At our meeting grounds under the Muir Woods archway, we catch our first glimpse of Redwood Creek. We will make our way upstream keeping an eye and ear open for the coho salmon. This tour is part of a series, and as the weather changes so too will the tour. ...
Exploring the outer Solar System: now in vivid colourThe outer reaches of our Solar System are home to hundreds of thousands of small icy worlds. Their present orbits are a sculpted signature of the early migrations of the giant planets, particularly Neptune. Yet the faintness and highly eccentric orbits of most of these worlds mean only a tiny ...
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was originally created to help the state protect the environment, but a comprehensive statistical study released last year shows that CEQA lawsuits actually hurt the transit, renewable energy and infill housing development projects that would further our state's environmental goals. Hear about the challenges ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10 General, Free for members
Total Solar EclipseGather at the Exploratorium to watch our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse happening in Micronesia. Our webcast team will travel to the coral island of Woleai, in the Pacific Ocean 500 miles north of New Guinea, to bring you this astronomical event. Special monitors have been set up to ...
The clash at the Paris Climate Conference between developed and developing nations, which sunk the Copenhagen Climate Conference, was navigated deftly and miraculously, with the possibility that billions of people can soon benefit from green power. Yosef Abramowitz, a pioneer of Israel's and Africa's solar industries, and a member of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
The Fight for WaterThis historical documentary, set during the 2009 California Water Crisis, follows the stories of two Central Valley farmers. They discuss how water restrictions and environmental regulations have threatened their way of life, their American dream and their community. The crisis point was an environmental ruling to protect an endangered fish ...
Where: San JoseCost:
Social Isolation Under the Microscope: Dangerous Health Effects and How We Meet this ChallengeThis panel will present eye-opening information about serious health and psychological effects of social isolation on youth. This dynamic panel of experts and student leaders will discuss everything from root causes of social isolation and alarming statistics that impact everything from academic failure-including increased school truancy rates-to adverse medical outcomes-including ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General $8 Members, $7 Students
Engaged Locally and Globally: Young Climate Researchers at UC BerkeleyJoin four energetic, engaged UC Berkeley grad students for a to glimpse the fascinating range of climate-related research that young people are doing in our back yard – as well as a their aims for the future. Ian Bolliger models the Sierra snowpack – and in his spare time works ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
The Threat of Rising WatersSilicon Valley is the lifeblood of the Bay Area economy. But rising waters and extreme weather brought about by climate change put major tech companies and other businesses at risk. Scientists and experts warn that our region is due for the next severe storm, but are Bay Area residents and ...
