North to Alaska, a Sustainable Fishery, Migrating Salmon, and Grizzly Bears
I have just spent a week on Lake Aleknagik, part of the Wood River system that empties into Bristol Bay Alaska. Myself and two students (Shannan May-McNally and Allison Dennert) are collecting char for our own work, but are also helping with some sockeye salmon stream surveys out of the U of Washington camp on Lake Aleknagik.
Where shrews walk on water and other endangered species tales
Join Pamela Zevit, conservation biologist and Program Coordinator for the South Coast Conservation Program to learn more about the story of some of these unique creatures and how we can all help to ensure they are part of BC’s landscape for the long-term. Included with museum admission or membership.
Freeze tolerance is way cool because…
Join Katie Marshall, Post-Doctoral Fellow in UBC’s Department of Zoology,for chilly tales of how Canada’s animals have adapted to deal with the extreme cold, some by freezing solid! Included with museum admission or membership.
Frequent Fliers: Tracking Songbird Migration through the Americas
Monday, August 13, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Bridget Stutchbury, North American Ornithological Conference – Vancouver 2012 (NAOC-V), the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and Nature Vancouver are pleased to offer a free public lecture “Frequent Fliers: Tracking Songbird Migration through the Americas” by internationally renowned scientist, Dr. Bridget Stutchbury from York University.
Baby Steps for SARA: Evaluating the first Decade of Canada’s Species at Risk Act
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7 p.m. Jeannette Whitton, UBCTo explore how well SARA has been implemented, collaborators from UBC and SFU analyzed the progress towards recovering species at risk. Though challenges exist, full implementation of SARA has the potential to effectively protect Canada’s species at risk.
50 Years in Serengeti: The Science Behind the Story
April 25, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Anthony R.E. Sinclair, UBC
Join researcher Dr. Anthony R.E. Sinclair and learn more about the story behind the science; the exciting events that took place while scientists documented these dramatic changes, and why we must now consider the future of conservation.
Amoeba in the Room
Thursday, October 3, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Nicholas Money, Miami University
The flowering of microbial science is revolutionizing biology and medicine in ways unimagined just a few years ago and is inspiring a new view of what it means to be human.
Blueberries and Unconscious Knowledge
A very Canadian West Coast cultural experience is starting again: blueberry season. Spot prawn season arrived and we will have local cherries soon.
History of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum
How The Beaty Came to Be The Beaty Biodiversity Museum opened its doors in 2010 and UBC’s vast natural history collections were put on public display for the first time. The museum and its collections are the centrepiece of UBC’s Biodiversity Research Centre, which brings together the world-class researchers of the Biodiversity Research Centre and biological collections into […]