Bird Language at Lake Merritt!Have you ever wondered what bird is singing in your backyard and what it is saying? Through quiet observation, mapping, and group discussions led by trained naturalists, you will learn to decipher the different calls of bird language and behavior. Once you begin to recognize territorial calls, alarm calls, and ...
SkeptiCal is the Northern California conference of science and skepticism, a day-long event with speakers, panels, and discussions on a wide array of subjects.Speakers include:Carolyn Porco: A decade Exploring SaturnHenry Gilbert: Homo erectus: An Inconvenient Transitional TruthSteve Silberman: Everything you know about autism history is wrongIndre Viskontas: Brain Myths: Lessons ...
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Wildflower HikeJoin Peter Warner and ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self for a day of discovering the splendid diversity and ecology of land plants: mosses, ferns, trees, shrubs, and those photogenic wildflowers. Your guide will be Peter Warner, botanical and ecological consultant, teacher, and plant nerd emeritus. Peter leads botanical field trips throughout California, ...
Experience the birds of summer in the Marin Headlands by joining volunteer Jane Haley for an easy walk along Rodeo Lagoon. Bring field guides and binoculars. Meet at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. For ages 8 and up; no pets allowed.
Native to California, the burrowing owl is not a typical owl-it doesn't build its nest in trees, and it isn't nocturnal. These owls make their nests in old rodent burrows. Once common throughout California, the population has made a steep decline due to habitat loss. (They are fond of open ...
In a project area encompassing nearly 100 m2on the right (north) bank of the Nile River west of Abu Hamed, Sudan, the Bioarchaeology of Nubia Expedition has documented sites ranging back to the Early Stone Age (>250,000 years ago) with more intensive use in the Middle Stone Age. The focus ...
Esther Perel (Mating In Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence) is recognized as one of the most insightful and provocative voices on personal and professional relationships and the complex science behind human interaction. The daughter of concentration camp survivors, she is a practicing psychotherapist and organizational consultant to Fortune 500 companies who ...
