The speaker for the March Draper Museum Lunchtime Expedition, Public Relations Specialist and Dino-educator, Andrew Rossi, of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, Wyoming, really got me thinking. Recently he generously took time from his busy schedule to show a few of us around the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. There were so many interesting things he […]
Originally published in Points West, Summer 1999 Charles R. Preston, PhD Willis McDonald IV Senior Curator of the Draper Natural History Museum Ed. note: This article is from a series describing the role of natural history museums and plans for the Center’s own natural history museum leading up to its opening in 2002. In May […]
What does a Museum Curator do at the Edge of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem? The duties of a curator vary greatly among types of museums and even among museums of the same type. Among natural history museums, the duties of a curator depend on the mission of the institution, resources and facilities available, and the […]
Responsibility and Credibility in Communicating Conservation Science to the Public Last week was typical of scientific fieldwork involving the capture and marking of large raptors in Rocky Mountain winters―long hours of setting traps before dawn and waiting quietly in cold, windy conditions, punctuated by brief moments of exhilaration, immediately followed by attempting near-surgical precision with […]