Alcatraz Historic Garden TourBeginning in 2003, the Garden Conservancy formed a partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the NPS to rehabilitate the Historic Gardens of Alcatraz. Join Shelagh Fritz (Project Manager of the Gardens), to learn about the preservation process of a cultural landscapes: through the planning stages, preparation of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Act on Climate: The California Cool EffectAct on Climate: The California Cool Effect - a forum bringing together thought leaders in policy, climate, non-profit and sustainable storytelling, hosted by Bay Area based non-profit Cool Effect.The forum will be moderated by Triple Pundit’s founder and publisher Nick Aster, with guest panelists Kate Brandt, Lead for Sustainability at Google, Marisa de Belloy, COO ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free!
Scientists at Work: A Closer Look At KrillMillions of tiny crustaceans known as krill swarm through the waters of the Pacific, providing food for whales, seabirds, and fish. Stop by the Exploratorium’s Living Systems Lab to watch biologists from Point Blue Conservation Science as they identify and measure krill specimens. Talk with them and learn what these ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with Admission to the Exploratorium
Let your creativity flow in this playful, open-ended activity. Connect with others as you stick pieces of tape together into an abstract stencil. Take home your stencil for screen printing, spray painting, or other artistic expressions. Lynalee Lacayanga is a first-generation Filipina-American citizen, born in San Francisco and raised throughout the Bay ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission
You might not notice it, but thermal convection is all around you. This process refers to temperature-driven motions of molecules and it varies in magnitude, ranging from swirls of pattern in your morning milk and coffee to wind circulation across the globe. Come learn more about convection’s presence everywhere, from ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Total Solar EclipseOn August 21st, 2017, a total solar eclipse will sweep eastward across the western United States. Along the narrow eclipse path, night will fall, birds will go to roost, stars will appear, and the glorious one million-degree solar corona will blossom overhead. This, and the eclipse of 2045, will be the only ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $5 General, Free for members
On Becoming a Spacefaring SocietyIf we ever hope to become a true spacefaring society, we must wean ourselves away from chemical rockets. This premise will be proven through an examination of Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation where it will become apparent that adding fuel achieves diminishing returns, but increasing exhaust gas velocity offers rapid transits to ...
