Go behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited. Reservations required: (831) 459-3800.
Where: Santa CruzCost: Free with admission
When World CollideSpeaker: Mark Kadrich, CA/KAIPERMEditor's Note: There is conflicting infomation on the Lockheed/Martin website regarding the topic for this lecture and the 5/31 lecture. You may want verify which lecture is being given before attending.
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower book signing with Kenneth Brower. Presented by the Brower Centennial Committee in partnership with the book's publisher Heyday Earth Island Institute board member, the acclaimed writer and eldest son of David Brower discusses his new book, told from the perspective of 20 environmental leaders who ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Turtle Power NightLifeThey're slow and steady, but are turtles actually winning the race? Find out during a NightLife dedicated to these charismatic shelled creatures which have been around for more than 200 million years. See renowned dance troupe Capacitor perform an excerpt from Okeanos, a portrait of the ocean as body, environment, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 members
Leaf-Cutter Ants....Super Farmers, by Brian FisherWhile the "Invisible Majority" has many types, leaf-cutter ants are truly special. They cut and carry leaf sections back to their colony, upon which they raise a special fungus that they use as food. Brian Fisher, Associate Curator of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, is a world expert ...