Wed July 15th - SF’s Natural Springs & Creeks @ the Exploratorium

[Adrian Cotter]

This will be our first of three summer talks partnering with the Exploratorium Bay Observatory Gallery. Please note the time (a little earlier on a Wednesday) and directions. Please also call or email ahead to let them know if you are coming (see reservations and directions at the bottom)

Exploring SF’s Natural Springs & Creeks
Guest Speaker: Joel Pomerantz
7pm Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 (doors after 6pm)
FREE at the Exploratorium Bay Observatory Gallery (see directions at the bottom for details)
and please let them know if you are coming.

Which is more likely in San Francisco: wading through a creek or through traffic? Under the right circumstances, either is possible to do. Sometimes, when atmospheric rivers slam the region, we can do both at once, as street gutters fill to capacity. But San Franciscan residents have few if any natural creek experiences. Compare that to the creek-dependent lives of the people that lived here for thousands of years before urban development and you might start to wonder.

Bring your curiosity and wonder for this discussion-oriented presentation by Joel Pomerantz, an independent researcher and publisher of the Seep City water explorations map. He will give tips on reading the landscape in search of water, and tell you where some of our beautiful (if small) springs are.

You can read some of the recent media coverage on wired.com or order a map on his website seepcity.org.

RESERVATIONS AND DIRECTIONS

Reservations can be made at res...@exploratorium.edu or 415-528-4444 option 5.

Please let the Gallery know if you are coming.

The lecture will be at the Exploratorium Bay Observatory Gallery at the back of the museum. The special event entrance is through the gate on the outside of building, past the main entrance (as depicted in the map). Someone should be out front helping guide (the museum itself will not be open). Please visit the Exploratorium website for directions to the museum.

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NOTES

Marine Mammal and Raven talk notes coming soon.

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UPCOMING TALKS

Aug 19th – Ian Wren and Brenda Goeden - Sand Harvesting in the Bay (Exploratorium)

Sept 23rd – Bruce Rogers - Bay Area Caves (Exploratorium)

Oct 19th –  Gregory Rosenthal - Kapalakiko: Hawaiian Migrant Workers in 19th-Century San Francisco (daytime talk @ SF Main Public Library)