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Missed the Campus Walk with our director Darren Irwin? Read about it here and join us on another birding walk on June 20th.

Fortress of flower: floral defenses are way cool because...
Sunday, June 7, 2015 | 1:00 p.m.

Flowers may seem passive and innocent, but they are actually masters of manipulation. Join Dr Anna Hargreaves, post-doctoral fellow at the Biodiversity Research Centre, as she explores the diverse and often beautiful strategies flowers use to have their way with their animal visitors.

Included with museum admission or membership.

Ask an Expert about Insects
Sunday, June 7, 2015 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Bugs are beautiful - just ask Assistant Curator of the Spencer Entomological Collection Karen Needham and Imaging Technician Don Griffiths. Don has been taking stunning images of insects from the Beaty Biodiversity Museum's collection. Find out why these images are important for research activities like insect identification.

Free for the public.

Campus Walk - Birding
Saturday, June 20, 2015 | 10:15 a.m.

Join avid birder Sue Kay on a walk around campus to spot local birds that call UBC home.

Included with museum admission or membership.

34 Wonders of the World
May 22, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Explore 34 biodiversity hotspots around the world through stunning images. Presented by Terre Sauvage, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, and the Nature Picture Library. In partnership with the French Consulate of Vancouver.

Included with museum admission or membership.

shutterbug
March 11, 2015 - September 6, 2015

Take a closer look at local insect life in this exhibition of photographs. Enjoy daily hands-on programs about insects and drop-in activities in the gallery.

Included with museum admission or membership.

Biodiversity Around Town

Monster Brain: The mysterious lives of octopuses
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | 9:00 a.m.
Vancouver Aquarium

Organic Pest Control for the Urban Gardener
Thursday, June 11, 2015 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
UBC Botanical Garden

Urban Foraging of Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
UBC Farm

Science World After Dark: Ultimate Dinosaurs
Friday, June 19, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Science World

Outer Shores Expeditions

Outer Shores’ small-ship expeditions provide extraordinary and intimate opportunities for being immersed in the ancient cultures and stunning wildlife of Canada’s Pacific Coast. Guided by a crew of professional mariners and expert naturalists, small groups of 6-8 guests explore the incredible coastline of British Columbia while living and cruising aboard the 70’ classic wooden schooner, Passing Cloud. President and Captain Russell Markel, who holds a PhD from the Department of Zoology at UBC, and did a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, is dedicated to hosting travellers from around the world while fostering stewardship and supporting conservation-based research in the areas where Outer Shores travels.

If you are interested in joining Outer Shores, we have limited availability left for 2015:

Haida Gwaii Archipelago – Islands at the Edge
July 28-Aug 4: $4550 CAD *

Johnstone Strait and Blackfish Sound – Whales by Sails
August 9-14: $2950 CAD

Great Bear Rainforest – Orcas AND Bears expedition
August 22-30: $4680 CAD *

*Book now, and we will cover half your flight from Vancouver.

Hours
Monday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Membership
A Beaty Biodiversity Museum membership means joining and supporting a lively community of people inspired by biodiversity, engaged with the natural world, and dedicated to conservation.

About the Museum
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum strives to inspire an understanding of biodiversity, its origins, and importance to humans through collections-based research, education and outreach.

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