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SUMMARY:First Friday: Museum of the Macabre
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we kick off Museum of the Macabre\, a month where we explore the strange\, the eerie\, and the curious side of nature. Enjoy a special Cabinet of Curiosity exhibit alongside live taxidermy demos\, real snakes\, spooky crafts and more!\nEnjoy FREE admission to the Museum all day with special activities indoors from 5-8pm.\nCostumes welcome! \nFeaturing: \n\nPartners: The Center for Monster Studies\, UCSC | The Norris Center for Natural History | Bay Area Herpetological Society\nActivities: Special Exhibit | Face Painting | Spooky Crafts!\nFood: Areperia 831\nDrinks: Donation-based bar with wine\, beer and non-alcoholic options
URL:https://santacruzmuseum.org/event/first-friday-museum-of-the-macabre/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History\, 1305 East Cliff Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday,Open House
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SUMMARY:Naturalist Night: The Story of Bones
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gizelle Hurtado will speak about the story of Phernado\, the Mt. Lion. His life\, his death\, how he came to the Norris Center\, and his second life teaching students. Dr. Gizelle Hurtado\, Maddie McNelis (UCSC PhD Candidate)\, student curators\, and interns in the mammal projects internship at the Norris Center at UCSC worked on Phernado\, the Mt. Lion for almost 2 years. Gizelle will speak about the work involved in preparing Phernado\, and the educational experience and lessons that students gained from working with Phernado\, including; removing fur\, de-fleshing bones\, cleaning bones\, identifying bones and then reassembling Phernado.  \nPlease note there will be photos of blood\, tissue\, and bones being worked on in this talk. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. Gizelle Hurtado is the Assistant Director at the Norris Center for Natural History at UCSC. Gizelle is also the Curator of the Natural History Museum at the Norris Center. Gizelle earned her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from New Mexico State University\, where she studied the impacts of urbanization on small mammals. Gizelle is a wildlife biologist and mammalogist. She is originally from San Jose\, CA. She loves teaching and loves being in the field. \n  \n  \nREGISTER HERE\nLocation: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History\nTicket Price: $12 General | $8 Students\nDiscounts: $5 member discount \n  \n\nAccessibility and Logistics: \nPlease note there will be photos of blood\, tissue\, and bones being worked on in this talk. \nThis program will take place indoors at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Seating will be provided\, and light refreshments will be available.
URL:https://santacruzmuseum.org/event/naturalist-night-the-story-of-bones-phernados-second-life-rearticulating-a-mountain-lion-skeleton/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History\, 1305 East Cliff Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:UCSC Geology Exploration
DESCRIPTION:UC Santa Cruz Geology Exploration \nWhat do ancient seafloors\, Swiss cheese and portions of the Santa Cruz Mountains have in common? Probably not much\, but tell that to the bedrock. Portions of the UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) campus and adjacent Wilder Ranch State Park are characterized by a rare phenomena on the West Coast–karst topography. A karst landscape features sinkholes\, streams that dive underground\, springs\, caves\, and more.  \nJoin geologist and retired UCSC Earth and Planetary Sciences Senior Lecturer Dr. Hilde Schwartz and UCSC Campus Natural Reserve Manager Alex Jones for an exploration of the fractured marble bedrock of Empire Cave and learn about the hydrological and geological processes that created it\, as well as some of the biology that makes it an incredibly rare ecosystem. \n  \nAbout the Speakers: \nAlex Jones has been an environmental educator for over 25 years\, practicing natural history while leading students ranging from preschoolers to senior citizens. Alex currently works as the UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve Manager and supports education\, research\, and stewardship activities on campus natural lands. As part of his duties\, Alex is responsible for monitoring and managing the campus’s Empire Cave.  \nHilde Schwartz is an earth scientist who’s dabbled in both geology and paleontology. Her research always begins ‘in the field’\, and her main field regions have been in Africa (Kenya\, Tanzania\, Egypt) and the American southwest (including California). Participated in research with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History on dinosaur sites in New Mexico. In the late 1990s\, she proposed a new class at UCSC called ‘The Natural History of Dinosaurs’\, which she taught from 1999 until her retirement from the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department in 2024. Hilde maintains an active interest in dinosaur research and will always be a dinosaur enthusiast. \n  \nREGISTER HERE\nLocation: UCSC\nTicket Price: $30 General\nDiscounts: $5 member discount\nCapacity: 17 adults\nAge: 18+ \n  \n\nAccessibility and Logistics: \nMust be able to walk ~1.25 miles over hilly terrain(with some steep sections)\, uneven ground and descend/ascend a ladder into the cave.   \nLights and Helmets will be provided.
URL:https://santacruzmuseum.org/event/cave-walk-uc-santa-cruz-geology-exploration/
LOCATION:UCSC\, 162 Oaks RD\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nature Walk
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