Through Appreciating Earth I foster environmental awareness, scientific knowledge, & planetary appreciation. We all consciously & unconsciously change the environment, Earth education helps us understand how we impact our planet. Join me to Appreciate Earth! Awareness is a prelude to respect, projected into the world as appreciation |
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Earth Story: Franciscan Complex of the California Coast Ranges |
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For those of you who live along the coast of Central & Northern California, you likely live in the California Coast Ranges and on top of the Franciscan Complex, a chaotic mix of rock that started to form when the dinosaurs were walking on Earth. What makes it complex is a large number of ingredients and the intense degree to which they have been mixed. The assemblage of this rocky chaos is a 200 million year story of tectonic collision, volcanic eruptions, the formation of the San Andreas Fault, & the rise of the California Coast Ranges. California’s coastal mountains are not the Himalayas, the Rockies, or even the Sierra Nevada’s. They have not achieved those lofty elevations, & the rocks are not hard and capable of resisting the flow of wind and water. This weak rock is the stuff of the.... | | |
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Tolay Lake Regional Park in SE Petaluma Sunday, December 10th 1pm-4pm $36 Once a lake, then a valley, & now an ephemeral lake nestled in a fault valley with historical significance. {easy to moderate hike} | | |
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Fairfield Osborn Preserve Sonoma Mountain Saturday, December 30th 10am-1pm $36 A mountain uplifted by faults bringing volcanic rocks erupted long ago high above the valley floor. {moderate hike} | | |
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Laguna de Santa Rosa Regional Park East Sebastopol Saturday, January 6th 11am-2pm Hydrology and geology of the western Santa Rosa Valley {easy hike} | | |
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Earthquake Education & Preparedness Zoom Class Learn about local earthquake history & emergency preparation Friday, January 12th 3:00pm-4:30pm $20 | | |
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Earth has been repeatedly rocked by natural disasters, and some of these catastrophic events have changed the course of human history. Earth Scientists have developed a record of disastrous events going back thousands of years, to help us understand the causes of these disasters and to learn to predict future events. Natural disasters arise from the interactions between tectonic plates, space objects, meteorological extremes, and climactic cycles, and every location on Earth is susceptible to natural disasters. This class will investigate events in human history, focusing on how modern innovations have either made disasters worse or less severe. Learn where natural disasters occur, how to prepare for future events, and how human civilization has responded to catastrophic events. {OLLI is a learning community for adults age 50+ years old that offers class without homework or tests...registration will open in January 2024!} |
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Appreciating Earth Through Body Awareness Your body is your own little piece of Earth. Appreciate your body through somatic & alignment focused strength & flexibility movement classes with Nicole in-person or via zoom. | | |
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