Saturday, June 12, 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, August 7, 10 am to 2 pm

Kids and grown-ups alike will get creative with natural materials in an outdoor Presidio setting.
The ingredients for the day include wood, leaves, stone, pine cones, bark, branches, water, and imagination.
Bring a picnic lunch or snack. Meet at the Exhibition Pavilion.

Last weekend me and my son joined Opening Day Celebration for Presidio Habitats. With given map we explored part of the park at Fort Scott we never seen before including amazing outdoor art installations. We also were given a Presidio Quest for young naturalists made by our friends from http://urbikids.com and planning to come again there to complete it. 

Here is some info about the Presidio Habitats exhibit which will be open during May 16 2010-May 15 2011.

Presidio Habitats is organized by the FOR-SITE Foundation in partnership with the Presidio Trust. 
Open: May 16 2010-May 15 2011
Location: Corner of Storey and Ralston Avenues, Presidio Park, SF

• Outdoor installations are located along Presidio sidewalks, historic paths, and trails.
• The exhibition starting point—the Exhibition Pavilion—is at the corner of Storey and Ralston, across from the Log Cabin in the Presidio's Fort Scott District.
• Parking at Fort Scott.
• The Exhibition Pavilion hours through October 31, 2010: 11 am - 5 pm, Wednesday-Sunday

About Presidio
 from http://www.for-site.org/site/the_presidio/

History
The Presidio of San Francisco is a 1,491-acre national park site and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Presidio was in continuous use as a military post from 1776 to 1994, spanning the Spanish, Mexican, and United States periods. In 1994, after the post became excess to military needs, it was transferred to the National Park Service.

Resources
The Presidio in its entirety is a National Historic Landmark District. It houses one of the finest collections of military architecture in the United States with approximately 469 historic buildings contributing to its landmark status. The Presidio’s landscapes, including the historic forest, Main Parade Ground, golf course, San Francisco National Cemetery, and historic gardens, also contribute to the park’s landmark status. The area’;s transformation from mostly open dunes into a richly forested and designed setting is one of the Army’s most impressive accomplishments in landscape architecture.
Over millennia the Presidio’s geology, topography, and climates created a mosaic of natural landscapes. Many generations shaped these wilds, from the Native Americans who were first sustained here to the Spanish, Mexican, and American settlers who brought their traditions and created an enduring military presence at the Golden Gate.
The Presidio is a refuge for once-abundant and diverse ecological communities that have been all but lost in the urban Bay Area. The park’s remnant natural areas contain some of the last examples of San Francisco’s once-extensive dune and serpentine native plant communities. The Presidio is home to thirteen different native vegetation communities supporting 300 native plant species, ranging from wildflowers to oak woodlands. Sixteen are rare or endangered, including five protected by the Endangered Species Act. Examples include San Francisco lessingia, Presidio clarkia (wildflowers found in only two locations worldwide), and Raven’s manzanita.
The park’s habitats support a wide range of wildlife. More than 200 bird species ranging from year-round residents like Anna’s Hummingbirds, Red-shouldered Hawks, and Great Egrets to migratory species like Violet-green Swallows and Red-throated Loons can be spotted here. Migratory invertebrates, such as monarch butterflies, also visit the Presidio. The park is home to mammals, reptiles, and aquatic species, including the native gray fox, alligator lizard, and three-spined stickleback fish.

“We had an amazing adventure on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to Urbia Adventure League organizers our treasure hunt at Strybing Arboretum was a blast. Kids could hardly wait moving from one destination point to another and looking into their adventure book for the next task. Along with kids we learned a great amount of information on different garden plants and its life species. Being often visitors to Botanical Garden to our surprise we were discovering parts of the Park we have never seen before and it was a great reward itself. Thank You! We can’t wait to do more exciting adventures in a near future!” 
– Lana (Maxim H. Mom) review of Urbia

Drop in Saturdays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to create all kinds of art and science projects.


$6/child, $10 for an adult and child together. Kids under 8 must be with a paying, participating adult. Members of the Randall Museum Friends and Arts Card holders receive a 2-for-1 discount. Sign up at the museum's front desk to participate; the last sign-ups are taken at 3:30.


March 6 - Construct your own animal sculpture from our abundant wood scrap supply
March 13 - Use rubber fish and experience the art of gyotaku, Japanese for fish printing.
March 20 - Celebrate Spring!  Cut, glue and create your own personal fabric flag in a myriad of textures and colors.
March 27 - Experience the magic of paper marbling as you make marbled greeting cards using shaving cream and liquid watercolor.
April 3   - Spring is a time when all the birds are laying their eggs.  Come quilt an egg with us using a uniquely beautiful process.
April 10  - Assemble your own bendable wire sculpture.
April 17  - BUG DAY, no SAS
April 24  - Learn about sharks and make a shark’s teeth necklace
May 1  - Cinco de Mayo is May 5th!   Get ready!  Use beads, beans and foil design to make your own bracelet inspired by Mexican jewelry.
May 8  - Give your mom a new wallet you make yourself for Mother’s day
May 15  - Build and decorate your own camper bus.  Add details inside and out to make it the perfect vacation vehicle!
May 22  - Collagraph Prints are made using textured layers.  Learn how to do this process and create your own collagraph prints!
May 29  -Construct your own animal sculpture from our abundant wood scrap supply.
June 5  - Add fancy papers, “gemstones” and other decorative details to make your own treasure box!
June 12  - Flag day is June 14th.  Celebrate by creating a personal fabric flag in amyriad of textures and colors.
June 19  - Make your father a pop up book for Father’s day
June 26  - Experience the magic of light defraction and decorate your own spectroscope.


http://www.randallmuseum.org

Over 100 units will participate in the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade. A San Francisco tradition since just after the Gold Rush, the parade continues to delight and entertain the many hundreds of thousands of people that come to watch it on the street or tune in to watch it on television on KTVU Fox 2 or KTSF Channel 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, exploding firecrackers , and of course the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and her court. A crowd favorite is the spectacular 201' Golden Dragon ("Gum Lung") It takes a team of over 100 men and women from the martial arts group, White Crane to carry this dragon throughout the streets of San Francisco.

This year's Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade promises to warm your heart and electrify your senses, come rain or shine.


More info here :http://www.chineseparade.com

When: February 6, 2010
11am-3pm
Audience: Adults, Elementary School Students, Families, Groups, High School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Students, Public, Seniors
Location: Crissy Field, Crissy Field Center
Event Type: Environment/Science, Food, Music
 
Celebrating Youth, Environment, and Leadership


Bring the whole family to celebrate Crissy Field Center's Grand gREen Opening at our new cutting edge building on East Beach! See green technology in action while enjoying music, site tours, and family-friendly activities that demonstrate some of the building's cool sustainability features. Plus tastings from the Beach Hut menu and Eco-goodie give aways make it a fun-filled day for the whole family.

Here is a sample of what we have in store:

• Rally 'round the printing press in the Sustainable Arts Workshop to see how images and words can empower action around social and environmental justice issues then craft your own printed slogan.
• Enjoy songs, stories, and interactive games for the little ones at 'Tot Corner.'
• Construct a sustainable city using scissors, string, and a little ingenuity to transform ordinary cardboard moving boxes into your own work of architectural mastery.
• Get clean, green, and gorgeous in the Urban Ecology Lab as you make safe, non-toxic cleaning supplies for the home, then try a little cosmetic chemistry by combining natural ingredients to create custom lip balm and shaving creams.
• Trace the tracks of your favorite food using Google Earth in our state-of-the-art Media Lab and learn how to make smarter choices at the market.
• Enter a free raffle for your chance to win free program certificates and more.
• This event is FREE and for all ages! No RSVP necessary. The celebration will go on rain or shine