Alcatraz Gardens Class Series: Building MosaicsJoin us in the beautiful Alcatraz Gardens for this hands-on workshop to build your own mosaic tile with instructor Kristi Halva. Kristi has been involved with the arts since her days in high school and has recently studied under the direction of Laurel True, a well-known mosaic artist at the Institute ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $50
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.
Where: FremontCost: Free
Biodiversity BioblitzCome explore the Modini Mayacamas Preserves with other serious “nature nerds†and experts. Our goal is to add species records each season to the Biodiversity of the Modini Mayacamas on iNaturalist. Each of us tends to spot, and share enthusiasm and knowledge about, species that others rarely notice. Mark your ...
Astronomers use the phrase "historical supernovae" to mean stellar explosions that were seen and recorded by someone before the invention of the telescope. All were, therefore, necessarily within our own Milky Way Galaxy. There are six or eight of them, most seen first by Chinese astronomers, though there are also records from ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $45 - $199
Sunday, 07/08/18
Wildflower Photography Friday Join other wildflower photographers (amateur and professional) on a meandering monthly excursion around the Modini Mayacamas to document wildflowers of the season. After our field time, each of us will add a few of our best images to an album that Friends of the Modini Mayacamas and ACR will use ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Wildlife Camera Walk with Ginny Fifield Spend the morning learning about some of the wildlife that inhabits the Preserves with Ginny Fifield, Wildlilfe Camera Specialist, ACR Living With Lions team member, and Modini Mayacamas Preserves volunteer. We’ll learn about identifying field signs of mountain lions, bobcat, coyotes and more. Based on what we find, we'll guess ...
Blockchain: What You Need To KnowDigital world has produced efficiencies, new innovative products, and close customer relationships globally by the effective use of mobile, IoT (Internet of Things), social media, analytics and cloud technology to generate models for better decisions. Blockchain is recently introduced and revolutionizing the digital world bringing a new perspective to security, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
We're Doomed. Now What?A U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, Roy Scranton writes about sailing through a melting Arctic, preparing for severe storms amplified by climate change and seeking meaning in life at a very precarious time in human history. His first book was Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $12 Members, $7 Students
7:00-7:25: Allen Saakyan(Eureka! Science Comedy) on "The Greatest Story Ever Told"Where did we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? ...Read more7:25-7:50: Rosanna Guadagno(University of Texas at Dallas) on "Women, Men, and Social Media use at Work: An Example of Peace Data"A social network analysis ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
Wonderfest: AI and 'Robots and Frank'Following a special "Science on Screen" presentation of 2012's Robot and Frank (87% "Fresh" at RottenTomatoes.com), UC Berkeley computer scientist Michael Laskey will discuss the movie's fantasy/reality balance. He will also answer audience questions about recent advances in the general fields of robotics and artificial intelligence.
The California Current System is a seascape with co-occurring multiple stressors across various spatial and temporal scales, yet with poorly characterized in situ biological effects. My research focuses on disentangling the complex nature of multiple stressors and to provide a scientific foundation for improved predictions of climate change effects on ...
Pairings: Ice Cream"The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star." Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Physiologie du Gout, 1825People throughout the world have tinkered with different means of perfecting ice cream especially here in San Francisco. Get the scoop on ice cream chemistry with Dr. Maya Warren and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Friday, 07/13/18
Alcatraz Waterbirds TourThis class will look beyond the prison walls of Alcatraz to the natural wonders of the island. Nine different waterbird species breed on Alcatraz during the summer months, the easiest to see being gulls, cormorants, pigeon guillemots, snowy egrets and black-crowned night herons. Waterbird docent, Corny Foster, will lead the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Code for Cognitive AidCome show off your abiiites and gifts at Code for Cognitive Aid! Code for Cognitive Aid is a SF Bay Area hack-a-thon hosted for the purpose of enhancing the life quality of those with cognitive disabilities. During a 26-hour period, attendees will code a program, design, or machine a piece ...
Where: Portola ValleyCost: FREE
Expand with XTechUpcycle old plastic bags into fashionable, waterproof fabric by fusing together strips of plastic with a clothes iron. Design colorful patterns to fuse into inflatable pillows and other whimsical objects to take home. All ages welcome.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Mountains I Have Known; a Photographic Journey Through Art, Astronomy and PlaceLaurie Hatch will take you on an insider's photo tour of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton and W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea. You'll also visit the Eastern Sierra's Alabama Hills, and nearby Mount Whitney where early Lick Observatory astronomers made definitive studies of the Martian atmosphere. The talk ...
