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Snapshots of Biodiversity: A Photo Essay on the 2014 Ontario BioBlitz
(Above) Carlene Gallant from the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario showing a young scientist how to collect and catalogue insect specimens. Photo by Vincent Luk by Stacey Kerr, ROM Biodiversity Storyteller and Creative Producer, and the 2014 Environmental Visual Communication student cohort The
Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines
The Philippines are a group of over 7,000 mountainous islands, mostly of volcanic origin, in Southeast Asia. They may be divided into three geographic areas: in the north is Luzon, mostly one large island and the location of the capital and most populous cities of the Republic, together known as
2014 Ontario Bioblitz Bird Count Gets Results!
By guest blogger Kevin Kerr, Curator of Birds & Invertebrates at the Toronto Zoo, Taxon Lead for the 2014 Ontario Bioblitz Bird Team On May 24 th at 11:49 a.m., I watched in frustration as a Common Nighthawk flew across a flawless blue sky. Nighthawks are not hawks at all, but rather
Sharing of Museum Biodiversity Data on the Web
By Brad Millen, Database Technician (Ornithology) Since 2004 our Vertebrate Collection(s) based records have been made available to researchers and the public on multiple web sites. We license them to be used under Creative Commons Licenses. Currently the Vertebrates release data under the Creative
Ontario BioBlitz Brings Bad News for Arachnophobes
By Guest Blogger and 2014 Ontario Bioblitz Arachnid Taxon team leader Dr. Gergin Blagoev, Research Associate at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO). I have to admit, as I pulled my bright blue “Ontario BioBlitz” t-shirt over my head on the morning of the event, I wasn’t feeling very
Sloth Life
It’s no secret that sloths basically took over the internet in recent years after a series of adorable YouTube videos, listicles, and Kristen Bell’s infamous meltdown over her slothy Birthday gift. From the photobombing sloth to the Mona Lisa sloth, they were everywhere! Before another cuddly
Silk Threads from China
Welcome banners for Friends Groups On June 5, 2014, the Friends of East Asia, the Friends of Textiles and Costume, Adopt-a-Journal and the Friends of South Asia collaborated to present “Silk Threads from China," a special appreciation event for donors of these groups. ROM Curator Dr. Sarah
The Monastery of St Moses, Syria: Introduction
Deir Mar Musa, or the Monastery of St. Moses, can be found about 90 km north of Damascus in the desert Qalamoun Mountains, isolated between the road from Damascus to Homs/Hama/Aleppo and the road from Damascus to Palmyra-Tadmor. The nearest town is al-Nabk, or Nebek, 10.4 miles or 6.5 km to the
Your Guide to Family Summer Fun at the ROM
1. CIBC Discovery Gallery After passing through the Dinosaur and Mammal Galleries, head towards the dynamic CIBC Discovery Gallery on the second floor of the museum. This dedicated kid’s zone for fun learning has all sorts of exciting activities! With the help of trained facilitators, kids
Montréal Botanical Garden hosts the 50th Anniversary meeting of the Canadian Botanical Association
Deb Metsger and I are on the train coming back from Montréal where we attended the 50 th Anniversary meeting of the Canadian Botanical Association. Deb gave a presentation there on her experience at the ROM with citizen science, using as examples the recent Humber River watershed BioBlitz, and her