Science / Medicine : Exhibit of Endangered Species
A recent study by the Center for Plant Conservation, a private conservation group, found that almost 700 native plants in the United States may become extinct by the year 2000. Some experts estimate that up to one-fifth of the world’s five millon species will become extinct worldwide in the next 20 to 30 years.
Devastated habitats and the threatened extinction of the world’s plants and wildlife are explored in “Diversity Endangered,” a Smithsonian Museum exhibit at the Channel Islands National Park visitor center in Ventura. The exhibit will open Jan. 6 and continue through Jan. 26. Call (805) 644-8262.
ASTRONOMY
The life and work of Albert Einstein will be examined at the El Camino College Planetarium shows Jan. 6 and 20 and Feb. 17 and 24 at 8 p.m. Call (213) 715-3200.
The Orion nebula and constellations of the winter sky will be featured in the first of the 1989 series of astronomy lectures at the Charles Temple Observatory at Moorpark College, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 6. Call (805) 378-1408.
SCIENCE FOR FAMILIES
Children will be able to create their own paper dinosaur sculptures and learn more about these creatures from the past in the “Whale’s Tales” family program offered in conjunction with the Kokoro animated dinosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 1:30 p.m., Jan. 14. Call (213) 744-3335 or 744-3534.
MARINE SCIENCE
Bruce Robison, research biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, will discuss the current status and future prospects for deep-sea research and exploration at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 12. Call (805) 966-7107.
The marine food chain and marine life will be explored in a series of films at the George C. Page Museum, Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m., Jan 10. Call (213) 857-6311.
GEOLOGY
The California State University Desert Studies Center near Baker is sponsoring a class Jan. 6-8 on “The Mojave Desert: The Last 60 Million Years,” which will travel to several sites in the area to examine major geological events. The center is also offering a class on the “Archeology of the Mojave Desert,” Jan. 20-22. Call the Office of Extended Education, Cal State San Bernardino, (714) 887-7527.
