Seniors

Join local hydrologist Peter Hartsough and MMWD staff Mike Swezy to learn more about how the hydrology of West Peak influences the watersheds it feeds, and how geology and climate in turn influence the mountain's hydrology.

All ages will delight in learning about flora, fauna, and tales of San Francisco through masterful storytelling from your local National Park Service Ranger.

Enjoy a Saturday morning hike, guided by Friends of Mt. Tam volunteers.

Join filmmaker Gary Yost and Marin Municipal Water District ranger Matt Cerkel on Mt. Tam for a special talk about the true peak of our beloved mountain.

Advances in recent decades have allowed amateur astronomers to produce deep space and planetary pictures that rival those taken by professional observatories. This presentation will provide an overview of off-the-shelf instruments and methods anyone, with perseverance and patience, can use to take amazing astronomical images.

Enjoy a Saturday morning hike, guided by Friends of Mt. Tam volunteers.

Join UC Davis Soil Scientist Dr. Vic Claassen and Claire Mooney, Deputy Director of the Parks Conservancy's Design & Planning Department to learn more about the geology of West Peak, and how this informs restoration alternatives.

Galileo Galilei developed a new method for reliably comprehending the world around us and, accordingly, has been called the father of modern science. We will learn how Galileo‰ЫЄs celestial observations dramatically changed our understanding of the universe and our place in it.

Enjoy a Saturday hike, guided by Friends of Mt. Tam volunteers.

Entrance fee to Muir Woods is free only on April 15-16 and April 22-23 and not the entire week of National Park Week.