Posts Tagged: UC Davis CrowdFund

Why Folks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Are Smiling--And So Very Grateful

If the folks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis are smiling even more than usual, that's because their UC Davis CrowdFund project resulted in 120 percent funded! In a month-long campaign, they were seeking $5000 by Oct. 31 and...

The Bohart Museum of Entomology surpassed its goal of $5000 and gratefully received $6000. (Screen shot)

The Bohart Museum of Entomology surpassed its goal of $5000 and gratefully received $6000. (Screen shot)

A map on the UC Davis CrowdFund wall shows where the donors to the Bohart Museum of Entomology are located. The drive is now over but the map and donors are at https://bit.ly/3v4MoaJ. (Screen shot)

A map on the UC Davis CrowdFund wall shows where the donors to the Bohart Museum of Entomology are located. The drive is now over but the map and donors are at https://bit.ly/3v4MoaJ. (Screen shot)

How the Public Will Benefit from the Bohart Museum's UC Davis CrowdFund Project

The public will benefit from the Bohart Museum of Entomology's UC Davis Crowd Fund, a $5000 fundraising drive that ends at 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31. With the funds, UC Davis students will create portable insect-specimen traveling boxes...

Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, addresses the crowd at the 75th anniversary party hosted last Saturday by the Bohart Museum Society. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, addresses the crowd at the 75th anniversary party hosted last Saturday by the Bohart Museum Society. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In appreciation of the donations, the Bohart staff created this "Thank you." Donations for the Bohart Museum's traveling insect-specimen display case end at 11:59, Oct. 31. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In appreciation of the donations, the Bohart staff created this "Thank you." Donations for the Bohart Museum's traveling insect-specimen display case end at 11:59, Oct. 31. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bohart Museum's traveling insect specimens travel throughout Northern California. Here they are at the 2017 Solano County Youth Ag Day. In the center is Tabatha Yang, the Bohart's education and outreach coordinator, teaching the youngsters about the exciting world of insect science. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bohart Museum's traveling insect specimens travel throughout Northern California. Here they are at the 2017 Solano County Youth Ag Day. In the center is Tabatha Yang, the Bohart's education and outreach coordinator, teaching the youngsters about the exciting world of insect science. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It's All About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the...

It's all about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the... Think birds and bats, honey bees and hornets, butterflies and beetles, and the flowers they pollinate. Think yeast cultures and cougars, and nematodes and nightingales, and lions and...

A honey bee loading up on mustard pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee loading up on mustard pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A native bee, Melissodes agilis, on the move as it zooms over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A native bee, Melissodes agilis, on the move as it zooms over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Specimens showcased at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, which is a participating in the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Specimens showcased at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, which is a participating in the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly spreads its wings in this photo, taken in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly spreads its wings in this photo, taken in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This lion specimen is part of the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This lion specimen is part of the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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