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Conversations About Landscape
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Exploratorium, Pier 15, Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery
Free, RSVP required. Email reserve@exploratorium.edu, or call 415.528.4444 and choose option 5.
Conversations About Landscape brings together practitioners from the fields of geography, ecology, environmental sciences, policy, design, and the arts to grapple with issues that shape contemporary landscapes. Speakers present their work and engage in a conversation that includes members of the audience.
The series is staged in the Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery, which explores environmental change in the Bay Area and beyond. An informal reception before each talk offers time to explore exhibits and engage with the speakers, Observatory staff, and other guests.
Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery 6: Observing Landscapes
Uncover the history, geography, and ecology of the Bay Area.
Upcoming Programs
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Past Programs
Conversations About Landscape: Delving into Bay Area History through Archives and Radar
Thursday, March 31, 2016 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Join NOAA historian John Cloud and archaeology researcher Scott Byram for a discussion of how they use archives and ground penetrating radar to study California’s history.
Conversations About Landscape: Marine Mammals at the Poles
Thursday, December 17, 2015 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Join a conversation about how research on walruses, seals, and other marine mammals tells us about the impact of climate change on Earth’s ecosystems.
Conversations About Landscape: Imagining the Deep Time of the City
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 • 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Join a discussion about intimate geology and how understanding deep time can inform a comprehension of our environmental impact on the future.
Conversations About Landscape: What Color Is Your Ocean?
Thursday, June 18, 2015 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Join three scientists for a discussion about how satellite measurements of the color of ocean water help us to track the health of marine ecosystems and how they might be changing over time.
Conversations About Landscape: Weaving the Landscape
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Join four speakers for an exploration of the life and work of basket maker Julia Parker, a Coast Miwok–Kashaya Pomo Native artist whose practice embodies the complex and evolving cultural traditions of basket weaving.
Conversations About Landscape
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Join scientists and designers for a conversation about how data visualizations help us understand our world, and help to shape our lives and public policies.
Conversations About Landscape
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Join Douglas Gayeton from the Lexicon of Sustainability, and Jeff Creque and Torri Estrada from the Marin Carbon Project and the Carbon Cycle Institute, in a conversation on new techniques for carbon sequestration. And learn how the food we eat can contribute to or combat climate change.
Conversations About Landscape
Thursday, December 18, 2014 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
As San Francisco Bay waters rise with climate change, how will cities adapt to the changing shoreline? Join a panel of experts to hear how knowledge of the past is informing plans for the future.
Conversations About Landscape
Thursday, October 23, 2014 • 6:00 p.m.
Landscape scholars Jane Wolff and Matthew Booker will discuss the historical and contemporary relationships between humans and the Bay, and how we modify its shorelines to fit our changing needs and visions.
Conversations About Landscape: The New Atlas, An Evolving Tool for Landscape Awareness
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 • 6:00 p.m.
Join four contemporary atlas producers whose work expands the traditional form of the historical atlas by infusing it with social criticism, personal perspective, and historical commentary.
Conversations About Landscape: Rebuilding a Living Shoreline in San Francisco Bay
Thursday, May 29, 2014 • 6:00 p.m.
Rebuilding native oyster reefs and eelgrass beds in the Bay not only creates habitat for other species, it may help mitigate against climate change. Come hear about the science behind the Living Shorelines Project.
Conversations About Landscape: Rebuilding a Living Shoreline in San Francisco Bay
Thursday, May 29, 2014 • 6:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in visual storytelling that extends the possibilities of cinema, from live performances and audience participation to flickering installations under glass.
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