👉 Join county-wide efforts to conserve and restore biodiversity on April 18 at The Nat’s State of Biodiversity Symposium! The event will highlight the region's most urgent conservation priorities, and we want your valuable input.

RSVP here: bit.ly/3IL8MNY

🌄 This year’s State of Biodiversity Symposium will convene regional experts and the public to chart a path to protect and revitalize nature in San Diego. Join us on April 18 and RSVP now: bit.ly/49e886H

'If ever there was a place that should be at the forefront of biodiversity leadership, it is San Diego county.'— Brian O'Donnell

Check out our blog on the San Diego Biodiversity Conservation Summit: lnkd.in/ezjz7gyA

It was a magical day, The Nat! Thanks for hosting us via your Title 1 grant. Most of my students had never been to Balboa Park and all but 1 had never been to a museum. They LOVED it! CajonValleyUSD Magnolia Elementary

After an international search, we are thrilled to announce John O. Niles as our new Vice President of Science and Conservation. Learn more: sdnhm.org/pressroom/pres…

Nothing says #xmasmovies like sharks and shrooms, right? 🍄🦈🎄
We have two new films—Fungi: The Web of Life and Shark Kingdom--debuting in the Subaru Giant Screen Experience on December 22.
Don’t miss them. Films are included with paid admission! bit.ly/44keW1s

2024 is going to be the biggest year in our history!

Check out this The San Diego Union-Tribune article to see what’s in store, and how you can participate. bit.ly/3GmgwF5

📷: Alejandro Tamayo/The San Diego Union-Tribune

Some eye candy for your feed. Come see our latest film, Wings Over Water, and immerse yourself in the homes of all kinds of #animals who call the #wetlands their home.

This #film leaves next month, see it in our Subaru Giant Screen Experience before it flies away.

Hey nature nerds, we wanted to give you a heads up! We will be closed on 9/20 for the annual San Diego Climate Summit hosted by the Climate Science Alliance. We will resume business as usual on 9/21. See you soon! 👋

📷: streetbeastphoto on Instagram

Say hi to our new Curator of Entomology, @Sderkarabetian!
Shahan joins us by way of Museum of Comparative Zoology and San Diego State University. He specializes in genetic analyses, taxonomy, and the cutest little arachnids you've probably never heard of: Opiliones, also known as harvestmen. Welcome to the Team! 🤩

What do you do when 40,000 goats start eating an island? Find out with Exequiel Ezcurra World Wildlife Fund The Nat BBC World Service and me.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Science 🤝 Art

Next month, join UC San Diego Library at The Nat for Nat at Night featuring Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist Stuart Sandin's work creating realistic models of #CoralReef underwater habitats.

📅 Sept. 15
🕔 5-10 p.m.
library.ucsd.edu/news-events/ev…

We will be closed tomorrow (Sunday, August 20) because... #weather . Stay safe, #SanDiego !

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay ! 📷
The Museum’s archive is filled with fragile glass plates depicting our region and our staff decades ago. Thanks to our #apprentices , the plates are safely #digitized and we even have new glass portraits! Read all about it: bit.ly/3QFzKMo

How can thousands of dead bugs save the lives of millions more? It's all about the DNA. 🧬
Join #Entomologist Eva Horna-Lowell as she takes part in #California ’s answer to the #InsectApocalypse —the California Insect Biodiversity Initiative.
Read more: bit.ly/3OKLA6t

We're honored to receive funding to preserve our 'Recordings at Risk.' We'll digitize nearly 900 old film reels, audio tapes, and more, before our 150th anniversary next fall. Our Research Library is a gold mine of information, and we need to preserve it for future generations.

This year's Art of Science exhibit opens today, July 28! The exhibit will be on view in two locations – The Nat and Sally T. WongAvery Library – through January 15, 2024. bit.ly/459dgHH.

Does that voice sound familiar? Yup—that's Michael Keaton. 😉

Kick back in our theater-style seats in the Subaru Giant Screen Experience and learn about the importance of #wetlands .

Films are included with the purchase of your admission ticket. bit.ly/44keW1s