Bay shrimp are a vital part of the San Francisco Estuary, linking the food web by feeding on small invertebrates and serving as prey for fishes, crabs, birds, and marine mammals. The estuary is home to several native bay shrimp species, the most prominent being the California bay shrimp... Read more »

                    Join us for a spider-inspired scavenger hunt! Discover the amazing world of spiders and other eight-legged arachnids while learning about the important role they play in nature and the food web. As families explore the village, young adventurers will search... Read more »

    Join us for an invigorating dusk hike to watch September’s full moonrise! Known in the U.S. as the “Harvest Moon,” this full moon falls closest to the fall equinox. Its extended moonlight once helped farmers bring in the autumn harvest. We’ll also celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, or... Read more »

  What if two eighteenth-century men set out to name and describe every living thing on Earth, and ended up reshaping how we understand life itself? Every Living Thing brings Carl Linnaeus and Georges-Louis de Buffon to vivid life, tracing their rivalry, radically different ideas about nature, and the explorers... Read more »