National Seashore. An ongoing National Park Service General Management Plan revision is ongoing, and public comments are welcome, for Point Reyes National Seashore and the northern portion of Golden Gate ...
Quantum mechanics, the physics of the very small, is the most accurate and far-reaching theory in science. (Bear in mind: theory is as good as it gets in science!) Still, physicists themselves admit that they don't fully understand the quantum world. Caltech physicist and New York Times best-selling author Sean Carroll suggests that we do have a very ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Film screenings: 'California on Fire' & 'Wilder Than Wild'CALIFORNIA ON FIRE screeningQ&A with Jeff FrostWILDER THAN WILDA one-hour documentary that reveals how fire suppression and climate change have exposed our forests and wildland-urban landscapes to large, high-severity wildfires, and explores strategies to mitigate the impact of these fires.Producers Stephen Most and Kevin White will be joining us for ...