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Annual fundraiser explores the Academy’s Islands 2030 initiative to reverse island biodiversity loss.
California Academy of Sciences to Celebrate 170-Year Anniversary with First-ever Academy Day April 4
Festive day of philanthropy to feature special science fair, specimens, prizes, and more.
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Leadership, Science & Sustainability
October 11, 2022
The new Fellows join the governing group of more than 450 distinguished scientists and leaders.
Programs & Events
September 29, 2022
Festivities will include a silent disco, trick-or-treating, live animal encounters, planetarium shows, and more.
Science & Sustainability
September 27, 2022
Academy biologists helped train local researchers, co-develop research questions, and collect coral spawn.
Exhibits
September 8, 2022
The BigPicture exhibit showcases 49 of the best nature photographs from around the globe
Science & Sustainability
August 15, 2022
Identified on the community science platform iNaturalist, the species add to California's biodiversity
Education
July 6, 2022
Academy awarded $2.1 million in state budget funds to support Thriving California Environmental Learning Plan
Programs & Events
June 14, 2022
Annual community science effort returns for its seventh year of documenting coastal biodiversity in California
Science & Sustainability
June 8, 2022
Hope for Reefs joins global network of Ocean Decade partners dedicated to reversing the decline of Earth’s ocean
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