FestEVOLVE 2016
FestEVOLVE is back for 2016 and we are having a celebration of epic proportions for Darwin’s birthday!
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6th Annual Schofield Bryophyte Foray
The 6th Annual Schofield Bryophyte and Lichen foray was held in Squamish, BC in early September, 2015. The small group of participants, included two students and one six-year old budding bryologist, visited various moist and wet sites in the area.
Whale Dreams
September 30, 2015 – February 14, 2016 | Dive into the underwater world of whales with Colleen McLaughlin Barlow’s breathtaking paintings and extraordinary crystal sculptures of whale bones.
Bugs and Beer
Would you eat insects? That’s a question we asked guests at our Bugs & Beer night last week. The answer? A resounding yes! We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of seasoned grasshoppers and mealworms kindly sent from Next Millennium Farms.
Taking Flight: job shadowing the BBM avian specialist
This week, I completed a 4-month curatorial apprenticeship job-shadowing the Cowan Tetrapod Collection (CTC) Curatorial Assistant, Ildiko Szabo. I learned all aspects of tetrapod museum curation from preparing bird and mammal specimens, accessioning, t
A new species of rockfish joins the “flock”
Rockfishes are spiny-rayed fishes within the genera Sebastes. There are about 108 species worldwide. Ben Frable, of Oregon State University, and colleagues recently described a new species of rockfish, the deacon rockfish. There are about 108 species w
Revealing the Bandoni Fungi Collection
As a PhD student in mycology at the Department of Botany at UBC, I am always on the lookout for opportunities to expand my knowledge of fungal diversity. On hearing about graduate research assistantship opportunities at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, I
Career Profile: Lesha Koop, Mount Maker
I am a sculptor, fabricator and observer who grew up exploring forests, stories and history, which has grown into an affection for the slower creation of quality objects and art. I believe that in this age of production, consumption and detritus such c
Birding with the Director
On Saturday, May 16 a group of 12 enthusiastic birders took part in a record breaking Campus Walk – lead by Darren Irwin the team spotted almost 30 species on their walk – a new record for our museum walking series! Darren Irwin, the walk leader, runs