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| Dear Museum Supporter... This newsletter is filled to the brim with exciting events, updates, and news! Inside the museum, we’ve been making updates to some of your favourite displays, including the first row of the tetrapod cabinets. We also hosted a fantastic member’s sneak peek event, featuring beer and biodiversity. Thank you for your support - we hope to see you soon!
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What's New
Next time you visit the museum make sure to check out the refreshed Big and Small display in the first row of the tetrapod cabinets. Our mount maker made a beautiful metal mount to show off the delicate beauty of a tiny Hummingbird egg compared to the dramatic size of an Elephant bird egg - two new additions to this area. New infographics show you what part of the animal the bones on display come from. Watch this space for an update on the refresh of the Victorian Cabinet!
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One of the greatest explorers of our generation, a real life Indiana Jones, will be giving our next Biodiversity Lecture. Wade is an anthropologist, ethnobotanist, photographer and author.
Sold Out.
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Join Dr. Sigal Balshine, a visiting professor from McMaster University for a fascinating, fishy tale centred around the strange and wonderful singing toadfish.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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Ask an Expert about Amphibians
Sunday February 1, 2015 | 11:00am-3:00pm
Cool, rough and slimy. What are amphibians? Find out from our expert Chris Stinson.
Free for the public.
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Celebrate Darwin’s birthday with the Beaty Biodiversity Museum’s FestEVOLVE February 10-15. Participate in a Darwinian cake contest on Thursday, February 12 at 5:00pm, and meet and chat with biodiversity scientists on Saturday February 14 from 11:00am-3:00pm.
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Impress your friends by being able to identify the trees around us. Learn clues to help you tell a western hemlock from a Douglas fir.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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Join two Great White shark wildlife guides from England, Kathryn Hodgson and Nicholas Curzon, as they tell tales of shark encounters, awesome adventures and explain why we need to protect these majestic creatures.
By donation.
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Ask an Expert about BC Wildflowers
Sunday March 1, 2015 | 11:00am-3:00pm
British Columbia native plants are fascinating but identification can be frustrating for the budding naturalist. Ron Long can help with that. Bring close-up photos of wild plants that you have found and Ron will show you how to go about finding a name.
Free for the public.
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In March, we will be featuring our 50th talk of the series! This is a huge milestone – thank you to everyone who attends the talks, and to everyone who will in the future. These talks are geared to visitors of all ages and backgrounds. You’ll get to listen to a researcher talk about what they think is way cool about biodiversity, and can ask them your questions, too!
Darren Irwin, who leads the Irwin Lab researching birds at UBC and is Acting Director of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, will explain why birds are way cool, including how they're linked to dinosaurs! Included with museum admission or membership.
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Join the Beaty Biodiversity Museum every day at 12:30pm for a different hands-on activity, brought to you by volunteers, staff, curators, and special guests! Meet new friends while exploring different aspects of the biodiversity around us.
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Campus Walk - Edible & Medicinal Plants
Saturday March 21, 2015 | 10:15am
Ever wondered which plants are edible and can be used for medicinal purposes? Join Saskia Wolsak for a walk around campus to find out.
Included with museum admission or membership.
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There’s so much pressure in February to plan for special days. Are you tired of being asked, “what are we doing for Charles Darwin’s birthday this year?” Or, the likelier, “do you have plans for Valentine’s Day?” We’ve gone to the trouble of planning both of these exciting events for you, with an evolutionary twist during FestEVOLVE. On the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday, Thursday, February 12, indulge your sweet tooth at our annual Bake a Cake for Darwin Contest. You can bring a decorated cake to enter in the contest, or come to cheer on your favourite competitor. We even have plans for you on Valentine’s Day – bring a date, come solo, or visit with the whole family! On Saturday, February 14, join the museum staff, volunteers, and researchers from UBC between 11:00am-3:00pm and find out why the Beaty Loves FestEVOLVE. It’s your chance to ask questions, meet real scientists, and get up close to amazing specimens. Throughout the week, join us for our popular Evolution tour, featuring evolution stories throughout the museum. For more information on these events, visit our website.
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Winner of the Best of Way Cool 2014 As voted by you, our visitors and members, the Best of Way Cool 2014 was:
Chris is the Curatorial Assistant of Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians in the Cowan Tetrapod Collection at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Missed his talk? You can check out the video online, as well as other past talks. Keep an eye on our blog for a post from Chris in the near future.
Among other excellent comments, you told us that “the presenter was awesome and the specimens were way cool!!” and that you “loved the pictures he took. Learned a lot about mustelids too!” Some of the things you may have learned if you attended were: - Weasels are tenacious and fearless
- A group of weasels is known as a boogle
- Mustelids are the largest and most diverse family of carnivores; coming in all sizes and found in nearly every type of terrestrial habitat on earth!
Thank you to those who participated, and for your feedback on the Way Cool Biodiversity Series. If you didn’t have a chance to vote, but have some feedback for us, please email us!
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| Exhibits
Shutterbug: photographs by Ian Lane
March 11 - September 6, 2015
Take a closer look at local insect life in this exhibition of photographs. Discover how one man's pastime became his passion, and explore how his images have contributed to science.
Family-friendly activites:
Be a bug and snap a selfie in our dress-up area, play ladybird bingo, add an origami pollinator to our garden, and more...
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Behind the Scenes
Lesha Koop, Mount Maker
I am a sculptor, fabricator and observer who grew up exploring forests, stories and history, which has grown into an affection for the slower creation of quality objects and art. Central to my work is a focus on form and detail, sometimes involving blacksmithing and weaving, film photography or a variety of other media. I build metal armatures and supports for any specimens or objects on display in museums, as well as certain delicate specimens for storage. Each mount is customized to its specimen. Read more.
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Hops, barley, and yeast. What do these organisms have in common? They are used to make beer and they are in our collection. So naturally we had a Biodiversity of Brewing Beer Tasting event in mid-January to celebrate these ingredients, the diversity of methods of combining them, and the relationship between people and beer. The Daughters of Beer attended and wrote a great post about the event with some fantastic photos.
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Hours
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm (closed Mondays for research).
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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