Wine Country Optics and Nature FestivalMeet the company experts from Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss, Nikon, Pentax, Kowa, Opticron, Celestron and more. Experience the newest spotting scope, cameras and binoculars on the market! Nearly one thousand people attended the event at Cornerstone Sonoma last year. Stroll through award winning gardens, shops and visit with over 25 major ...
Where: SonomaCost:
Naturalist 101: SKULLS TELL IT ALLScientists can learn many things by looking at an animal's skull, and so can you! In this two-hour workshop, learn the essentials of how to identify local animals by their skulls. Discover what determines if the animal was predator or prey, what it ate, what sense was most important to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
What and why: A Maker Faire is about celebrating learning and doing – not the finished and perfect end product. It's a place to share what we're learning with others, and celebrate the fun and freedom of being an amateur.Featuring both established and emerging local "makers," the East Bay Mini Maker ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12.50
Hike the HeadlandsHike the Headlands Sunday, October 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Participate in our 1st annual family–friendly fundraiser and help make our programs accessible to ALL children. Enjoy hands-on science activities along the trail, musical entertainment, refreshments, festivities, and prizes!Individual participant registration for adults ($42) and families up to four ($82), children ...
Where: SausalitoCost: $42-$82
Hawk Talk and Banding DemoCome to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-how Learn how to be a naturalist! Each month a new nature skill will be presented. October's skill is Stones, Spiders and Scum -- Up Close! Explore the hidden side of everyday things by learning to use a microscope. Variations of the monthly skill will be available each week. This program ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Academy admission
Join Exploratorium scientist Ron Hipschman for colorful explorations of the physical world. We tend to think of "home" as the building in which we live, or the town or city where we reside. Voyage to the edge of the known universe, and gain some perspective on the tiny planet we ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 for adults; discounts available
