Twilight HikeTake advantage of this rare opportunity to experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve as dusk arrives and the animals start to appear. Our twilight hikes are on select Fridays throughout spring and fall. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: $15 donation encouraged
Zoovie Night – Kung Fu Panda 3Put on your jammies and enjoy an evening of Zoovie magic with the whole family. Bring your pillows, blankets, and chairs and snuggle up in our auditorium for a specially selected family movie. Meet some of our education animals and Roosevelt, Oakland Zoo's costumed alligator mascot. Hot chocolate and popcorn ...
Where: OaklandCost: $6-$7
Saturday, 07/23/16
Sunrise Solitude & Early Morning WildlifeMeet ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self at the junction of Pine Flat Rd. and Red Winery Rd., 3/4 mile 'east' on Pine Flat Rd from Hwy 128 at Jimtown. We'll drive up to the Preserve, with each person claiming an individual sit-spot. We'll each settle in to appreciate the summer ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Going Green: the Restoration of the South Bay Salt PondsJoin an interpretive walk to photograph the wildlife and wetlands in the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Learn and be part of history of the wetlands restoration. Knowing the area will both increase your appreciation for the baylands and the ability to see them in a whole new way. ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Marshlands of DreamsJoin Paul Mueller on a 1-mile walk of the LaRiviere Marsh Trail to find traces of the past. Prior to marsh restoration, learn how Californians utilized the area for farming, quarrying, salt production, and transportation. There will opportunities for bird watching as well.F
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Sand Dunes of San Bruno MountainTake a guided hike through the ancient inland sand dunes on the western end of San Bruno Mountain. The remnant dunes are host to unique flora, including the endangered San Francisco Lessingia, which will be in full bloom. Following the hike, attendees will help protect the SF Lessingia by removing ...
Where: Daly CityCost: Free with $20 suggested donation
The Delta: Past and Present In 1850 the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was a much different place than today. It was part of an immense everglade system that extended into and included the Central Valley. A massive transformation occurred with the rapid population growth during and after the Gold Rush. Oak forests, hundreds of meandering rivers, ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Family Sundown SafariIs your family ready for a WILD campout? Grab your camping gear, your family, a few friends, and get ready for an overnight adventure at Oakland Zoo.Family Sundown Safari is a unique overnight program for the whole family. This program includes dinner, a nighttime and morning guided tour of the ...
Where: OaklandCost: $85.00 per person for non-members / $75.00 per per
'2010: The Year We Make Contact'The thrilling sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey, based on Arthur C. Clarke's Novel 2010: Odyssey Two. Directed by Peter Hyams, starring Roy Scheider as an American astronaut sent on a joint U.S.-Soviet space mission to Jupiter in an effort to find out what happened to ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Sunday, 07/24/16
Sunrise Solitude & Early Morning WildlifeMeet ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self at the junction of Pine Flat Rd. and Red Winery Rd., 3/4 mile 'east' on Pine Flat Rd from Hwy 128 at Jimtown. We'll drive up to the Preserve, with each person claiming an individual sit-spot. We'll each settle in to appreciate the summer ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Special LASER Event - Scientific Delirium MadnessPlease join us for the one day of the year that the Djerassi Program's Artists' Barn and private grounds are open to the general public! Meet our resident artists and scientists, walk the stunning natural landscape, and view panoramic ocean vistas!Open studios, dance and music performances, and literary readings. Self-guided ...
What Are Marine Mammals Saying?Marine mammals make the craziest sounds! Ranging from the loudest noises of any animals (blue whales) to the songs of humpback whales to elephant seals which sound kindof like evil chickens, each marine mammal has their own voice. Come learn more at What Are Marine Mammals Saying and test your ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Heat and Temperature: Full-Spectrum Science with Ron HipschmanJoin Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world.What's the difference between heat and temperature? We use the terms interchangeably, but they have precise meanings to physicists. How does your thermostat work and how does a Thermos® know to keep a hot thing hot and a cold ...
How much do you know about moths - the hyperdiverse (mostly) nocturnal cousins of butterflies? In celebration of National Moth Week, we'll be hosting a Moth Ball at Quail Hollow Park in Santa Cruz to draw attention to the beauty, diversity, and ecological importance of moths. Quail Hollow is situated ...
In this talk, I will discuss Ligra, a shared-memory graph processing framework that has two very simple routines, one for mapping over edges and one for mapping over vertices. The routines can be applied to any subset of the vertices and automatically adapt to their density, which makes the framework ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Learn Genetic Engineering! Biohacking Academy: The logic behind DNA expressionBiohacking Academy: The logic behind DNA expressionEver wondered how GMO's are created or wanted to embrace your mad scientist side?Well, now you can! This lecture series at Counter Culture Labs, Oakland's community lab, will teach you the basics of synthetic biology then let you in the lab to try the ...
Last month's sold out show, sponsorship by the always incredible East Bay Express, and a fantastic lineup featuring everyday probability, the history of juvenile justice, and the amazing band The Ten Thousand Ways all point to why you should snatch up your tix in advance. Or, as The Ten Thousand Ways put it:We're glad you're ...
Where: OaklandCost: $8-10
Tuesday, 07/26/16
California Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) workshopThe Coastal Commission is partnering with California Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) and the US Army Corps of Engineers to offer a FREE workshop on Tuesday, July 26 from 9:30am-1pm at the San Francisco Bay Model in Sausalito. Experience a ranger-led tour of the Bay Model as well as ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Bringing Nuclear Power to MarsEstablishing a lunar base is probably a wise first first step to colonizing Mars, and colonizing Mars will be a giant leap forward for humankind to travel to the stars. We begin our discussion by noting that the bare minimum for sustaining life on the Moon exists in the water brought by comets ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Trivia @ The TechSo you think you're down with what's up in Silicon Valley these days? Put your chops to the test at our first Trivia @ The Tech event. Bring your friends or make new ones on the spot, then settle in for a not-your-typical-trivia-night night.Food, beer and wine sold separately.Ages 18+
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General Admission $7 Members
If ye value critical thinking, and if ye scorn the flim-flam man, join us, your friends. Skeptics in the Pub is a group of like-minded people informally discussing the latest in science or pseudoscience over good eats & ale. 7PM 4th Wednesday each month (except November and December)
The giants of the ocean employ a surprisingly "different strokes" approach to sex. Some bull whales battle for their mates; some beguile with song and caress. Others may just get lucky – literally. And, where group sex is involved, "timing is everything" may apply. Size matters among certain species, but ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $5 donation
Climate change, sea-level rise and shoreline retreatGlobal climate is changing and has been driven in large part over the past century by the increasing anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases. As the Earth's atmosphere has warmed, ice sheets and glaciers have melted and retreated, and combined with a warming ocean, have accelerated the rate of sea-level rise. The impacts ...
Happy Hollow is not just a place for kids!Introducing our early morning Senior Safari Walkabout. Get some exercise while enjoying the beautiful sights and sounds of Happy Hollow Park & Zoo. Seniors are invited to challenge their minds, get a little (or a lot) of exercise, and gain unique knowledge into the ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free admission and parking
CA Native Plant Sale: Open NurseryCA Native Plant Sale: Our entire California Natives propagation area (across the street from the garden entrance) will be open on the last Thursday of July and August - July 28 and August 25 - 10:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m., for the public to come shop, browse, get advice and ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in AnimalsAre humans that different from animals? Animals fall in love, establish rules for fair play, exchange valued goods and services, hold "funerals" for fallen comrades, deploy sex as a weapon, and communicate with one another using rich vocabularies. In this lecture, Professor Lents marshals evidence from psychology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, ...
Why did humans become such efficient long-distance runners? How can runners avoid injury? Join Daniel Lieberman on July 28th for Being Human: Born and Evolved to Run and learn about the evolution of endurance running.Humans and our recent ancestors have been accomplished endurance runners for more than a million years, ...
This week, NightLife is all about image. Be the first to peep the Academy's third-annual BigPicture wildlife photography exhibit and raise a glass to the best in nature and conservation photography.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Citizen Science Workshop: Introduction to iNaturalist Have you ever seen a flower, tree, bird, mushroom, or insect and wished you knew what it was? Well, now you can find out with iNaturalist! This online platform allows you to tap into a global community of naturalists, biologists, and other nature enthusiasts to help you learn about nearly ...
Science of BicyclesDesign enthusiasts, serious cyclists, and inquisitive young professionals are invited to join the Exploratorium Lab and Shinola on July 28 to talk about creation and design and explore the science of bicycles at Shinola's beautiful San Francisco flagship location.Sky Yaeger, director of Bicycle Product Development at Shinola, will talk with ...
It's not just earthquake country! by Margaret T Mangan, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS CalVOVolcanic Eruptions occur in the State about as frequently as the largest San Andreas Fault Zone earthquakes.California's "watch list" volcanoes are dispersed throughout the State and future eruptions are inevitable--the likelihood of renewed volcanism is on the order of ...
Don Hyatt, an Australian Skeptic, will take you through a guided tour of Australian skepticism, looking at the Australian attitude to pseudoscience, the paranormal and religion. The fights with anti-vaxers, purveyors of CAM, chiro, the emergence of shonky university degrees, water dowsing, compulsory religious instruction in schools and those legendary bush ...
