Join us at Muir Woods for our 11th annual International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), a free event filled with activities and fun for all ages.IMBD is observed every year by hundred of thousands of people. Throughout the Western Hemisphere, people flock to parks, community centers, refuges, and town squares to ...
Sometimes it is the little things that count... like Plankton! We'll catch plankton with you from our dock, and take a closer look on our 10' screen in the Marine Science Center at these amazing creatures. Better than science fiction, we'll learn how these plants and animals survive and build ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20/Family, $10/Member Family
Rainwater Catchment, Greywater, Earthworks Tour at the EcoHouseTurn your house and yard into a water saving site with greywater systems, rainwater catchment, earthworks, and appropriate landscaping choices. You'll learn about the greywater system at the EcoHouse, the first permitted residential constructed wetland/greywater system in the State of California and the first greywater system in Berkeley to be ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
YSI Insect FairWalking sticks, silkworms and hissing cockroaches will be there, so why not you? At this family-oriented hands-on affair children and adults get an up-close look at live insects, spiders, scorpions, millipedes and more. YSI instructors and volunteers will be on hand to answer your questions and help you get hands-on. ...
Where: SaratogaCost: Free, donation requested, $6 park admission
See the world through the eyes of the mission blue butterfly, on this guided walk with park experts through different types of habitat that these endangered butterflies inhabit. With Susie Bennett (NPS Natural Resource Specialist), Claire Beyer (Parks Conservancy Project Coordinator and Resource Specialist), and Caroline ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
History of the Bay ModelJoin Ranger Thomas for an in-depth look into the history of the Bay Model from its beginning to the present. The program will look back at the purpose of the Bay Model and how it was instrumental in helping scientists understand the hydrology of the San Francisco Bay.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Physics Fun for Kids 5+Dr. Gunjan Chakravarty, PH.D will wow and inspire your kids with Physics all around you! This fun workshop will show kids how they are experiencing physics everyday naturally. For ages 5 and up.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Traveling Reptile Program by the East Bay VivariumThis one hour program features between 20 and 30 reptiles and other CREEPIES, CRAWLIES and CRITTERS (ex. Tarantula, frogs, lizards, snakes). They teach natural history, animal husbandry and safety.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
'SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories'Everywhere you look in Southern Louisiana (SoLa) there's water -- bayous, swamps, the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico. And everyone in Cajun Country has a water story, or two or three. SoLa's waterways are also home to the biggest economies in Louisiana -- a $70 billion a year oil ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Traveling Reptile Program by the East Bay VivariumThis one hour program features between 20 and 30 reptiles and other CREEPIES, CRAWLIES and CRITTERS (ex. Tarantula, frogs, lizards, snakes). They teach natural history, animal husbandry and safety.
