BioBlitz at Kelley Park with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful and Santa Clara Valley Audubon SocietyJoin us in exploring Kelley Park with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful! We’ll be looking for birds, bugs, and anything else we come across, using iNaturalist to document our findings. After a winter of rain we’re excited to see what we find, and hope you’ll join us in exploring this large ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
FAMILY PROGRAM: Magical Mini Moss GardensIn honor of St. Paddy’s day, join our moss and lichen hunt, learn a little botany, and make a "magical" mini moss garden to take home. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 General, $18 Child, $2 off for members
Family Nature Walks - Baylands Nature PreserveEnvironmental Volunteers’ Family Nature Walks program is designed to help students and their families get to know our local open space areas. Small family groups will be guided by a knowledgeable environmental educator during an exploration of a local open space. These small groups will be introduced to fun nature-based ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Guided nature walk at Bouverie PreserveExperience the beauty and rich natural history of Bouverie Preserve by signing up for a Guided Nature Walk Participants are paired with a trained volunteer to explore the mixed evergreen forest, flower-carpeted oak woodland and rugged chaparral.Visitors of all ages are welcome. Minors MUST be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. Reservations ...
Where: Glen EllenCost: Free
Sunday, 03/19/23
Presidio: Changes Through TimeJoin the National Park Service and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the GGNRA!This half-mile, level walk shows the historical changes to the Presidio, from the Spanish fort all the way to the new Tunnel Tops. Who benefitted from these changes, and who did not?Learn about the people who lived here, and ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Women in Archaeology: A Conversation with Members of the Society for California ArchaeologyTo celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re delighted to host Gregg Castro (T'rowt'raahl Salinan, Rumsen, and Ramaytush Ohlone), the Native American Programs Committee Chair for the Society for California Archaeology (SCA) and the Culture Director of The Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (ARO). He is gathering together a special panel to conclude ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admissin
Monday, 03/20/23
Life and Science in an Absolute MonarchyWhat is the day-to-day life like in the Vatican? And how does that compare to the ways that such places are depicted in some of your favorite (and not-so-favorite) fantasy novels? What is it really like to live in a five hundred year old palace, to work in an absolute ...
Ben completed his undergraduate degree in Physics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He then worked in the lab of Justin Taraska at the NIH as a postbac IRTA, focused primarily on developing computational image analysis approaches and using advanced microscopy to study exocytosis and endocytosis. He next obtained his ...
NASA’s next flagship astrophysics mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aims to expand our view of the cosmos. Scheduled to launch by May 2027, the Roman Space Telescope will enable new science thanks to its unique combination of a large field-of-view, Hubble-like resolution at near-infrared wavelengths, and the ability ...
This presentation examines how the phonograph and leading record companies of the 1920’s helped to create the modern possibilities and dilemmas of faith and technology.Attend online or in person. See weblink
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Blue-Green Action Platform (BlueGAP): Stories, data & nitrogen managementNitrogen pollution, whether from wastewater effluent, vehicle air emissions, stormwater or agricultural runoff, harms human and ecological health, compromises livelihoods, and costs billions in damages. Moving the needle on actions needed to properly manage nitrogen requires out of the box approaches. Our approach, currently funded through NSF’s Blue Economy Accelerator ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
SETI Talks: The Origin of Water on Earth: Alien Meteors, Icy Comets, or Solar Wind? - LivestreamWater is necessary for life on Earth, but its origin is still unknown. There are multiple hypotheses about its origin. The most common theory is Earth’s water is alien, crashing down in meteors long ago when Earth was very young. Over the eons, icy asteroids and comets delivered oceans to ...
Where: Cost: Free
Ig Nobel Prize face-to-faceOur esteemed founder of the prize (and the journal the Annals of Improbable Research), Marc Abrahams, will take us through the fascinating history of the Ig Nobel Prize, from its inception in 1991 to the present day. We will learn about the inspiration behind the award, the selection process, and ...
Called “the voice of the resistance†by The New York Times, writer, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit, the author of 20 books on feminism, western and indigenous history, popular power, social change and insurrection, hope and disaster, and most recently Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General in person, $10 online, $10/$0 members
2023 Spring Birdathon Kickoff - LivestreamJoin us as we kickoff the start of 2023's Birdathon!We'll be sharing our favorite highlights from last year's teams, testing our bird smarts with fun quiz questions, and talking about why we're so amped about Birdathon.Whether you're a seasoned Birdathon participant, or you're just curious about what this whole thing ...
Where: Cost: Free
Thursday, 03/23/23
Searching for Cosmic Dawn and Beyond with Radio ObservationsObservations of redshifted 21-cm emission of neutral hydrogen are a rapidly growing area of cosmology research. Measurements of the radio sky at ~200 MHz and below are a promising tool for exploring cosmic dawn, and at the lowest frequencies (tens of MHz), future observations may allow us to one day ...
Join us for the opening night of ¡Plantásticas! and get to know the wonderful world of plants! From science to culture to the oxygen we breathe, plants enrich our lives in countless ways. Touch plants, smell them, magnify them under microscopes, and marvel at the beautiful patterns they make. Tonight, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Congrats, you’ve leveled up! Put those skills in play because gaming is back at NightLife.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20.75
Mountain Lion LectureCalifornia State Parks presents an evening lecture by Dr. Quinton Martins of True Wild about our local mountain lion population. Learn more about the movement, diet, and behavior of mountain lions tracked by the Living with Lions project.
Where: SonomaCost: $10 General, 12 and under free (at door)
Friday, 03/24/23
Bair Island Walking TourJoin Peninsula Open Space Trust for a walking tour at Bair Island! You’ll be guided by POST ambassadors who will share the history of this beautiful protected space, information about the species that live there, and what you can do to contribute.This easy 1.5 mile walk with little to no ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: Free
Astro 101: Intro to the Night SkyThe sky is full of stars! How do we know what's what and find our way around? During this talk, you'll learn to recognize key star formations and some tricks that astronomers use to find interesting objects in the night sky. You'll also hear tidbits of star mythology, learn something ...
