Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2012 The Building of an Empire…. Well, a New Program Anyway! Audiences Rapt with Raptors By Melissa HillAssistant Curator in Charge of Raptors, Draper Natural History Museum There was a time when I wouldn’t have considered myself “happy.” Now, it’s odd to think that just one year ago, I […]
Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2012 New Adventures with Birds of Prey By Charles R. Preston, PhD Willis McDonald, IV Senior Curator of Natural Science and Founding Curator-in-Charge of the Draper Natural History Museum National Geographic magazine has played an important role in many a budding explorer’s life and career. It certainly played […]
This blog brought to you by Brandon Lewis, Live Raptor Program Assistant for the Draper Natural History Museum Melissa and I are currently in the process of designing our summer program. It will be seen by thousands of people from around the globe as they pass through the Buffalo Bill Center of the West on […]
Treasures from Our West Great horned owl One of the exciting—as well as one of the most popular—programs at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is the Draper Museum Raptor Experience. First envisioned in 1998, when Founding Curator Dr. Charles R. Preston came on board to lead the natural history museum’s design and development, […]
Another amazing summer has come and gone and I think it’s safe to say it was a success. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we presented 284 programs and reached around 18,500 people! That’s pretty darn impressive, if I do say so myself. It also explains why this is the first post I’ve been able […]
There’s nothing that the Buffalo Bill Center of the West likes better than a celebration, and on Friday, June 20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., they’re marking the third birthday of one of the most dynamic birds in their Draper Natural History Museum Raptor Experience, Suli the turkey vulture. The party is free with admission. […]