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Current & Upcoming WFVZ Events

10th Annual Fall Open House was great, check out our Facebook page!

 

Public Tour: Friday, June 28, from 3-4 p.m.  Call in advance   -- group size limited to 20 people (805-388-9944).  $5 per adult; FREE for kids ages 7 and under and WFVZ Members!

See René Corado's visit to University of the Valley, Guatemala

Check our 9th Annual Open House! Video   

Now on Facebook!   See video of the WFVZ's collections, and pictures of our trip to Costa Rica and where we work in Guatemala! 

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Check the museum video on youtube!

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National Science Foundation Grant Recipient

  

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New and now available, 'Birds' Nests of the World', by Mamoru Suzuki.  Edited by René Corado and Linnea Hall.

  

Also, this is our book on the eggs and nests of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, by WFVZ Executive Director Dr. Linnea Hall and Collections Manager René Corado, with photos by Rosamond Purcell Egg and Nest.  See our Gift Store page for information on both books! 

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Read reviews of the book:  10,000 Birds, Audubon, The New York Times, American Scientist

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Volunteers are an important part of the Western Foundation. Their efforts help us grow and serve researchers and others in the community. They also have the opportunity to experience museum tasks and projects that many people never have the opportunity to, such as those listed below:  

  • Preparing bird study skins
  • Checking the bird collections for pests
  • Computerizing study skin, egg, and teaching collection data
  • Reorganizing the broken egg collection
  • Cataloging and shelving library books
  • Computerizing the library book collection       
  • Entering and shelving library journals
  • Assisting with tours
  • Photocopying requested journal articles
  • Assisting at outreach events such as fairs and expos
  • Reorganizing and computerizing the fieldnotes collection
  • Entering reprint articles into the database
  • Reorganizing the library collections
  • Reorganizing the map collection
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    Peggy Ellis with guest at the Open House

Our Volunteers lend more than 1000 hours each year, and allow the WFVZ to move forward on all kinds of collection projects. 

A BIG THANK YOU to all of our volunteers for all of their hard work & dedication!

If you are interested in becoming a WFVZ volunteer, please contact us!

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Peg Stevens and Linda Reynolds
  

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Dexter Kelly at Open House
  

 
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