When the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day takes place Sunday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane, the attendance focus will be on the UC Davis community, specifically the undergraduate students.
It's a free, science-focused event that in years past, drew thousands of science fans from Yolo and surrounding counties. "This year we're focusing on undergraduate attendance," said coordinator Tabatha Yang, the education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology. "The undergrads haven't been able to experience campus life much, due to COVID pandemic policies."
COVID pandemic precautions kept the 2021 event virtual but this year it will be in person, but COVID campus safety policies will be implemented.
In the past, participants enjoyed visiting these collections in person:
- Anthropology Museum
- Arboretum and Public Garden
- Bohart Museum of Entomology
- Botanical Conservatory
- California Raptor Center
- Center for Plant Diversity
- Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
- Nematode Collection
- Marine Invertebrate Collection
- Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology
- Paleontology Collection
- Phaff Yeast Culture Collection
- Viticulture and Enology Collection
The committee is working out the details at its weekly Zoom meetings. For up-to-date information, visit the the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day and follow on Twitter and Facebook.
And the thousands of other science fans eager to head over to UC Davis? The 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day awaits, and the same museums for Biodiversity Museum Day are among those slated to participate. The campuswide Picnic Day, on hold for the last two years due to the COVID pandemic, is scheduled for Saturday, April 23. The theme? "Discovering Tomorrow."
But on Sunday, March 6, the undergraduate students and others in UC Davis community will be discovering or learning more about science.
Attached Images:
A visitor gets acquainted with an Australian stick insect, aka walking stick, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Biodiversity Museum Day visitors love taking images of the Bohart Museum of Entomology's tarantulas from its "petting zoo." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California Raptor Center volunteer Billy Thein with a golden eagle named Sullivan. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)