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Monday, 24 October 2011 00:00

Romberg TiburonRTC Discovery Day Open House

Date: Sunday, October 30
Time: 11:00-16:00
Location: 3150 Paradise Drive, Tiburon, CA 94920

Discovery Day is the one day of the year when the public can visit and spend the day behind the scenes, meet  scientists and learn about their research in San Francisco Bay and beyond.

There will be displays covering impacts of climate change and other human intervention on life in SF Bay, the SF Bay food web, estuaries, measuring currents in SF Bay, microscopic algae, underwater sounds, wetland habitats, and biodiversity. Listen to engaging talks on topics such as the history of the RTC site, plankton research in the Amazon River outflow, and the mysterious sounds of the SF Bay fish.

And, you may even learn why the bay porpoises you see while sailing virtually disappeared for 65 years until just recently!

SEA partnered with RTC for a successful youth program called SEA explorers this August. Scientist Joseph Spaulding will be at the Cohen Lab - be sure to say hi!

We look forward to more opportunities to accomplish our mission supporting stewardship and conservation.

Look for other SEA members at this event!

 

Romberg Tiburon Center’s Discovery Day 2011

Sharing Science with Family and Friends

Exhibits and Activities Open from 11AM-4PM

Events

  • 11:30                  Tiburon Fire Boat water display in the bay
  • 12:00-12:20        Science Talkin Kern Classroom: RTC Past, Present, & Future--Director Dr. Toby Garfield
  • 12:30-2:30          Plankton Races in the Keck Laboratory
  • 12:30 & 2:30       Shuttle to Tiburon Ferry (RSVP required, call 415-338-3757)
  • 1:00-1:20            Science Talkin Kern Classroom: Plankton of the Amazon River Outflow--Dr. Ed Carpenter
  • 1:30& 3:00          Sea Lion Bowl Demonstrations
  • 2:00-2:20            Science Talkin Kern Classroom: The Mysterious Sounds of the Toadfish--Dr. Roger Bland
  • 2:30-3:00            Department of Fish & Game Salmon Release on the Sea Wall
  • 4:00                    Final shuttle to Tiburon Ferry(RSVP required, call 415-338-3757)

Ongoing

In the RTC Science Building

Interactive Research Displays:

  • Marine Environmental Physiology
  • Human Impacts on the Base of the Food Web
  • A Closer Look at Phytoplankton
  • Ocean Acidification and the Carbon Cycle
  • Estuary Food Webs
  • Biodiversity and Human Impacts
  • Explore SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Research Posters

RTC History Display

Northern California Sea Lion Bowl at SF State

Outside

 

Outside the Science Building

 

  • Science-themed Art Activities with local artist & RTC Advisory Board member Annelies Atchley
  • RTC Student Association—snacks, merchandise and 2011 Discovery Day t-shirts to support RTC grad students!
  • Guest Exhibitors—Bay Area Science Festival, Golden Gate Cetacean Research
  • Food Vendors—Donna’s Tamales and Big Jim’s Barbeque
  • Live Music—RTC’s own Romboid Five will play classic rock (and some ocean tunes)

 At the Waterfront

  • Currents in San Francisco Bay—learn how our scientists measure and share real-time currents and other data
  • Marine Operations—learn how our scientists conduct research on boats in the bay, and practice tying knots
  • SF State Ceramics—play and create with clay and learn to throw pots on a wheel
  • SF State Geography Department—learn aboutweather, climate and a local mapping project using special tools
  • Smithsonian Environmental Research Center/Touch Tanks—discover native and invasive species in the bay
  • Studying Invasive Species in our Estuary—learn about our scientists’ wetland research
  • Tiburon Salmon Institute/Tyee Club—learn about local wild salmon and efforts to restore populations
  • Underwater Sounds—listen to sounds recorded in SF Bay and beyond by RTC scientist Dr. Roger Bland

 

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