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The Royal BC Museum is hitting the road this summer to discuss what BC could lose if we don’t make big changes to our relationship with the natural world. See the travelling exhibition when they stop here.
Free to visit travelling exhibition. 50% off general admission to the museum on the same day.
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Did you know that fish can hear? Ask an expert about how they pick up sounds in the water through their bodies and in their internal ear.
Free for the public.
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Did you know that a badger once lived in the White House? Come learn about these misunderstood animals with Daniel Justice, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture in the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program at UBC.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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Talks celebrating the opening of the Flathead En Plein Air spotlight exhibition, paintings from the Flathead – a region that has been described as one of the most ecologically important places on the planet.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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Join Perry Poon from the Vancouver Paleontological Society on a walk around campus looking at live examples of prehistoric plants (e.g. Gingko, Dawn Redwoods).
Included with museum admission or membership.
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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.
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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.
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Participate in drop-in programs or guided species surveys with expert leaders. No prior knowledge required. All you need is enthusiasm! Your main task will be to help find plants and animals and to record them, either on a smart phone with iNaturalist or with a digital camera. A minimum two-hour commitment is required. Most suitable to families with children 10 and over. Free.
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Biodiversity Around Town
Farmers Market
Saturdays, July 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2015 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
UBC Farm
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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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2212 Main Mall University of British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4 CA
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