Have you ever wondered what's inside a scientific buoy? Come find out as we pull our NOAA CO2 buoy out of the water and perform its yearly servicing. The buoy, on loan to us from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been anchored between Piers 15 and 17 since ...
The Lost Ships of the FarallonesMeet the Indiana Jones of the sea, and join marine archeologist, James Delgado as he takes us on a tour of some of the most amazing shipwrecks discovered over the last three years by NOAA. Just outside the Golden Gate, the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, hosts an undersea museum ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $10
Rising Moon & Setting Sun HikeJoin ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self for a hike up Redhill to watch the full moon rising over the Mayacamas at about 7:45pm, followed by sunset at about 8:00pm. After we watch a few stars, we'll wander down, appreciating the quiet and the light of the full moon.RSVP required on ...
Where: HealdsburgCost: $15 - $25 Donation
Cellphone Macro Photography of InsectsAre you interested doing close-up (macro) photography but don't have a fancy camera? On Damon Tighe, a local macro photographer, will be running a workshop at the Rotary Nature Center in Oakland on how to use your cell phone's camera and some relatively inexpensive lenses to do amazing macro photography ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free, $20 Donation suggested
Nerd Nite SF #75: 'Sleep Studies, Zapping Proteins, and Driverless Cars'Ah, the brave new world: Commuters make up their sleep deficits snoozing at the wheels of driverless cars on their way to their jobs using lasers! We are living in the future! Come explore it using the finest in, um, 1990s technology: PowerPoint! With vinyl records (1940s) to tickle your ...
