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Encaustic collage by Kristen Bergsman
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Meet the Mammals at the Burke Museum
Wolves and Mammal Evolution Is the Topic at Meet the Mammals
Burke Museum
Sat., Nov. 3, 2007
10 am to 4 pm
Over 20 mammal experts will be at the Burke Museum on Sat., Nov. 3 with animal pelts, skulls, and specimens to share their expert knowledge of the animal kingdom in a one day event with a special presentation by the authors of Living with Wolves, Jim and Jamie Dutcher.
* Meet Burke mammalogists: Examine skulls, skins, and skeletons with specialists and learn about the diversity of our fellow mammals
* Film feature: Jim and Jamie Dutcher will personally present “Living with Wolves,” a video about their six years living near wolves in the Sawtooth Wilderness, at Kane Hall room 120, on the UW campus at 2 pm.
* Exotic anatomy: Touch specialized parts of unusual animals including spines, quills, scales, tusks, and antlers.
* Gallery walks: Take a tour of the Yellowstone to Yukon photography exhibit with a look at mammals from the region, and see grizzly bear, caribou, moose and other Burke specimens from the Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor.
* Whale skeletons: Assemble an orca whale skeleton with our friends from the Seattle Aquarium!
* Plus, learn about the new season of NATURE programs at the KCTS 9 table.
Meet the Mammals is presented by the Burke Museum. Activities are included with museum admission. No live animals will be present. Special thanks to media sponsor KUOW 94.9 FM and to community partner KCTS 9.
The Burke Museum is located at the corner of NE 45th St and 17th Ave NE, on the University of Washington campus. Hours are 10 am to 5pm daily, and until 8 pm on first Thursday’s. Admission is $8 general, $6.50 senior, $5 student/ youth. Admission is free to children 4 and under, Burke members, UW students, faculty, and staff. Admission is free to the public on the first Thursday of each month. Call 206.543.5590 or visit www.burkemuseum.org.
From: Steven Zhang, Public Relations, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Burke Museum
Sat., Nov. 3, 2007
10 am to 4 pm
Over 20 mammal experts will be at the Burke Museum on Sat., Nov. 3 with animal pelts, skulls, and specimens to share their expert knowledge of the animal kingdom in a one day event with a special presentation by the authors of Living with Wolves, Jim and Jamie Dutcher.
* Meet Burke mammalogists: Examine skulls, skins, and skeletons with specialists and learn about the diversity of our fellow mammals
* Film feature: Jim and Jamie Dutcher will personally present “Living with Wolves,” a video about their six years living near wolves in the Sawtooth Wilderness, at Kane Hall room 120, on the UW campus at 2 pm.
* Exotic anatomy: Touch specialized parts of unusual animals including spines, quills, scales, tusks, and antlers.
* Gallery walks: Take a tour of the Yellowstone to Yukon photography exhibit with a look at mammals from the region, and see grizzly bear, caribou, moose and other Burke specimens from the Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife corridor.
* Whale skeletons: Assemble an orca whale skeleton with our friends from the Seattle Aquarium!
* Plus, learn about the new season of NATURE programs at the KCTS 9 table.
Meet the Mammals is presented by the Burke Museum. Activities are included with museum admission. No live animals will be present. Special thanks to media sponsor KUOW 94.9 FM and to community partner KCTS 9.
The Burke Museum is located at the corner of NE 45th St and 17th Ave NE, on the University of Washington campus. Hours are 10 am to 5pm daily, and until 8 pm on first Thursday’s. Admission is $8 general, $6.50 senior, $5 student/ youth. Admission is free to children 4 and under, Burke members, UW students, faculty, and staff. Admission is free to the public on the first Thursday of each month. Call 206.543.5590 or visit www.burkemuseum.org.
From: Steven Zhang, Public Relations, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Lead Poisoning in the News
Check out these interesting articles about childhood lead poisoning. USA Today has a special feature today about the toxic legacy of lead in homes. The multimedia feature has several articles, videos, charts, and more.
For many kids, lead threat is right in their own homes
10/29/07 USA Today
Where Does Lead Go? Into the Bones
10/29/07 USA Today
Lead Exposure, Crime Seem to Correlate
10/29/07 USA Today
Illinois Toddler Had 13 Times the Safe Lead Level
10/29/07 USA Today
Ban on leaded petrol 'has cut crime rates around the world
10/28/07 The Independent
National Center for Healthy Housing
IEHMSP Fact File: Lead curriculum for middle school students
Use this free curriculum to teach about lead and environmental health.
For many kids, lead threat is right in their own homes
10/29/07 USA Today
Where Does Lead Go? Into the Bones
10/29/07 USA Today
Lead Exposure, Crime Seem to Correlate
10/29/07 USA Today
Illinois Toddler Had 13 Times the Safe Lead Level
10/29/07 USA Today
Ban on leaded petrol 'has cut crime rates around the world
10/28/07 The Independent
National Center for Healthy Housing
IEHMSP Fact File: Lead curriculum for middle school students
Use this free curriculum to teach about lead and environmental health.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Free Endangered Species Ringtones
The Center for Biological Diversity offers free downloadable ringtones for your cell phone.
Instead of an annoying electronic ring, or a tinny song....how about the call of the Mexican Wolf, the Beluga Whale, the Cascade Frog, or the Polar Bear?
Directions for downloading the ringtones are available at Rare Earth Tones.
You'll be the envy of all your friends.
Instead of an annoying electronic ring, or a tinny song....how about the call of the Mexican Wolf, the Beluga Whale, the Cascade Frog, or the Polar Bear?
Directions for downloading the ringtones are available at Rare Earth Tones.
You'll be the envy of all your friends.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Create Your Own Jackson Pollock Painting
It's simple. Go to the following website: http://www.jacksonpollock.org/. Start moving your cursor. Click the mouse to change to a new color of paint. Press space bar to erase and start all over again. Repeat.
Warning: This is addictive!
Who's Jackson Pollock? Click here for some background reading.
To introduce Jackson Pollock to the young artists in your life, click here for a fun lesson plan to create action paintings.
Warning: This is addictive!
Who's Jackson Pollock? Click here for some background reading.
To introduce Jackson Pollock to the young artists in your life, click here for a fun lesson plan to create action paintings.
Celebrate International Dinosaur Month
October is International Dinosaur Month!
Celebrate this month by exploring dino exhibits at Pacific Science Center. In addition to their permanent dinosaur exhibit, this month you can go see the new Colossal Fossils: Dinosaurs Around the World and a new 3D IMAX film from National Geographic, Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure. Find out more at www.pacsci.org.
Celebrate this month by exploring dino exhibits at Pacific Science Center. In addition to their permanent dinosaur exhibit, this month you can go see the new Colossal Fossils: Dinosaurs Around the World and a new 3D IMAX film from National Geographic, Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure. Find out more at www.pacsci.org.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Welcoming the Rain
Rain. Wind. Clouds. Crows. The view from my office window is surely autumnal. It is easy to get down on the rain as it arrives with such a show of force, pushing summer away, shaking the leaves from the tree limbs, and wrapping the sky in grayness. Can we embrace the rain? Can the rain be healing?
Check out my friend Courtney's wonderful blog, The Healing Nest. She ponders these questions with her most recent post, Rain Medicine.