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Boundary Waters, Minnesota. Photograph by Dawn LaPointe. |
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Wilderness Forever: 50 Years of Protecting America’s Wild Places
September 3, 2014 through Summer, 2015
Celebrate the half-century anniversary of the Wilderness Act, a cornerstone of American conservation legislation. This juried photography exhibit features over sixty award-winning photographs from more than 5,000 entries across the country. Professional, amateur, and student photographers reveal America as you’ve never seen it before--wild, untouched, and free.
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Vote for Your Favorite Award-Winning Photo!
Visit wilderness.smithsonian.com and vote for your favorite photo. Each month we’ll announce the winner of the most votes that month.
Submit Your Own Photo
Got a photo of nature or wilderness that you want to share? Add your photo now >
Delve Into Wilderness
Learn more about wilderness, listen to historic audio, and explore the natural places of America.
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| World Premiere Film Screening |
Hispanic Heritage Month Event |
Aerial America: Wilderness
World Premiere Screening, September 5, 6 p.m.
Be the first to view the Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial America: Wilderness before it airs nationally on television on September 7 at 9 p.m.
The world premiere screening takes place Friday, September 5 at 6 p.m. at the National Museum of Natural History’s Baird Auditorium, followed by a discussion and audience questions and answers.
Aerial America: Wilderness airs nationally on the Smithsonian Channel on Sunday, September 7 at 9 p.m.
RSVP for the premiere here >
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La Vida de los Insectos
Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Insect Zoo! Tarantula feeding programs will be held in Spanish at 11 a.m., 12 noon, and 1 p.m. The day includes crafts and other activities. Take a special self-guided tour of Latin American arthropod exhibits, or learn about Central and South American butterflies.
Then, explore more in Q?rius and Q?rius jr., where you can view collections from Central and South America.
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| Bumble Bee Transcription Event - We need you! |
September 20, 1 - 4 p.m.
Our Department of Entomology needs your help sharing the collection. As part of the Bumble Bee Rapid Capture project they photographed over 44,000 bumble bee specimens in just 8 weeks. Now we need to transfer all the label information to searchable text. Come transcribe bumble bee records with Dr. Sean Brady and a swarm of other bee geeks. How many can you help us transcribe?
Bee novices are welcome. Please register by September 19.
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Sculpted bust by StudioEIS, based on forensic facial reconstruction by sculptor Amanda Danning.
Photograph by Brittany Tatchell.
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The 9,000 Year Old Kennewick Man
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Meet Douglas Owsley |
Natural History forensic anthropologist Dr. Doug Owsley brings 9,000 year old Kennewick Man to life in the most thorough analysis of any Paleoamerican skeleton to date--Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton, a new book available this September.
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Dr. Doug Owsley, Division Head of Physical Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History, will sign copies of Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton on Wednesday, September 24, from 1 - 3 p.m. in the Museum Store. Books will be available for purchase.
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Students participating in the Q?rius school program, "Forensic Mysteries: A Grizzly Discovery."
Photograph by Jim DiLoreto, Smithsonian Institution.
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| Forensic Mysteries School Programs |
Smithsonian Science How: Live Webcasts |
Two Forensic Mysteries programs, “Mystery at Yorktown Creek” and “A Grizzly Discovery” are now open for school groups in grades 6-12. During these staff-led programs, students examine bones, objects and artifacts using the forensic tools and techniques of Smithsonian scientists.
Learn more about these and other programs for school groups >
Register for a school program >
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Bring a Smithsonian scientist into your classroom or home with Smithsonian Science How, a live television-style program streamed through the web that takes questions from your students. The 25-minute programs feature the research and personalities of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, providing students with positive STEM role models, information about science careers and pathways, and more! Smithsonian Science How delivers real-world science through free, live webcasts and teaching resources.
Learn more and see the schedule >
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| Tattoo Universe: Art-Science Workshops for Teens |
During a fall workshop series on the culture of tatooing, teens will explore tattoos through the lenses of anthropology and art, investigating tattooing in other cultures and their own. Workshops are on Tuesdays from 4 - 7 p.m., from Sept. 9 - Oct. 14, 2014, in Q?rius.
RSVP online here>
Questions? Contact Ashley Meadows at meadowsa@si.edu.
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Volunteers in the Live Butterfly Pavilion.
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Support the Museum: Text DINO to Donate |
Visit our Volunteer Opportunities page to learn about volunteering in Q?rius, Q?rius jr., the Insect Zoo and the Live Butterfly Pavilion.
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New! Text DINO to 202-22 on your smartphone to donate $10 to the Museum. Your donation helps provide free educational programs and exhibitions and contributes to research around the world.
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BANNER IMAGE:
Grand Prize Winner: Wonder Lake, Denali Wilderness, Alaska, USA. By Rodney Lough Jr.
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