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Point Reyes National Seashore
Science Lectures

Please join Point Reyes National Seashore staff for Science Lectures, 45 minute presentations on scientific research being performed at Point Reyes and elsewhere in the California. Science Lectures are sponsored by the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center at Point Reyes National Seashore. They usually occur at noon on many Thursdays throughout the year and are normally held at the Red Barn Classroom at Point Reyes National Seashore's Headquarters. All are welcome and admission is free.

To get to the Red Barn Classroom, follow the Directions to get to the Bear Valley Visitor Center. After turning off of Bear Valley Road, proceed up the two-lane, paved driveway toward the Bear Valley Visitor Center. You will see the Red Barn on the left and after about 0.1 miles, there is a brown road sign pointing left to the Red Barn Classroom. Turn left on to the gravel driveway and proceed across the bridge to the parking lot. The Red Barn Classroom is on the end closest to this parking lot.

 

Upcoming Brown Bag Lectures:

Date: December 10, 2009
Title: "A novel interaction between introduced predators: An introduced cephalaspidaean (Philine orientalis) deters predation by the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas)"
Presenter: Amanda Newsom, Bodega Marine Lab - UC Davis
Time: Noon

Date: February 25, 2010
Title: "Encounters at Tamál-Húye: The Archeology of Sixteenth-Century Intercultural Interaction at Point Reyes National Seashore"
Presenter: Matthew Russell, UC Berkeley
Time: Noon

Date: POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS - was originally scheduled for November 19, 2009, but will rescheduled for spring 2010
Title: "Differing roles of invaders within introduced and native communities"
Presenter: Julia Blum, Bodega Marine Lab - UC Davis
Time: Noon


For more information about the Brown Bag Lectures, contact Ben Becker at 415-464-5247 or by email.

 

Ocean Film and Lecture Series
June 12, 2009 Ocean Film Series Flyer (124 KB PDF)
Ocean Lecture Series April 2008 flyer (143 KB PDF)

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Did You Know?
Earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault adjacent to Point Reyes are rather rare. Big quakes shift Point Reyes up to 20 feet once every 130 years or so, but otherwise there is very little movement.

Last Updated: November 19, 2009 at 14:22 EST