Museum of Natural History Seeks Volunteer Electrical Engineer
The Morro Bay Museum of Natural History seeks a retired or semi-retired electrical engineer who can volunteer some time to help troubleshoot and repair exhibits. Our previous volunteer engineer has moved out of the area, but left two extensive manuals filled with diagrams, parts lists, and repair procedures. The Museum has a number of exhibits with electronic or computer controls. We need someone with a background in circuit design and/or repair who can help us keep our exhibits running, at least on a monthly basis. To inquire or get further information, please contact Rouvaishyana, Museum Manager at (805) 772-2694 ext. 105 or via email.
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2012 Mind Walk Lecture Series
Mind Walks are lectures held in the auditorium at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History every Monday morning, January through March. In 2012, some of the talks will also be given on the previous Saturday. Admission is free for members of the Central Coast Natural History Association. Non-members must pay the standard Museum entry fee.
By order of the state Fire Marshall, the Museum auditorium is limited to 58 people. Space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and doors will be closed when the room is full. To avoid being turned away, consider coming on a Saturday when certain talks will occur, or plan to arrive early on Monday. Remember that parking at the Museum is limited.
Below is a list of 2012 Mind Walks. For more information on speakers and talk descriptions, see Winter Nature Notes or the museum website at CCNHA.
DATE |
TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
January 2, 2012 |
Polynesian Contacts with the New World: The Chumash Connection and Beyond |
Dr. Terry Jones |
January 9, 2012 |
Holding Hands with Reptiles |
Dennis Sheridan |
January 16, 2012 |
The Power and Pitfalls of Reliable Bird Counts |
Dr. Francis Villablanca |
January 23, 2012 |
Rise Above Plastics |
Jeff Sproul |
January 30, 2012 |
All of California History Passed Through Here |
Mary Golden |
February 6, 2012 |
Morro Bay Underwater Wonders |
Ken Bondy and Gary Powell |
February 11 (Saturday) and February 13, 2012 |
How We Sent Probes to Mars and What We Learned From Them |
Rouvaishyana and
Jean Fanselow |
February 20, 2012 |
California'a Glorious Trees |
Dr. Matt Ritter |
February 25 (Saturday) and February 27, 2012 |
Staying Alive—Basic Butterfly Morphology and Behavior |
Peggy Coon |
March 5, 2012 |
Morro Bay Commercial Fisheries—Past and Present |
Rick Algert |
March 10
(Saturday) and
March 12, 2012 |
Spring Blooms, Red Tides and Dead Zones |
Karen Watts |
March 17
(Saturday) and
March 19, 2012 |
Tsunamis along the Central Coast |
John Lindsey |
March 24 (Saturday) and March 26, 2012 |
Photo Favorites of Local Photographers |
Jerry Kirkhart |
Adventures with Nature JANUARY 2012
Click here for more information about the January adventures listed.
| Date |
Day |
Time |
Title |
Presenter |
| 1 |
Sun |
10:30 am |
Dune Dwellers - Chumash & Dunites |
Jim Avila |
| 1 |
Sun |
11:00 am |
Walk up to Black Hill |
Crystal Jack |
| 1 |
Sun |
1:30 pm |
First Day at Coon Creek Beach |
Barb Renshaw |
| 2 |
Mon |
10:15 am |
Polynesian Contacts with the New World:
Chumash Connection and Beyond |
Dr. Terry Jones |
| 6 |
Fri |
10:00 am |
Montaña de Oro Bluff Nature Walk |
Randy Bello |
| 7 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
Los Osos Oaks Reserve |
Faylla Chapman |
| 7 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
Valencia Peak Work-Out Hike |
Virginia Jensen & Mike Baird |
| 7 |
Sat |
11:00 am |
White's Point Vistas |
Molly Stoddard |
| 8 |
Sun |
1:30 pm |
Sketch Walk (Leffingwell Landing, San Simeon) |
Barb Renshaw |
| 9 |
Mon |
10:15 am |
Holding Hands with Reptiles- (Limited Seating-Come early) |
Dennis Sheridan |
| 9 |
Mon |
3:00 pm |
Intertidal Life at Hazard Creek |
Faylla Chapman |
| 10 |
Tue |
3:00 pm |
Corallina Cove Tidepools |
Paul O'Connor |
| 11 |
Wed |
10:00 am |
Salt marsh to Mudflats |
Karen Watts |
| 12 |
Thu |
9:30 am |
Harmony Headlands History & Wildlife Walk |
Bob Swanson |
| 13 |
Fri |
1:30 pm |
Great Blue Herons of Morro Bay |
Louise Abbott |
| 14 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
Oceano Lagoon |
Auburn & Renee Atkins |
| 14 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
Valencia Peak Work-Out Hike |
Virginia Jensen |
| 14 |
Sat |
2:00 pm |
Geology and Dynamics of Change |
John McCabe |
| 16 |
Mon |
8:30 am |
Whale Watching Whiffet |
Tony Krause |
| 16 |
Mon |
10:15 am |
The Power and Pitfalls of Reliable Bird Counts
(limited seating-come early) |
Dr. Francis Villablanca |
| 16 |
Mon |
2:00 pm |
Eucalyptus- Beauty or Beast? |
Faylla Chapman |
| 20 |
Fri |
10:00 am |
Cow and Plow to Now |
Virginia Jensen |
| 20 |
Fri |
1:00 pm |
Corallina Cove Tidepools |
Paul O'Connor |
| 21 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
Los Osos Oaks Reserve |
Faylla Chapman |
| 21 |
Sat |
11:00 am |
White's Point Vistas |
Molly Stoddard |
| 21 |
Sat |
2:00 pm |
Black Hill Trail |
Roger Randall |
| 22 |
Sun |
10:00 am |
Grand Dune Trail |
Jerry Stanley |
| 23 |
Mon |
10:15 am |
Rise Above Plastics-(seating limited, come early) |
Jeff Sproul |
| 23 |
Mon |
3:00 pm |
Intertidal Life at Hazard Creek |
Faylla Chapman |
| 24 |
Tue |
3:30 pm |
Corallina Cove Tidepools |
Paul O'Connor |
| 25 |
Wed |
10:00 am |
Montaña de Oro Bluff Nature Walk |
Randy Bello |
| 26 |
Thu |
1:00 pm |
Salt marsh to Mudflats |
Faylla Chapman |
| 27 |
Fri |
1:30 pm |
Sketch Walk - Elfin Forest |
Barb Renshaw |
| 28 |
Sat |
10:00 am |
Valencia Peak Work-Out Hike |
Virginia Jensen & Mike Baird |
| 28 |
Sat |
11:00 am |
The Unnatural History of Morro Rock |
Norma Wightman |
| 30 |
Mon |
10:15 am |
All of California History Passed Through Here-
(limited seating, come early) |
Mary Golden |
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