Walk on the Cowell-Purisima TrailJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful walk along the Cowell-Purisima trail that POST helped create by protecting adjacent farmland. While it may be foggy, we hope to catch gorgeous views of the ocean, nearby farmland, and glimpses of harbor seals, pelicans, hawks, rabbits, and whales during the winter ...
Where: Half Moon BayCost: Free
After Dark: See for YourselfThe Exploratorium is your playground after dark! Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let a DJ from Hip Hop for Change set the vibe. For breathtaking views of the water and city skyline, head to Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6. Peer through a telescope, pore over a historic map, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Hardcore Natural History - Collection CuriositiesCommunity Museums have consistently shown themselves to be cornerstones of natural and cultural histories. These small but mighty spaces have spent centuries at the heart of communities all over the world, and on July 7, you’ll get the opportunity to learn a number of behind-the-scenes secrets. Have you ever wondered ...
Where: Cost: $15 General, $10 Members, $5 Students
NightLife: IslasCalling all kaibigan: tropic like it’s hot for a night dedicated to Filipino arts, culture, and science. Join us as we celebrate 30 years of ongoing research collaborations with our partners in the Philippines. See weblink for more information.Ages 21+
Hear from photographers whose incredible images reveal stories about the natural world - both close-to-home and in the farthest reaches of our planet. Local stories, when documented and shared, can make big impacts on humans and nature alike. Jaymi Heimbuch, nature photographer and founder of Conservation Visual Storytellers Academy, covers what ...
Humans have sought "signs from above†for millennia. The scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) began circa 1960, and, today, grows ever deeper and more technologically diverse. The scope of modern research is breathtaking. Methods include continuous scans over the entire sky for electromagnetic (EM) signals, targeted EM searches near ...
Where: Cost: Free
Friday, 07/08/22
Hike and SipThis event is for adults 21+. A perfect evening for a date night or fun with friends!The journey begins at sunset from the Center into the beautiful surrounding redwood forest. We’ll moderately hike 3-4.25 miles (90-120 minutes) along some of the most popular trails as you learn about the history ...
Join SFBBO biologists at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve to view one of only six California Least Tern breeding colonies in the San Francisco Bay! California Least Terns are endangered ground-nesting seabirds, and SFBBO biologists and volunteers actively monitor the colony breeding on enhanced former salt production ponds at Eden Landing. ...
Where: HaywardCost: Free
STEM Saturday Summer Science SeriesThe mission of the STEM Summer Science Series is to provide a safe atmosphere for scholars (Girls & Boys) to learn and explore the scientific process through fun hands on experiments.All participants will develop foundational skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math using scientific processes through fun, hands-on science activities, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Science at Cal - Uncovering the Past: Using Genetic Data to Understand Human History and EvolutionRecent advances in sequencing DNA have opened up new opportunities to use genetic data to improve our understanding of human history and evolution. For example, genetic data can be used to reconstruct migration patterns, understand how genomes change across different species or lineages, and understand how our evolutionary history impacts ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Hike and SipThis event is for adults 21+. A perfect evening for a date night or fun with friends!The journey begins at sunset from the Center into the beautiful surrounding redwood forest. We’ll moderately hike 3-4.25 miles (90-120 minutes) along some of the most popular trails as you learn about the history ...
Where: OaklandCost: $30 Genera, $27 Members
Exploring Caves on the Moon - LivestreamCaves have been discovered on the Moon and Mars. Caves on the Moon might contain ice, while caves on Mars might also harbor life. This talk will discuss how robots and humans could soon explore these mysterious underground alien worlds.Our speaker, Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI ...
Artist: Tod Dickow with Charged ParticlesAstronomy Speaker: Dr. Steph Sallum is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UC Irvine. She studies planet formation directly with high resolution imaging and interferometry. She develops and applies interferometric techniques on adaptive-optics corrected telescopes, and uses them to image young stars and ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $55 General, $95 Preferred
Sunday, 07/10/22
Morning Hike at La Honda Open Space PreserveJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a beautiful hike at Lower La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve where you’ll experience the area’s sweeping views and gorgeous rolling grasslands! The preserve is over 6,100 acres, of which POST has contributed 5,200 acres. You will be guided by a POST Ambassador on ...
Where: La HondaCost: Free
Solar ObservingIt’s there for us year round, lighting our days and providing energy for our lives, so maybe it’s time to give it a closer look. Join SJAA for amazing and detailed views of the Sun, and be assured that we’ll be using special telescopes that will keep your eyeballs perfectly ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Monday, 07/11/22
The Search for Evidence of Life Beyond EarthIs there life beyond Earth? This is one of humanity’s most profound and existential questions. The discovery of another inhabited world would be a society-shaping event that would forever change our perspective of life and the universe. Decades of robotic exploration have revealed an unexpected diversity of alien worlds that ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
Alice Waters is a true Bay Area icon and one of the most influential chefs of her generation.A long-time food activist, Waters first opened Bay Area local restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971 with the intention of feeding people good food during a time of political turmoil. Customers responded positively to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 General, $15 Members in person, $10/Free web
Wednesday, 07/13/22
July LASER Event - LivestreamBektur Ryskeldiev (live from Japan) on "The (near) future of immersive and interactive media" Laura Splan (Media Artist) on "Recursive Residues: Navigating Interfaces Between Virtual and Biological Worlds" Marjorie Perloff (Stanford) on "TS Eliot's 'The Waste Land' at 100" Register here or here
