Summit to SeeA monthly cross-country hike to a high point or other highlight of the sanctuary with natural history, photography, birding, etcPlease dress for the weather and bring at least one quart of drinking water. You may also wish to bring a hat, an extra layer, and a snack. There are no ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Expert Roundtable: Skeptical About Cell Phones and Health?Experts in embryology, epidemiology, neurology, breast cancer, telecommunications and exposure modeling to cell phone radiation join a roundtable on hot topics in experimental and human research to discuss current U.S. and international policy developments. Join us as panelists review the latest case series report on breast cancer in women who ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $32 General, Members Free
The Comet ISONJoin us to view this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event! Drop by with family and friends to view the spectacular passage of ISON as it travels though the inner solar system. Comet ISON belongs to a special category of comets called sungrazers, and is anticipated to be a brilliant object potentially 10 ...
Where: LafayetteCost: Free
100 Years Later – Can Hetch Hetchy Come Back?On Dec. 9, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that allowed the City of San Francisco to clear cut, dam, and drown Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Exactly a century later, join noted conservationists Ken Brower and Malcolm Margolin for a conversation on the battle that broke ...
Where: AlbanyCost: Free
The Power of Stars - How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization - SOLD OUTDr. Penprase will describe the variety of constellations, cosmologies and calendars from cultures around the world and through the centuries. Using a wide variety of works and visualizations drawing from both ancient and modern astronomy, Dr. Penprase presents a visual feast of astronomy, with constellation maps, aerial views of aligned ...
