Bug DayJoin Garden docents and entomologists for a weekend of fun and exciting insect related programs. From tours of the Garden in search of pollinators to hands on demonstrations and interactions with live specimens this is sure to "bee" a great event. Check website for a complete schedule of activities
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Marine Science Sunday: A Barkin' BirthdayDid you know that over half of all California sea lions are born on June 15 each year? Come celebrate one of California's most iconic marine mammals and learn about what makes this animals so special. Docent-led tours will take you around the hospital showcasing some of the patients we are caring ...
Join Pieter Folkens, lead California Whale Entanglement Team (WET) responder under the auspices of NOAA Fisheries/Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, for a discussion of whale entanglements along the Central Coast of California.His talk will chronicle a recent incident –– after weeks of tracking an entangled whale and being ...
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
Solar Astronomy SundayPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for a public Astronomy program at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. Society members will provide safe close-up views of our Sun using Solar-filtered telescopes (weather permitting). Activities will demonstrate how the Sun works, and how our Solar System developed. Authentic meteorites will ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Counter Culture Labs Presents: The Science of Sound"I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you." - HAL 9000, 2001- A Space Odyssey.Is there a ...