Saving the Last of the LastGarden Curator Holly Forbes will describe plant endangered species projects on-going at the Garden and in the field. Most of these are for Californian species, and most are in the immediate Bay Area. Learn more about what threats our rare plants are facing and what we are trying to do ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito's very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more!Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in existence. ...
Rare and Endangered Plants of the Garden TourJoin Chris Carmichael, Associate Director of Collections and Horticulture at the Garden on a tour of the Garden's rare and endangered plants.
The Federal Trade Commission is the leading federal agency responsible for protecting privacy online. You might be familiar with the FTC's privacy and data security enforcement actions against some of the world's biggest tech companies, but what you may not know is how privacy and security research can inform the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a Ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5-acre hydraulic model of 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
Cities, Earthquakes, and TimeDr. Robert Olshansky, Professor and Head at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as EERI's 2015 Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Olshanksy's lecture, titled "Cities, Earthquakes, and Time", examines the relationships of earthquakes to time and the policy implications thereof.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
River of StarsAn ongoing collaboration between the speaker and an international team of professional astronomers has demonstrated the scientific potential of using modest aperture, commercially produced, semi-robotic telescopes situated under steady dark skies and affordable off-the-shelf astronomical cameras to reveal extremely dim, diffuse structures on the outskirts of distant galaxies that sheds ...
Mr. Yobie Benjamin, Chairman of Rev Worldwide and CTO of Token.io, talks about how the Internet-of-Things has started to make a huge impact in every sector of society and is expected to disrupt every industry imaginable. Mr. Benjamin will also discuss innovations in wearable technology, a market segment that industry ...
After Dark: Everything Matters OxygenAt 8:00 PM: Follow tales of intrigue and invention, join in dynamic demonstrations, and uncover fascinating connections between combustion, phytoplankton drifting in the oceans, and oxygen, the third most abundant element in the universe.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Curious about the intersections among design, visual arts, and technology? Join us for an event held in collaboration with Autodesk and the Exploratorium Lab. Hear from Exploratorium developers about their newest exhibits-created in partnership with Autodesk-and enjoy demonstrations of 3-D printers. Mingle with other omnicurious young professionals and experience objects ...
River otters are charismatic carnivores, and make wonderful ambassadors for river and wetland restoration and conservation efforts. Once extirpated in the SF Bay Area, little is known about their current population, range, and seasonal eating habits. The River Otter Ecology Project has taken on the challenge of discovering and documenting their ecological niche, with ...
The elusive American Badger in California has been a Special Status animal, a California Species of Concern, since 1987. Badger's ability to sustain and biodiversity are significantly threatened in Sonoma County and in California. Much misinformation and misunderstanding about American Badger exist with the public and in the biological and ...
The urbanized San Francisco Bay is a critical wintering and stop-over area for more than a million migratory annually that rely on a mosaic of Bay habitats, including former salt ponds.The 15,100 acre South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project is in the process of restoring 50 to 90% of ...
Learn about North American woodpecker species through award-winning images, intimate sounds, and stories and observations from the field. Paul Bannick, co-author and photographer of the new book Woodpeckers of North America: A Naturalist's Guide, will help you distinguish between species by behavior, habitat, and field markings. He will also discuss races ...
