Join the Museum tomorrow, October 3 at 4:30pm for an incredible encounter with our live animal ambassadors. We are partnering with the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center for this AUsome program for the community. Tickets are $5 and available online or at the door. See you then!…Continue Reading AUSome Amphibians and Reptiles
We have a position open for a GIS Analyst with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program. Click here for more information….Continue Reading Join the museum!
Black Belt Prairie Ecological Assessment By Al Schotz, Botanist and Ecologist, Alabama Natural Heritage Program The Black Belt region of Alabama is defined by a crescent-shaped pattern that extends across the central part of the state from near the Georgia state line westward to Mississippi, covering approximately 4,000 square miles. Boosting Alabama’s remarkable natural heritage,…Continue Reading An Imperiled Ecosystem: the Black Belt Prairie
Saturday, December 14 You can be a citizen scientist on Saturday, December 14th, and help contribute data to the Auburn Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The CBC has taken place in Auburn since 1993 and helps scientists to understand winter bird populations overtime in both Auburn and throughout the Americas. It is part of a larger…Continue Reading Christmas Bird Count: Join the Effort to Survey Winter Birds in Auburn
Have you seen the new exhibit, From Nature to Knowledge: Specimens, Collections, and Drawings located on the first floor at the Ralph Brown Draughon Library? Be sure to check it out next time you are there! This exhibit started with the AU Art and Art History professor, Dr. Daniel Esquivia Zapata’s Drawing I class. The students visited…Continue Reading From Nature to Knowledge – New Exhibit at RBD Library
Join our Entomology Curator, Dr. Brian Counterman, at COSAM Outreach’s Science Pub this Thursday, October 24th at 6:30 pm at John Emerald Distilling Co. in Opelika. Come hear the story of the origin of butterflies, and how Alabama and its scientists have played pivotal roles in shaping our understanding of butterfly diversification and the origin…Continue Reading Science Pub this Thursday 10/24
David Werneke received a Lilly-Lovelace award for his service to the Museum, Biological Sciences, COSAM, and the University. David has been the Staff Curator of the Fish Collection for 21 years, and he has seen all of the dramatic changes at the Museum over those years including moving the collection across campus. David has been…Continue Reading Congratulations to David Werneke
Learn about the species found in our area, at the new Creek line Trail while being guided by our experts! We will have tutorials on how to use iNaturalist to make observations for the Marble Bowl while learning about the natural world. Please check in and meet at the pavilion by the Wood Duck Nature…Continue Reading Museum Bioblitz on Oct. 5 at Creek line Trail
Did you know that our specimens are not always used for research? Many times, our specimens are used to inspire artists! This happens in the form of poetry, photographs, and illustration from both Auburn University and beyond. Learn about Janet Stephens, an artist that just completed scientific illustration program who worked with AUMNH specimens to…Continue Reading Visualizing Science and Nature Through Art
We can’t wait to kick-off the 2024 Football Season because that means it is time for Extension’s Marble Bowl! This Biodiversity Battle takes place on iNaturalist from August 31st to December 1st and is a competition between Auburn University and University of Alabama to observe and document as many species in our beautiful state of…Continue Reading Marble Bowl in 4 Days!