Discovering Local Science (Without Getting Wet)

The Bay Area is one of the nation’s epicenters for science and innovation, packed with museums, universities, and innovative companies making advancements in their respective fields.

If you’ve never been to San Francisco State University’s Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, this weekend is the perfect opportunity to do so. The Romberg Tiburon Center is a 36-acre parcel located just outside of Tiburon, California, dedicated to researching natural phenomena in the open ocean.

Although the facility is typically closed to the public, this Sunday, October 12, is the Romberg Center’s Rosenberg Institute Discovery Day. For no cost at all, visitors can experience a vast array of exhibits, talks, and even touch live animals, and see what this great facility is all about.

While the event is free, registration is required:

Discovery Day is Romberg Tiburon Center's annual open house, the one day of the year when the public can visit the marine lab and spend the day behind the scenes, meet our scientists and learn about their research in San Francisco Bay and beyond. 

 

• Listen to engaging talks on current research in the "Bay Science Cafe"! 

• Go on a research "cruise" to collect plankton and view it on a microscope in the lab! 

• Science activities for adults and kids alike! 

• Touch live marine organisms! 

• Listen to underwater sounds off our seawall! 

• Try your hand at "Plankton Races"!

• Art activities for all ages!

• Create with clay with SF State Ceramics students!

• Purchase* a limited-edition Discovery Day t-shirt or other merchandise to support RTC students!

• Food and beverages are available for purchase

• Visitors are welcome to bring picnic lunches to enjoy outside

• Admission and parking for bikes and cars are free!

For more information on the Romberg Center Discovery Day, click here.