Outside of school, many children are active in different groups, such as summer camps, clubs, and activity groups. We understand that these needs are different than a school group’s needs, and we have programming designed especially for non-school grou
May 16 – August 24, 2014Karen YurkovichUsing specimens from the UBC Herbarium, Yurkovich re-examines these taxonomically organized pieces of nature through their aesthetics, their symbolism, their mythologies and their histories.
Campus Walks happen on the third Saturday of every month from 10:15am – 12:15pm. They begin and end at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and happen rain or shine. Explore the UBC campus through the eyes of an expert. Look for fall migratory birds, check ou
he BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund was founded by Captain Alex Blake from the Coquitlam Fire Department. The Burn Fund was created as a province-wide initiative after four decades of Fire Fighters visiting patients in the Burn Unit, seeing the
Written by UBC. With “Shark Week” upon us and the release of yet another Sharknado movie, it is easy to think of sharks as stereotypical ‘marauders of the sea’. Sharks, however, are endlessly fascinating creatures that provide many insights into the workings of ecology and evolution.
Various Artists, World Wildlife Fund, Science WorldProduced by a collection of artists for World Wildlife Fund and Science World British Columbia, Wondrous: The Forest and Sea of the Great Bear powerfully illustrates the relationship between the land and the ocean, forest and river, economy and ecology.
August 3, 2014, 1:00pmMaja Bjelic Uncover the diversity of butterflies, their interactions, fascinating adaptations and how these affect their chances for survival with Maja Bjelic, volunteer at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum with her Master’s Degree in Ecology from the University of Zagreb. Included with museum admission or membership.
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.
Elementary and Middle School Secondary School Post-Secondary School (including UBC) Groups Camps and Community Youth Groups
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.
