Rangelands

What do wildfires, near hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, debris flows, hailstorms, and King Tide storm surges all have in common?

Ready? Set? Go! Excitement is building for the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, to take place Saturday, Feb. 8 on the UC Davis campus.

It's a timely and important topic. It deals with global change ecology, which, basically, is the study of how ecosystems react to global environmental changes.

Congratulations to all the newly announced recipients of awards from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA)! Honors well deserved! Capsule information on our four UC Davis-affiliated award recipients: Professor Jason Bond, described as a powerhouse in the world of systematics a...

When you visit the California Raptor Center (part of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine), during the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 8, be sure to see "A Bird's Eye View," a ceramic-mosaic mural that graces an outer wall of the visitor center.

Nematodes--and the faculty and graduate students who study them--will share the spotlight from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8 in the Katherine Esau Science Hall. The occasion: the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. The Esau Hall is located near Briggs Hall, off Kleiber Hall Lane.

You won't want to miss the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Hi, Butters! When you visit the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 8, you'll probably meet a scorpion named Butters. It's a new arrival, donated by a retired educator. She did not name it Butters.

Nematologist Christopher Pagan, who received his doctorate in the fall of 2024 from UC Davis, will deliver his exit seminar on "Soil Nematode Community Analysis: Insights from 28S Metabarcoding" at a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Feb.

What are the odds? You're participating in a monarch-counting expedition, you photograph an image of a bumble bee with your cell phone, and you win a regional bumble bee contest, a contest you didn't know about at the time.