Low Tide Ecology ProgramEvery day, the tides come in and out at the Baylands Nature Preserve. Today, we will explore what amazing things you can find when the water goes back out to the ocean! Join us exploring the tidal ecology of the Baylands, and discovering how fascinating low tide can be!See weblink ...
Join our resident caterpillar lady Sal Levinson and butterfly guy Sarab Seth for an illustrated slideshow of butterflies found in the Garden at this time of year. We'll learn about their life cycle, host plants, and more! Our fun Zoom event is suitable for all ages and includes a live ...
 With the growing risk of fast pace spread of COVID-19 across the globe, there is an extreme need for potential way forward or approaches to break the chain if not cure. Currently, there is significant research & literature around the similar situation during previous epidemics spread which may not be ...
Where: Cost: Free
A Garden is Not Just for Plants - Fauna of the UC Botanical Garden - LivestreamThe Bay Area has a diverse fauna. The Botanical Garden provides an oasis for many of the species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that inhabit the surrounding hills. While not all are typically seen by visitors on any one visit, encounters generally delight both adults and young throughout the ...
Where: Cost: Free
Activist Anthropology - LivestreamWhat is the role and purpose of Anthropology today? Wade Davis looks back at the pioneering work of Franz Boas in the early 20th century that upended long-held Western assumptions on race & gender, along with definitions of "social progress". Boas and his students used comparative ethnography to advance “cultural ...
This summer, MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) will be exploring Sur Ridge in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). Sur Ridge is a deep-sea rocky outcrop off the coast of northern California that rises 500 meters (1,640 feet) above the seafloor and is an underwater oasis of deep-sea corals and ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: free
Asteroid Day Celebration - LivestreamJoin us for an asteroid day celebration, a global effort to highlight asteroid detection, research, as well as the current and future missions to explore them. Our celebration will include a recorded interview by a panel of Chabot’s teen Galaxy Explorers of Astronaut Dr. Edward Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute and one of the founding members of B612, an organization that works towards protecting the Earth from asteroid impacts. Our speakers of the ...
For leaders across the globe determined to combat climate change, mitigation via decarbonization is key. In the U.S., the desired end state has been declared - net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050 - but the path forward is still being mapped. Science, technology, policy, data, and other research realms will all contribute to a ...
Elkhorn Slough supports California’s largest remaining salt marsh south of San Francisco Bay, providing critical habitat for birds and other wildlife. Unfortunately, rising seas threaten the marshes of Elkhorn Slough - without intervention, these marshes could drown within the next 50 years. Elkhorn Slough Reserve’s Tidal Wetland Program initiated a ...
Hi, you. It’s been too long! Welcome back. Tonight, as the sun sets, we’ll hit the rainbow lights, turn the music up, and open our doors - an invitation to take your imagination out to play. Fuel up with a cocktail and prepare to roam free through six spacious outdoor and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: TBA
Micromitigation: Fighting Air Pollution with Activated Carbon - LivestreamWe would like to invite new members to join Counter Culture Labs' Micromitigation Meetup alternate Thursdays. We will be discussing ways to deploy existing adsorption technology using commodity granulated activated carbon for the mitigation of air pollution. We welcome those interested in both the environmental justice and technical engineering aspects of ...
Sure, colorful animals are beautiful, but in the natural world, color is way more than just an aesthetic. Learn how color is created and plays a crucial role in the day-to-day life - and survival - of countless species from scientists who study birds, frogs, and butterfly wings.It’s easy to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 07/03/21
Urban Gray Fox Talk - RescheduledJoin us for this informative and engaging multi-media presentation about the gray fox. Although gray foxes are frequently spotted in the Bay Area, very little is known about them, especially their behavior. The Fox Guy, Bill Leikam, begins his presentation with an overview of the gray fox’s general ecology as ...
Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck!Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be ...
