KQED Quest: Science, Environment & Nature in Northern Calfornia

KQED Quest: Science, Environment & Nature in Northern Calfornia

20 guides
QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather.
Website: KQED QUEST
Guides
Alum Rock Exploration
Alum Rock Exploration
San Jose, California, United States
Moderate: 4.0 miles, 1-3 hours
Alum Rock Park, created in 1872 as the first municipal park in California, offers ancient rocks & new geologic changes.
Angel Island Science Hike
Angel Island Science Hike
Tiburon, California, United States
 
Moderate: 3.3 miles, Half day
In the middle of San Francisco Bay sits Angel Island State Park, with spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline.
Big Break Regional Shoreline Exploration
Big Break Regional Shoreline Exploration
Oakley, California, United States
 
Easy: 3.6 miles, 1-3 hours
The water flowing past Big Break Regional Shoreline via the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers drains 1/2 of California.
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park Exploration
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park Exploration
Calistoga, California, United States
Difficult: 4.0 miles, 1-3 hours
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park stands as a reminder of the natural flora and fauna of the area before the vineyards arose.
Briones Regional Park Exploration
Briones Regional Park Exploration
Martinez, California, United States
 
Moderate: 2.2 miles, 1-3 hours
Just a 10-minute drive from Berkeley, Briones Regional Park is a 6,117 acre park in Contra Costa County.
Crissy Field Exploration
Crissy Field Exploration
San Francisco, California, United States
 
Easy: 1.3 miles, 1-3 hours
Crissy Field's 100 acres of wild, windswept shoreline are a favorite place for recreation and enjoying wildlife.
Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge Exploration
Easy: 4.0 miles, 1-3 hours
The nation's first urban National Wildlife Refuge is a jewel on the San Francisco Bay.
Elkhorn Slough Exploration
Elkhorn Slough Exploration
Moss Landing, California, United States
Difficult: 2.1 miles, 1-3 hours
Elkhorn Slough is a jewel on California’s coast and one of the 25 most significant biodiversity hotspots in the world.
Farallon Islands
Farallon Islands
San Francisco, California, United States
Difficult: Full day
While off limits to the public, the Farallon Islands are centered in one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world.
Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail Exploration
Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail Exploration
San Mateo, California, United States
 
Moderate: 10.0 miles, Half day
Although this trail is not open for walk-in use by the general public, volunteer trail leaders head trips 3x a week.

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