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Video/Presentation Theatre Schedule

Saturday, June 3, 2006

 
Starting Time Title Actual Length (min)
10:00 AM Delta Revival: Restoring a California Ecosystem 00:22
10:30 AM Sonoran Desert: Fragile Land of Extremes 00:28
11:00 AM Secrets in Stone 00:25
11:30 AM Live Presentation - A virtual tour of the 1906 Earthquake in Google Earth presented by Luke Blair, USGS Menlo Park -
12:00 PM Shock Waves: 100 Years After the 1906 Earthquake 00:46
1:00 PM Precipice of Survival: The Southern Sea Otter 00:48
2:00 PM Live Presentation - A virtual tour of the Hayward Fault presented by Jim Lienkaemper, USGS Menlo Park  -
2:30 PM Hurricane Force: A Coastal Perspective 00:28
3:00 PM The Damnedest, Finest Ruins (available @ Geokids booth; get autographed @ Meet the Authors booth) 00:54
 
     
 
 
     

Sunday, June 4, 2006

 
     
Starting Time Title Actual Length (min)
10:00 AM Delta Revival: Restoring a California Ecosystem 00:22
10:30 AM Sonoran Desert: Fragile Land of Extremes 00:28
11:00 AM Live Presentation - An animated 3D tour through the 'earthquake machine' in California, Turkey, and Japan. Presented by Ross S. Stein, USGS Menlo Park -
11:30 AM Live Presentation - 1906 Ground Motion Simulations presented by Brad Aagaard, USGS Menlo Park 00:30
12:00 PM Shock Waves: 100 Years After the 1906 Earthquake 00:46
1:00 PM Precipice of Survival: The Southern Sea Otter 00:48
2:00 PM Secrets in Stone 00:25
2:30 PM 1932 Grand Canyon Expedition footage (Silent Film, recently rediscovered) 00:30
3:00 PM The Damnedest, Finest Ruins (available @ Geokids booth; get autographed @ Meet the Authors booth) 00:54






Talk to USGS Scientists about:
Natural Hazards: Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, floods, hurricanes

Our Bay Area Home: The dynamic physical environment of the San Francisco Bay Region

Special exhibits about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

Environment: Climate change, biological-resource monitoring, surface and ground water pollution

Resources: Oil and gas, minerals

Landscape: Geologic mapping, coastal and marine science

Technology: New initiatives to provide geospatial data and science information for the Nation, real-time digital data on the Internet

And much more!
Interactive Displays
• Gold panning
• Dress like a Marine Scientist
Music
• Food
Meet the Authors
Map sales
• Gift sales




Related Links
USGS 50 Years in Menlo Park
Self-guided campus tour
Rock and Garden campus tour
A History of USGS Menlo Park Open Houses


Contact USGS Natural Science Network for more information:
(650) 329-4390 wmcesic@usgs.gov


Untitled Page
Meet the Authors
Get your autographed copy
Meet the Authors


Schools & Groups
Schedule in advance
school bus


DUCKWEED Live
Traditional American and Celtic music daily from Noon to 1 PM
The "duck in the weeds" logo designed by Warren Nokleberg


New Partnership
Your source for MAPS
California Geological Survey


Spread The Word
You are welcome to download and print an event flyer (2.59MB PDF)