Fire, Flowers, Forage & People in Shaping of the Modini MayacamasLearn about fire in the geologic past; plant adaptations to fire, smoke and ash; use of fire as a tool employed by Native cultures in the management of useful plants and habitats, the effects of historic over-grazing on fuel structure and fire recovery; historic fires in the area; intentional burning ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 suggested donation
Biology of the Insects - The Big Five OrdersThese well-known insects (Flies and Butterflies, Beetles and Bugs, Wasps, Ants and Bees) represent the five largest and most important insect orders, both ecologically and to humanity. We’ll spend the first few hours of the morning surveying major families of each order, their biology, life history, and importance through PowerPoint ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 - $45 (see website)
Hayward Fault Walking TourOver the last million years, the natural beauty of Fremont has been shaped by the Hayward Fault. Instructors will be leading these 'ground breaking' tours and exposing the science and beauty of the Hayward Fault. This fault is one of several active faults in the world actually creeping at 5 ...
Seismic forces that shaped our citySan Francisco is famous for its hills, which lend the city its character and breathtaking views. On this tour, we’ll explore the unique qualities that have made San Francisco’s landscape what it is, while getting to know the local geology and munching our way through edible ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $30 using discount code 'Schmooze'
Build Your Own Animal Robot CarIn this workshop, parents and children will build a robot car together and learn the details of Raspberry Pi (a small computer), electronics, and Python programming. The facilitators will work hand-in-hand with the families to assemble their robot car from scratch and then create code that will let their robot ...
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger or docent on a guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of the 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
Astronomy Talk: Flares and Fireworks from Black HolesBlack holes are some of the most exotic and extreme objects in the universe. Though they sound like the stuff of science fiction, they are real and much more common than you might think. Every galaxy has a black hole lurking at its center! Black holes are not actually black, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Movie Night on Mt. Tam: 'Apollo 13'1995 award winning film dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission. Screening followed by expose of “fake†science in the film by Jeffrey Silverman and Kishore Hari from Science VS Cinema.
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Near-Earth Asteroids and Spacecraft MissionsSpeaker: Michael Busch is a planetary astronomer who specializes in studying near-Earth asteroids, primarily with radar and radio techniques. He completed his PhD in planetary science at Caltech; and worked as a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA and at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory before joining the SETI Institute as a ...
