Palau: The Tropical Undersea Wonderland

Calistoga's Forrest Blau is scientist, biologist, photographer and diver all rolled into one great package. He recently made 35 dives in 9 days among the 254 islands of the 20,000people of the Palau nation. The photos and stories are dazzling and engaging. Clown Fish,Giant Clams, Giant Sea Anemone, Cuttlefish, Corals, tropical fish, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Manta Rays and Crinoids – the under water flower – are all part of the show. Every picture tells a story, story! This divers paradise has more variety of undersea creatures than most any other place on earth. Underwater caves boggle the mind, you'll see! As each new photo is backed by  Forrest's stories, anecdotes and enthusiasm. There will be chocolate prizes for the correct answers, too.

Forrest began a 23 year career with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game where his first two years were spent working on coastal zone planning for Southeast Alaska. His last quarter at UC Berkeley was spent at the Bodega Marine Lab and he has had SCUBA diving as a passion since 1974. He also did field research on king crabs from Kodiak westward to the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea dnd puclished several scientific articles on king crabs.