The Folger Stable Speaker Series features a wide range of interesting talks for the public to enjoy.
How to Build the Tallest Tree
Sunday, April 15, 2018 - Featuring Zane Moore, a UC Davis researcher working on redwood genomics and anatomy. Coast redwoods are the world’s tallest trees and an iconic species of California. Join us to explore redwood architecture, the synthesis of biology and physics and delve into the mystery of albino redwoods. To RSVP click here.
What Makes Owls So Special
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 - Featuring ornithologist, artist and naturalist Hans Peeters. Are owls really wise? The seductive blink of their eyes and slow turns of their heads certainly suggest deliberation and purpose. Wisdom, however, is hardly an attribute of these efficient killing machines. The large head is mostly filled with an extraordinary hearing apparatus and out-sized eyes that leave little room for a fairly modest brain. So what makes owls so special? Nearly everything! Join us to tap into your inner ornithologist. To RSVP click here.
Living with Mountain Lions
Sunday, April 30, 2017 - Featuring Zara McDonald, founder of the Bay Area Puma Project. Learn about mountain lion ecology and history, the challenges of sharing habitat with mountain lions and learn essential trips for living and recreating without fear in puma habitat. Learn about tracking efforts in our parks and enjoy engaging photos and video.
Bats!
Fall 2016 - Guests met Corky Quirk from NorCal Bats and observed how bats eat, fly and use echolocation. Participants got to encounter different bat species and do a bat themed craft.
Iron Road, Stone Walls
Spring 2016 - Featuring Stanford's Dr. Gordon Chang talking about the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project that is recovering and interpreting the history of Chinese workers who toiled on the first transcontinental rail line in the 19th century. This unique event featured the traveling exhibit “The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental.”
Protecting the Most Biologically Productive Place in North America
Fall 2015 - Carol Preston from NOAA's Farallones National Marine Sanctuary described why one of the world’s most productive ocean ecosystems occurs here, right off our San Mateo coast, and why it is so rich with marine life like white sharks, sea turtles and giant whales. Stunning underwater video, photos and graphics illustrated how oceanic processes, and changing seasons of the sea, as well as wildlife ranging from majestic to miniscule, combine to create a food web of global significance. Followed by marine life printing and marine life artifacts!
Deep Roots: Local Artists Inspired by California's Natural Landscapes
Spring 2015 - Guests enjoyed nationally acclaimed and locally admired painters discussing their inspiration drawn from the local landscape, their artistic processes, and what Woodside means to their work. Featuring Jim Caldwell, Kit Colman and Sheila Finch. Followed by an exceptional showcase of the artists work.