The 10th USGS Open House was a smashing success! Science enthusiasts from the Bay Area and beyond converged on the USGS Menlo Park campus on May 19 and May 20 to sample the wide variety of scientific research that USGS provides to the Nation.
Some of the most popular displays included a liquid nitrogen demonstration table and the "flour volcano" demos explaining the formation of eruptions and calderas.
USGS Western Ecological Research Center staff were on hand as well, with scientist Laura Valoppi explaining the research and planning process of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Meanwhile, biologist Joe Tomoleoni and colleagues from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and UC Santa Cruz taught the public the important roles that sea otters play in marine ecological studies.
Check out the photos from the Open House:
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