Tag: "beach"
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Rodeo Beach
As the weather warms, our fancy turns to thoughts of the beach. One of the most interesting is actually a bar.
Post on May 10, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Sand: Hold a Mountain in Your Hand
Sand . . . we play in it, we stroll on it, we make castles out of it, but what do we really know about it? The size, shape and location of a grain a sand can tell us a lot about it's origin, makeup and history.
Post on Dec 22, 2011 by Terri Kirby-Hathaway from QUEST North Carolina
Fossil Collecting in the Bay Area
Many parts of the Bay Area have fossils. Can we collect them? Some situations are clear; others not so much. Perhaps it could be easier.
Post on Nov 17, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Stinson Beach
Even if geology weren't a factor, Stinson Beach would be among my top Bay Area beaches. But with me, geology is always a factor. Let's take in the scene.
Post on Jun 23, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Producer's Notes: Your Videos on QUEST – Joshua Cassidy
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is a place where you can leave city life behind and experience an ephemeral world that is only available to humans when the gravitational pull of the moon and sun create a low tide.
Post on May 03, 2011 by Joshua Cassidy
Tsunami Awareness at the Beach
Central California will have good warning of big seismic tsunamis which aren't created nearby, but always keep your weather eye out.
Post on Mar 17, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach is a great place to look at the deep sea floor without getting your feet wet.
Post on Mar 03, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Coastal Cleanup Day
Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, plastic knives and forks, tangled fishing line, plastic bags, food wrappers, cigarette butts… all this and more will be collected from California’s beaches this coming Saturday, September 25, on Coastal Cleanup Day.
Post on Sep 20, 2010 by Jennifer Skene
A Visit with Losers and Weaners
A Northern Elephant Seal at Ano Nuevo State Park.On a sunny Tuesday, our education staff quietly slipped out the zoo door and headed south for an off-site enrichment day: a day to learn and be inspired by nature, in order to teach and inspire others. We headed west, then south down the coast to the [...]
Post on Feb 28, 2008 by Amy Gotliffe
