Sustainable Home HorticultureLearn how to meet the needs of your garden and your lifestyle. Join us for DIY-steeped morning of composting basics. This session will introduce you to compost tea and vermi-composting techniques. Horticulturists Anthony Garza and Dylan Ferreira will show you how to take advantage of compost for multiple beneficial applications ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $25 General, $20 Members
Little Explorer Workshop: Children's Weekend WorkshopSpend time with your little explore this winter, building, creating, and tinkering together as they explore ramps and pathways, how water flows, and air dynamics. Materials invite children's experimentation and help them formulate cause-and-effect relationships. 9:30am - 10:30am Ages 4-511:00am - 12:00pm Grades K-1$130 ($110 for members) for 3 Saturdays.See ...
See and learn about the diverse Presidio birdlife on a moderate one-mile walk.Meet Ranger Will Elder in front of the Beach Hut, at the east end of Crissy Field's East Beach.Reservations required; please call (415) 561-4323.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Monster Bacteria and Other Suspicious Critters Let's explore the salt marsh's hidden habitats! See monster bacteria, some of whom love rotten eggs, and some of whom make the air we breathe. Join microbial ecologist Dr. Wayne Lanier for a short hike where we will use field microscopes to dive down into a tiny world – an ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Steam Trains, Shipwrecks, and Sutro BathsJoin John Martini, historian and retired GGNRA Interpretive Ranger, on a two hour walk to explore some of the rich history at Lands End. We'll follow the old Lands End railroad grade to a scenic overlook and, if the tide is low, we might spot the rusty remains of steamships ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
C.S.I. Lab: Green ArchitectsStop by our open lab as we design and build green dwellings. Working in groups you are the architect and your challenge is to make your design as green as possible. Will you and your partners be able to create the most ecologically sustainable home?
Where: OaklandCost: Free with admission
Nature in the City TREK: Hidden Treasures at Bayview Hill TREKS offer an opportunity to connect to and learn more about our San Francisco's greatest natural areas and open spaces! Whether you were born on a mountain or in a city, enjoyment of nature is independent of age, income, occupation or culture. Nature energizes, restores and brings light to what's ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15- $45 Sliding Scale Donation
The Salt Marshes: Then and Now Approximately 85% of San Francisco Bay's wetlands have disappeared over the last 200 years due to industry and development, impacting the wildlife that lived in and around them. Some of the plants and animals have made a comeback. Learn the history of the salt marshes and the species affected by ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Jazz Under The StarsOnce a month we invite the public to our rooftop observatory for night sky viewing, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91.1FM. See the first quarter moon, Jupiter, and more through our telescopes. This is an outdoor event, please dress warmly and check back here for weather updates. If it's cloudy or ...
Join KQED Education at NSTA's National Conference on Science Education at Moscone Center March 10-13. The event offers science educators the best opportunity for professional development in 2011. For K-16 science educators and administrators, including every science discipline, attendees will access unmatched resources for development of content knowledge, techniques and ...
Now in its eighth year, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival celebrates the sea with inspirational films that increase our appreciation of the oceans that surround us. Come view the beauty and mysteries of the ocean, experience the thrill of saltwater sports, explore coastal cultures, and pause to reflect on ...
