http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/7ffa871a61f09217d5d3d6d4ed62e9cd?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/research-and-collections-how-about-stewardship/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/research-and-collections-how-about-stewardship/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 13:07:56 +0000 Emma Lehmberg http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=2056 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/research-and-collections-how-about-stewardship/feed/ 1 emmalehmberg Marsh blue violet (Viola cucullata) in bloom Emma Lehmberg and Cassandra Robillard peek from behind branches of an evergreen. The flower of a white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), with a spider at the centre. A woman wearing portable GPS equipment in a forest. Two species of moss. Collage: Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) and Foamflower (Tiarella sp.) in bloom. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/the-dino-diner/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/the-dino-diner/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:44:24 +0000 Mark Graham http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=2042 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/the-dino-diner/feed/ 4 grahammark The sauropod dinosaur (Amargasaurus cazaui) skeleton (cast) viewed across a room full of tables and chairs. A nest and egg of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) with a $2 coin beside for scale. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/seeing-is-believing/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/seeing-is-believing/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:51:45 +0000 Laurel McIvor http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=2013 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/seeing-is-believing/feed/ 0 laurelmcivor An image from White Water, Black Gold. An image from Seeking the Current. An image from The Whale. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/earth-in-constant-change/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/earth-in-constant-change/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:02:03 +0000 Nicole Dupuis http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1991 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/earth-in-constant-change/feed/ 1 nicoledupuiscmn The closed doors in the back part of the current gallery. Walls under construction and building material in the new gallery space. An illustration depicting a new portion of the gallery. An illustration depicting the rock-cycle model. Floor plan of the cave. The RCI studio and the cave support structure. A man at work on the frame, and another view of the frame. Two men look at rock samples outside a building. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/ignorance-is-not-always-bliss/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/ignorance-is-not-always-bliss/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:26:29 +0000 Sarah McPherson http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1971 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/ignorance-is-not-always-bliss/feed/ 0 sarahmcphersoncmn An image from Oceans. Researcher Michel Poulin crouching on snow with a helicopter in the background. Four people sitting around a table. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/the-last-w-why-our-flora-is-important-and-urgently-needed/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/the-last-w-why-our-flora-is-important-and-urgently-needed/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:00:49 +0000 Paul Sokoloff http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1940 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/the-last-w-why-our-flora-is-important-and-urgently-needed/feed/ 0 Six blooms on a stem of early coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida). paulsokoloff Six blooms on a stem of early coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida). Six people sit on tundra with their tents and a hill visible in the background. A rolling, treeless landscape with a river in the background, under a cloudy sky. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/surrounded-by-lichens/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/surrounded-by-lichens/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:06:49 +0000 Ebony Griffin http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1908 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/surrounded-by-lichens/feed/ 0 lichen_005 egriffincmn Two lichens on a rock face. Several brightly coloured lichens (reds, oranges, yellows, grey) cover a rock face. Three people in the foreground (and one unidentifiable person in the far background) stand before a hilly landscape. Cover of the Lichens of North America. Several lichens on a rock face. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/the-good-bits/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/the-good-bits/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:17:37 +0000 Mark Graham http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1886 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/the-good-bits/feed/ 0 A dung beetle (Phanaeus genieri) mounted on a pin with its collection label. grahammark A mounted dinosaur skull (Thespesius saskatchewanensis) with its collection label. NMC 8509. A diatom (Neidium staturaium). Gridlines on a piece of glass with the number 465 in the centre square and a reference of 200 µm for scale. A dung beetle (Phanaeus genieri) mounted on a pin with its collection label. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/crossing-the-line/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/crossing-the-line/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:53:52 +0000 Sarah McPherson http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1868 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/crossing-the-line/feed/ 2 ecopirate_04_paulwatson_cafe-2012-02 sarahmcphersoncmn An image from Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson. Eight women and men standing in a row. An image from Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson. Professor Aaron Doyle standing in front of an audience in the Salon of the Canadian Museum of Nature. http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-rich-heritage-of-catharine-parr-traill-pioneer-author-and-botanist/ http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-rich-heritage-of-catharine-parr-traill-pioneer-author-and-botanist/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:21:45 +0000 Jennifer Doubt http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/?p=1853 Continue reading →]]> http://canadianmuseumofnature.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-rich-heritage-of-catharine-parr-traill-pioneer-author-and-botanist/feed/ 2 jenniferdoubtcmn Monochrome portrait. Two images: Several dried and pressed plants affixed to a page in an album, and a twig of Manitoba maple (Acer negundo) with leaves, flowers and fruit, affixed to a page in an album. Handwritten inscription mounted on a piece of cardboard, with by a photograph of the author. Inscription text: "An Easter offering for my dear daughter, Katharine Agnes S. Traill With much love from her aged Mother. Catharine Parr Traill – April 1898 –". A plant specimen on a sheet of six fabric samples.