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Discovery Station: Cycads

April 26 at 12pm

At University of California Botanical Garden

Panoramic Hill, Berkeley

👟Wear good shoes — it's hilly
🌿Drop-in anytime, no registration needed
🦕Cycads survived 300 million years

Touch plants that dinosaurs actually ate. This drop-in Discovery Station lets you get hands-on with cycads, ancient cone-bearing survivors from prehistoric times, while Garden docents share their weird and wonderful adaptations.

family-friendly
hands-on learning
prehistoric plants
docent-led

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  • family-friendly
  • hands-on learning
  • prehistoric plants
  • docent-led
  • University of California Botanical Garden
  • Panoramic Hill
  • Berkeley

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