Field Botany FriedayJoin us to explore the Modini Mayacamas Preserves each season in search of botanical beauty and interest. We’ll learn some plant ecology and ethnobotany from ACR Education Specialist Dave Self and others in the group. Depending on the season, we’ll look for late flowers and seeds; nuts and fall colors, ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Testing the cold dark matter paradigm with the cosmic microwave backgroundDark Matter (DM) is a crucial component of the universe and, for calculations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), DM is successfully modelled as a pressureless perfect fluid within General Relativity (GR). With data from Planck it becomes possible to test generalisations of this model, searching for DM properties beyond ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Restoring Habitat for San Francisco's Rare Endemic ManzanitasSan Francisco hosts two of the rarest manzanitas in the world: Raven's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii) and Franciscan Manzanita (Arctostaphylos franciscana). These endangered species grew together in a distinct maritime chaparral habitat that once covered the serpentine hilltops of San Francisco. Their story is one of loss, salvage, rediscovery, and serendipity. Michael ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Grounds for Science: Microfluidics and the Study of Single CellsOur bodies are composed of tens of trillions of cells. Amazingly, recent advances in single cell studies show that no two of them are completely alike. Come learn about the field of microfluidics and how it is leading to new ways of studying single cells. Speakers: Jesse Zhang and Justin Ondry, ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Saturday, 12/16/17
Tracking with Meghan Walla Murphy Join us to spend a few hours learning to read tracks, trails and other wildlife signs on a 2-4 mile walk with Meghan Walla Murphy, one of the best trackers in the region. Meghan is also a very popular field instructor with Santa Rosa Junior College. To learn more about ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 General, $15 Members/Students, Free < 18
Quicksliver History HikeExplore what remains of the once-bustling mining operations in the hills above New Almaden on this 4-mile hike. Meet at the Wood Road entrance off Hicks Road. Bring water and a snack. Questions?  (408) 918-7770    ​​
Join 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.
Become part of Sausalito’s very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you!  Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Dr. Josh Dillion will talk about a new technique being developed here at Berkeley with collaborators around the world to use radio telescopes to make huge 3D maps of hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, to test our cosmological theories. He will explain the observational challenges we’re facing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Trekking the Bay ModelJoin a ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 to 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Sunday, 12/17/17
Lake Anza (Tilden Regional Park) FieldtripJoin us for a day of nature sketching and exploration in Tilden Regional Park.Lake Anza is a recreational swimming reservoir in Tilden Regional Park, which is located in the Berkeley Hills above Berkeley, California. The lake was created by the construction of the C L Tilden Park Dam in 1938. ...
Wintertime brings the fungus out! There's always some sort of mushroom action happening at Lake Merritt, so come out with Constance Taylor explore and find out who's fruiting. This walk is great for beginning mushroomers!
Where: OaklandCost: Free (RSVP required)
Made for Movies: Star Wars IV, V, and VIThe original Star Wars films brought audiences to never-before-seen worlds teaming with spacecraft, cities, and creatures made almost entirely by hand in George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic model shop. Discover the artistry, ingenious fixes, and unexpected materials behind some of the most iconic scenes in cinema.Come in costume as ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Tuesday, 12/19/17
ExoComets: Now You See Them, Now You Don'tMinor bodies such as Kuiper Belt Objects, comets and asteroids constitute the rocky, icy debris left over from the planet building phase of our solar system. The existence of reservoirs of small rocky bodies (i.e. asteroids/planetesimals) in orbit around young stellar systems is now well established. The initial proto- planetary ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wednesday, 12/20/17
Taste of Science: Plant Breathing and Human MemoryUnderstand learning & memory by "SUSHI MODEL"In this talk, i would be covering questions like Is our brain "plastic"? IF it is, then how does it work? How do we learn & forget stuff ? How are bags of information carried long distance in brain?How and when do these bags ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: $5
Wonderfest: Ask a Science Envoy x 4Wonderfest Science Envoys are early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations. Following short talks on provocative modern science topics, these four Envoys will answer your questions with insight and enthusiasm:UC Berkeley's Carina Cheng on "Observing the Night Sky" - What kinds of astronomical objects and phenomena can you observe in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #91: Brainhacking, Holiday Comics, and WWII Botany!“Cyborg Your Mindâ€Explore electronics projects that you can build to manipulate your brain in strange, new, debatably useful ways!Speaker: Alex Glow------------------“O Holy Night, Batman! The Cartoon Art Museum’s Best and Worst Holiday Comicsâ€Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at…Iron Man? Join San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum for ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Thursday, 12/21/17
Scientists at Work: What Are Local Seabirds Eating?How do scientists learn what Bay Area birds are eating? Come see for yourself, as biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science invite visitors to watch them while they work. They’ll be studying the diets of local cormorants by dissecting the indigestible pellets coughed up by these birds. Each pellet contains ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Brittle, gray manganese is a transition metal that lends its strength to steel and other alloys, and shows its colors in a variety of oxidation states. An essential element for life, manganese plays a key role in producing oxygen during photosynthesis, and helps our cells metabolize proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 advance, $19.95 at the door
