California Academy Presents New Steinhart Aquarium

In 2006, a multidisciplinary Academy team traveled to the Philippines to research the new Academy's 212,000-gallon coral reef display. Using stunning underwater imagery, Terry Gosliner will describe the diversity of the Philippine reefs and discuss his past research there.

From the Philippines to the Golden Gate : Foundations for the New Steinhart Aquarium - lecture by Dr. Meg Burke, Dr. Terry Gosliner, and Bart Shepherd, California Academy of Sciences on TUESDAY, MARCH 20.

Meg Burke will detail the integration of education, research, and conservation from a community-based perspective. And Bart Shepherd will address the art and science of translating wild reefs into a realistic and sustainable captive living reef. 2 pm & 7:30 pm; free for members, $8 non-members; California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard Street, San Francisco. -- www.calacademy.org