Please join us online the morning of Tuesday, October 6 for a live stream Swoon @ the Moon to view the Moon in its waning gibbous phase. Beginning at 7 am PDT, City Astronomer Eric McLaughlin will share fascinating views of the Moon, highlighting volcanic features and impact craters. Sign on to learn enlightening facts and reminisce about the historical visits to the Moon during this approximately 60-minute long presentation. If you tune in after the show, don’t worry! You can find it on our YouTube Channel with over 300 other great videos of our programming from the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory. RMLO Website: https://ranchomiragelibrary.org/ Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory eNewsletter Signup: http://bit.ly/RMLOnews Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Foundation: https://ranchomiragelibrary.org/foundation.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSmcTE1vGhs

California is now experiencing the effects of a climate crisis: hotter summers with world record-breaking temperatures, even more devastating fire seasons, more extreme droughts, and rising sea levels that erode our coastlines. Scientists tell us that greenhouse gasses released by human activities, like landfilling food and yard waste, cause climate change. To respond to this climate crisis, California is implementing statewide organic waste recycling and surplus food recovery (SB 1383 regulations). Clara Vera brings over 15 years of public and private business management expertise to the Southern California community. Currently, Clara serves as the Municipal Marketing Manager at Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services in Palm Desert, California. Her commitment to enhancing, educating, and engaging our community’s environmental stewardship has sharply focused her attention on accessibility, public education, and recycling awareness programs. This program is presented in partnership with Friends of the Desert Mountains. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvFO69j8oXc

Dolphin Politics in Shark Bay 1/14/2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Rancho Mirage Public Library Community Room The bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia, live in the most complex non-human society known. Dr. Richard Connor, who has been described as “the Jane Goodall of dolphins” will describe over 30 years of dolphin discoveries and ‘politics’ from this remarkable marine habitat, which boasts the largest seagrass beds in the world. He will describe an exciting future of dolphin research in Shark Bay, The Dolphin Decade, driven by new technology, which promises to reveal the secrets of dolphin intelligence in the wild. This program is presented in partnership with The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Event Type(s): Lectures & Discussions Presenter: Dr. Richard Connor ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo5KYIvHi8Q

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