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Gearing Up for 13th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

Meet the scientists! Ask questions! Plans are underway for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free "Super Science Day" for the public to see science in action and learn about 10 UC Davis museums and collections. The...

Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to guests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to guests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Billy Thein of the California Raptor Center introduces a golden eagle to the crowd at a recent UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Billy Thein of the California Raptor Center introduces a golden eagle to the crowd at a recent UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Center for Plant Diversity creates a "petting zoo" at which folks can pet a pine cone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Center for Plant Diversity creates a "petting zoo" at which folks can pet a pine cone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Gearing Up for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Crowdfunding Is First

This is a winter event you won't want to miss. The event: The 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a Super Science Day. It's an opportunity to see scientists in action. It's day when you can visit such biological museums or collections...

Crowdfunding is underway for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.

Crowdfunding is underway for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.

At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, children delighted in the science at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, children delighted in the science at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor, entomologist and UC Davis doctoral alumna Fran Keller, seen here in the Bohart Museum of Entomology, discusses black widow spiders during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor, entomologist and UC Davis doctoral alumna Fran Keller, seen here in the Bohart Museum of Entomology, discusses black widow spiders during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Of Bugs and Plants and Eagles...and More...

Of bugs and plants and eagles...and more... The 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 18 on the university campus, will feature 11 museums or collections in what is billed as a "Super Science Day." Frankly, it's a super way to...

The Bohart Museum of Entomology's live petting zoo draws scores of visitors. Here a youngster gets acquainted with a stick insect, aka walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bohart Museum of Entomology's live petting zoo draws scores of visitors. Here a youngster gets acquainted with a stick insect, aka walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Center for Plant Diversity, aka Herbarium, located in the Esau Science Hall, includes a petting zoo. Visitors can "pet" pine cones. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Center for Plant Diversity, aka Herbarium, located in the Esau Science Hall, includes a petting zoo. Visitors can "pet" pine cones. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Raptor Center volunteer Billy Thein introduces the crowd to a golden eagle during a UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Raptor Center volunteer Billy Thein introduces the crowd to a golden eagle during a UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Know your plants! This group of young visitors at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden display gets acquainted with plants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Know your plants! This group of young visitors at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden display gets acquainted with plants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mark Your Calendars! UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is Feb. 18

Mark your calendars!  The 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, billed as "A Day to Celebrate Science," is set for Saturday, Feb. 18. Traditionally held during Presidents' Day Weekend, the event is free and family friendly. Parking is...

Nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, answers questions at the 2021 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, answers questions at the 2021 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors gather at the UC Davis Anthropology Museum to learn about the displays. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors gather at the UC Davis Anthropology Museum to learn about the displays. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A youngster gets acquainted with a stick insect, aka walking stick, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A youngster gets acquainted with a stick insect, aka walking stick, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors learn "What is an herbarium?" at the Center for Plant Diversity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors learn "What is an herbarium?" at the Center for Plant Diversity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ask me anything about yeast cultures! Kyria Boundy-Mills is the curator of the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection. She maintains the collection, distributes strains to researchers on campus and around the world, and performs research that builds and/or taps the collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ask me anything about yeast cultures! Kyria Boundy-Mills is the curator of the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection. She maintains the collection, distributes strains to researchers on campus and around the world, and performs research that builds and/or taps the collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Citizen Scientists Invited to Join the Seed Pile Project

Want to join the 2022-23 Seed Pile Project, a community science initiative by Miridae Living Labs of West Sacramento and UC Davis faculty that aims to better understand the dynamics of native plant seed dispersal in human-dominated landscapes?  If...

A honey bee foraging on a California golden poppy, the state flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on a California golden poppy, the state flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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