Local journalist George Clyde, who authored "How Rep. Philip Burton and a Magic Marker Hijacked Tomales Bay" in the current West Marin Review, tells about his discovery of the only known copy of the lost map that Congress approved in 1980 to expand the boundaries of Point Reyes National Seashore ...
Experience the wildlife and natural beauty that make Younger Lagoon an exceptional local treasure on this docent-led tour to the lagoon and its beach habitat. Learn about the ongoing research and habitat restoration work that help this vital ecosystem thrive. Tour includes a short hike and is best suited for ...
Mr. Louis S. Thompson, Principal of Thompson Galenson and Associates, former Railway Advisor to the World Bank, and member of the Peer Review Panel for the California High Speed Rail Authority, gives an overview of high-speed rail projects in major Asia economies and discusses the functions and economics of rail ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco.Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club!
Our global "clean energy" goals are really about controlling the amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This requires a change in the way carbon is moved around among the various forms and places it exists in and on the Earth. Over the past 100 years, Earth's ...
Microbial symbioses have evolved repeatedly across the tree of life, but the genetic changes underlying transitions to symbiosis are largely unknown, especially for eukaryotic microbial symbionts. We used the genus Amanita, an iconic group of mushroom-forming fungi engaged in ectomycorrhizal symbioses with plants, to identify both the origins and potential ...
