Teddy Bear Tea with FriedsIt's tea time at Oakland Zoo and you are cordially invited! Bring an adult, bring your stuffie, and learn all about one of our Zoo's special animals. Enjoy a morning of snacks, activities, books and play while making and delivering an enrichment gift straight to the zoo animal you've been ...
Where: OaklandCost: $25 General, $23 members
Hike the Mallard Slough TrailLook for birds, mammals, and animal tracks as we explore along the water's edge on this 3.7-mile nature walk. Bring binoculars and your favorite field guide to help enjoy the views. Have at least one liter of water, snacks, and appropriate clothing. This hike runs rain or shine. Led by ...
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Fossils and FlumesFossils and flumes are used to teach children about the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Park Ranger Jose Garcia brings fossils from Triassic wetlands he collected in eastern Montana to show the similarities to today's wetlands, and to explain their function in nature. Interactive flumes allow for a hands-on experience of how wetlands protect the ...
Our Hawk Talks and Banding Demonstrations occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting – heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
Did you know every floating dock is an upside-down coral reef? Well, not with actual coral, but they areteeming with marine life! Sponges, tunicates, worms, crabs, and even sea spiders and nudibranchs that often live deep underwater often live on the bottom of docks, where they can find the hard substrate ...
Animal HelpersGirl Scout Ambassador Josephine Tsai is working to earn her Gold Award with you! Come explore the connection between humans and animals. Find out how animals help keep people safe and how animals might help us in the future. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Go to http://animalhelpers.eventbrite.com. Questions? Call Julie at 408-262-5513 ext.104.
Where: AlvisoCost: Free
Saturday Cinema: Electronic Music ScoresSaturday Cinema is a core weekly program that captures the ideas which animate the Exploratorium. We highlight works that blend observation, poetry, and surrealism, and celebrate films that utilize unique, handcrafted processes. Appropriate for all ages and mediated by cinema arts staff, these screenings encourage the viewer to respond to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: included with museum admission.
To Shell and Back: How the SF Zoo Helped Western Pond Turtles Return to Mountain LakeJessie Bushell from the San Francisco Zoo will introduce you to the shy and fascinating western pond turtle. Come meet a turtle and learn about California's only native freshwater aquatic turtle, the challenges that they are currently facing in California and throughout the western US, and how the Mountain Lake ...
Sleepover by the BaySeptember 12 and November 21; program begins at 7:30pm and ends approximately 8:30am the following morning. Explore the Bay Model after hours with our new, one-of-a-kind sleepover. Naturalists from Aquarium of the Bay will lead a dynamic tour, followed by evening snacks, a toasty campfire (weather dependent), and fun activities focused ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Contact Mayra Rivas mayra@bay.org for Pricing
In the Land of Enchantment: A Decade Exploring SaturnA glistening spaceship, with seven lonely years and billions of miles behind it, glides into orbit around a softly-hued, ringed planet. A flying-saucer shaped machine descends through a hazy atmosphere and lands on the surface of an alien moon. These visions are not a dream but tell of the explorations ...
