How Speedy is a Peregrine Falcon? Peregrine Falcons are speedy birds that are popular with bird watchers and falconers all over the world. The peregrine… Read More
Points West Online: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Where Do We Draw the Lines?
Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2016 The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Where Do We Draw the Lines? By Charles R. Preston, PhD For generations, many… Read More
Museum Minute: How Wounds Can Help Tell A Story
Late in the spring a couple years back, Leslie Patten went hiking and came upon something pretty spectacular. When she looked more closely, she saw… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Golden Eagle Eggs
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Eggs Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming find… Read More
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor awarded $100,000 Camp Monaco Prize research grant
The Camp Monaco Prize Partnership has announced the winners of the $100,000 Camp Monaco Prize, which supports integrated scientific research and public education initiatives in… Read More
Museum Minute: Clark’s Nutcracker
The Clark’ s Nutcracker is a high mountain bird located in the Western U.S. The bird is pretty unique for its ability to cache said… Read More
Nest Protection and Defense
In early Spring through the beginning of summer many birds are either incubating eggs or busy feeding hungry hatchlings. During this time, breeding birds use… Read More
Ethnobotanist explores interesting plants of the ancient people of the Yellowstone area at June 6 talk
Wildlife consultant and ethnobotanist John Mionczynski is the featured speaker at the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition lecture at the Buffalo Bill Center… Read More
Museum Minute: A Surprise Museum Donation
In 2011, former curator of the Draper Natural History Museum Dr. Charles Preston received a surprise phone call. “It was a woman just south of… Read More
Draper Natural History Museum seeks submissions for 2019 Camp Monaco Prize on Greater Yellowstone Biodiversity
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Draper Natural History Museum announces a Call for Proposals for the 2019 Camp Monaco Prize. A joint project… Read More