7th Annual Science of Wine

Sat, 08 May 2010

ScienceWorks hosts the 7th annual The Science of Wine
May 6th, 7th and 8th in

MUSEUM CLOSED

Sat, 08 May 2010
ScienceWorks will be closed in preparation for the Science of Wine Gala event. more

Rogue Valley Earth Day Event

Sat, 24 Apr 2010

Rogue Valley Earth Day at ScienceWorks 11am-4pm

Over 70 outdoor booths with Earth Day related information and activities, live performances and more!

Outdoor events are free. Regular museum admission applies with $1 per paid admission going towards the 2011 Rogue Valley Earth Day

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JOIN THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT!

ScienceWorks invites you to participate in our lecture series focusing on Earth Day.

 

TONIGHT: April 21, 7 p.m.: Darrin Sharp of the Oregon Climate Change Research Center spotlights our own Crater Lake with his exciting presentation on "Climate Change and Crater Lake: The World's Largest Rain Gauge."  Afterward, ASK QUESTIONS!

 

If you can, return to ScienceWorks the rest of the week for family fun and information:

THURSDAY, April 22, 7 p.m.: Jana Gastellum, program director of the Global Warming Oregon Environmental Council, speaks on "Unlocking New Opportunities for Transportation: New Fuels and Technology." Stay afterward, get more ideas!

 

FRIDAY, April 23, 7 p.m.: Dominick DellaSala, president and chief scientist of the National Center for Conservation Science & Policy and president of North America's Society for Conservation Biology, discusses "Climate Crisis: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally." Join other science thinkers and let them know your views!

 

SATURDAY, April 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rogue Valley Earth Day with more than 70 exhibits teaching about energy conservation, solid waste reduction, local food and farms, green products and building materials, renewable electricity sources and transportation alternatives. Bring your family and see how you can contribute your ideas!

SUNDAY, April 25, 7 p.m.: Barry and Ev Sherr, microbial oceanography researchers for Oregon's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, present "Ice and Water: Planktonic Food Webs in the Arctic Ocean." Learn about our oceans!

Tuesday April 20th Earth Week Lecture at 7pm

Each night of this week, ScienceWorks features a different exciting speaker. Debra Erenberg, the organizing director of the Rainforest Action Network, presents "From Plankton to Polar Bears: How Animals Pay the Price for our Environmental Degradation." To learn more go to www.scienceworksmuseum.org ScienceWorks' Earth Week speaker events are free with a suggested donation of $5.