Family Science FestivalJoin the Academy for a day of family-friendly programming, including interactive demonstrations, chats with scientists, educational games, and more. Festival participants include: The Academy's Animal Health Department Meet the team that keeps our 38,000 live animals healthy and happy-from African penguins and rainforest birds to tropical reef fishes and invertebrates.National ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito's very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Caught in the Food WebOne of the most intricate food webs in the world exists right in our own back yard! Come discover what lives in the Bay, from plankton to sharks, and how it all connects in the food web, and to us. Games and activities abound including giant Jenga and plankton tows.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Science Saturday: DinosaursCelebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week at the Museum! Find out if you'd rather have otter fur or blubber, see what it's like to eat like a sea otter, examine real otter fur, make a craft to take home, and more! Discover just how important otters are to Monterey Bay as ...
Our Hawk Talks and Banding Demonstrations occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2pm (weather permitting – heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the ...
As the world demands that more and more polluters pay for carbon emissions, a financial mystery unfolds: What are the costs? Who is responsible to pay for them? Who do you pay? How do you pay? And what are the potential impacts? In Carbon Shock: A Tale of Risk and ...
Where: Corte MaderaCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 – 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
September 27th. Public Astronomy Program On Mt DiabloThis Saturday we will explore Supernovae ! Why do some stars explode? Which star is next? Would you exist without supernovae? Take home a sky map of stars will explode as supernovae. BONUS: Get ready for the eclipses in October! Also: society members will bring their binoculars and telescopes to ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $10 parking
Fall Equinox CarnivalWhat happened to summer? Our long days have quickly turned into the season of longer nights, but don't despair! Celebrate the changing of seasons with a fall carnival suited for you night owls. Relive your childhood through classic autumnal activities such as pumpkin carving and squash bowling, while indulging in ...
Where: OaklandCost: $12
NuSTAR's Sharper View of the UniverseLaunched in June 2012, NuSTAR is bringing the high-energy Universe into focus. Exploding stars, hidden black holes and other exotic objects are all being studied in an entirely new light.Speaker: Dr. Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State
