This month we celebrate Halloween with a creepy collection of stories about the animals that live in the deepest parts of the ocean! Learn how elephant seal's can dive to 5000 feet and stay underwater for 2 hours at a time without imploding (!), find out how a sperm whale ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Summer-dry native plants for home landscapesJoin the Garden's California Area horticulturist, Ben Anderson, in an exploration of California's native plants as part of Bringing Back the Natives.
UC Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center provides unique hands-on learning experiences for Bay Area children and families. Come take a splash, walk, and/or chase (after a butterfly) with ranch Director Dr. Virginia Bolshakova as she shows off the learning laboratory from the bug's eye-view. This small group will explore insect ...
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 ...
Explore the inner workings of the Zambryski plant microbiology lab at UC Berkeley. See plants, meet microbes, and investigate the novel techniques being used to understand their inner workings, including electrophoresis and visualization by fluorescence.Attendance for this tour will be First Come, First Served.
You are invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of a UCSF Parasitology Lab where you'll have the chance to see live parasites (worms and protozoa)! You'll also get to hear about research to discover drugs to treat parasitic diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. This lab are located at the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Black Holes in the Universe (and Hollywood)Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity implies that black holes could exist, astrophysicists demonstrated that they should exist, and astronomers observing with many different telescopes havediscovered that they are common in the universe. The strange and wonderful behavior of black holes will be described and compared with alternate realities created in ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Full-Spectrum Science with Ron Hipschman: Science FictionScience fiction has predicted many things. Some have come true (think touch screens, submarines, bionic limbs), others, not so much-or at least, not yet. If you've ever wondered where your flying car or rocket belt is, or why you don't yet have a robot servant, find out at Full-Spectrum Science.Talks ...
Come take a closer look at the sea cliffs at New Brighton State Beach. The rocks forming these dramatic cliffs are part of the Purisima Formation, which is exposed along the California Coast from Point Reyes to southern Santa Cruz County. We will discuss the formation of marine sedimentary rocks, ...
Where: CapitolaCost: Free, Parking $10
Fall Tarantula Hike with Lindsay Wildlife at Mount DiabloExplore the habitat of local tarantulas along the north face of Mount Diablo with an experienced naturalist. Fall is the time for these eight-legged, carnivorous yet docile creatures to come out of hiding in search of mates. The hike covers a distance of 2 miles, hiking shoes and bottled water ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $10 member ($15 non-member)
