Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks are in your backyard? Has your dog ever found a bone that you want identified? OK the bone is probably from your neighbors garbage, but it might be something interesting. On May 22nd The Museum Of Natural History is holding its annual Identification Day. Visitors are asked to bring their rocks, feathers, shells insects and other other artifacts to the museum where scientists will identify them for you. It's like an Antique Road Show for nature!
This years Identification Day is being held in conjunction with International Biodiversity Day. In addition to identifying artifacts there will be three presentations by museum scientists to highlight the importance of biodiversity. Entomologist Louis Sorkin will discuss and display the many insects and arachnids housed at the museum. Ornithologist Paul Sweet will talk about the continuing effort to collect specimens to help our understanding of avian biodiversity. Documenting biodiversity of fish will be the subject of ichthyologist Radford Arrindell's presentation.
The presentations and Identification is free with museum admission. So get those bones, rocks and that lump you found under your bed last week and head to the museum to find out what they are.
WHEN:
Saturday, May 22, 12:30–3:30 pm
WHERE:
Milstein Hall of Ocean Life
American Museum of Natural History
ADMISSION:
Free with Museum admission
URL:
Identification Day at AMNH
