The Cat in the Hat's Spectacular Science DayMeet The Cat in the Hat at the California Academy of Sciences on Saturday, August 28. Get a sneak preview of the new PBS KIDS's animated children's television series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!TM, premiering September 6 at 8:30am on KQED. Participate in a scavenger ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with general admission
From Pasture to Marsh: The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of the Giacomini WetlandsGiacomini Wetland Restoration Project - 2010 Field SeminarsThe second 2010 Field Seminar will feature Lorraine Parsons, Point Reyes National Seashore`s Vegetation/Wetland Ecologist, and Amelia Ryan, Point Reyes National Seashore`s Wetland Ecologist. Parsons and Ryan will address how vegetation is responding to the changes in hydrology with breaching of the levees.All seminars ...
Where: Point ReyesCost: Free
Composting VermacompostHome Composting for Busy People!Conducted by Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority.Preregistration required.
Where: MoragaCost: Free
Salt Pond Restoration 101: An Introduction to the ProjectRestoration of 15,100 acres of South San Francisco Bay salt ponds to wetlands habitats has begun. Please join us for overview of this incredible project happening in our backyard. Program will begin indoors but will move outside via an easy 0.25-mile trail to a view of the salt ponds. All ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
All About OwlsLearn all that you've ever wanted to learn about owls here at the refuge! Where and what do owls eat? How do we not hear them when they flap their wings? Through an interactive presentation and owl pellet dissection, we'll find the answers to all these questions. Paul Bridges will ...
Bedtime with the Beasts is a special overnight program for youth groups (ages 6-18) and their chaperones. An Oakland Zoo education specialist will lead your group on an evening hike around the zoo where you'll get a look at what the zoo is like after all of the guests leave. ...
Where: OaklandCost: $60
Dark Influences: Black Holes And Their Impacts on Galaxies August 2010 General Meeting (public invited)Subject: Dark Influences: Black Holes And Their Impacts on Galaxies Speaker: Nicholas McConnell, University of Calif., Berkeley East Bay Astronomical Society mtg. Saturday, August 28 7:30pmThe Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd, OaklandPhysics Lab, 2nd Floor, Dellums BldgEast Bay Astronomical Society mtg.