[NMScience] Jan/Feb Nat Hist Mus events

[Morris, Tish, DCA]

January/February Events at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
Short menu:
Five Years on Mars
Larry Crumpler, Ph.D.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009  7 p.m.

The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker 
-Rediscovering the Holy Grail of Birds-
Bobby R. Harrison and Tim Gallagher
Wednesday, February 18, 2009  7 p.m.

Collections Tours
Jan 16, Feb 6, Feb 20

Birds of Bosque del Apache 
Natural History Field Trip
Saturday, January 31, 2009  

Geology of the Albuquerque Area
Natural History Class for Adults
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
9:30 a.m. to noon

Future events below—plan ahead!
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Voices in Science Lectures
All talks are at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
505-841-2800
Check our website at: www.NMnaturalhistory.org
Questions? Call Tish Morris at 505-841-2882.

Five Years on Mars
Larry Crumpler, Ph.D.
February 10, 2009  7 p.m.

Dr. Crumpler has been a Scientist on the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission though its entire 5 years on Mars.  Those two golf-cart-sized rovers have traveled several miles across the surface, looking at the terrain on opposite sides of the planet. This is the first true geologic exploration of another planet. “Opportunity” has explored a large impact crater; “Spirit” has climbed a mountain. Both have shown there was water in Mars’ ancient geologic history. They have been working for five years—way beyond the expectations of their designers, and now, we can actually track the Rovers as they move across the planet with new images from the HiRISE orbiter.  

Dr. Larry Crumpler is Research Curator at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.  He is a Scientist on the NASA-Mars Exploration Rover Mission and on HiRISE, part of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is now providing high-resolution images of Mars. He has been having a great time being a “field geologist” on another planet.  Come hear some of the stories of this groundbreaking expedition on Mars from our local expert.  
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_lectures.html
[The Museum will host two opportunities to learn about the Red Planet, but the first opportunity is FULL-no more places are available for January 24th.]

Public Lecture
Tuesday, February 10, 2009  7 p.m.
Dr. Crumpler will present an overview of what we’ve learned during five years on Mars.
Admission is $7 adults, $6 members/seniors and $4 students
Purchase in advance to guarantee your seats at   www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org  or at the door (if available) before the talk.


The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker 
-Rediscovering the Holy Grail of Birds-
Bobby R. Harrison and Tim Gallagher
Wednesday, February 18, 2009  7 p.m.

For more than 60 years, every potential sighting of an ivory-billed woodpecker was met with ridicule and scorn. Bobby Harrison and Tim Gallagher refused to accept the grim conclusion of most scientists that the ivory-bill was extinct. A 1972 report started them both on a life-long quest to find the phantom of the bayou. They began traveling through the South, interviewing people who claimed to have seen this ghost bird of the shadowy swamp. If a sighting seemed credible, they hit the swamp, wading through hip-deep, boot-sucking mud and canoeing through turgid, mud-brown bayous, home to deadly cottonmouths. On one of these trips, checking a recent sighting by an Arkansas kayaker, an unmistakable ivory-bill flew past at close range of their canoe. This sighting quickly led to the largest search ever launched to find a rare bird and ultimately to the announcement in April 2005 of the rediscovery of the species. The two men in that canoe will be in Albuquerque to tell us about the ivory-bills’ rediscovery, claims of misidentification, current search efforts, evidence that has been found in other states, and Bobby’s unpublished ivory-billed woodpecker video shot on September 4, 2004.  For 33 years they sought the holy grail of birds.  Their story is a first hand account of its rediscovery, a story that you will not want to miss.

Bobby Harrison is the founder and president of the newly established Ivory-billed Woodpecker Foundation Inc., dedicated to locating, recovery, protection, management, preservation and conservation of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and other rare, endangered and threatened species. He is an award-winning nature photographer, writer, and educator based in Huntsville, Alabama. Tim Gallagher is a lifelong bird fanatic. An award-winning writer and photographer, he is editor-in-chief of Living Bird magazine. He is the author of Wild Bird Photography, Parts Unknown, and The Grail Bird, the story of Tim and Bobby's long search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and its rediscovery in 2004. His most recent book, Falcon Fever, details another passion that has driven him since childhood: the ancient art of falconry.

Admission is $7 adults, $6 members/seniors and $4 students
Purchase in advance to guarantee your seats at   www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org  or at the door (if available) before the talk.

Evolving A Genius: The Extraordinary Early Life of Charles Darwin 

a special talk to honor the 200th birthday of naturalist Charles Darwin. 
Doug Schwartz, Ph.D.
Thursday, March 5, 2009  7 p.m.

Charles Darwin was an indifferent student well into his undergraduate years at the universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge. Given this undistinguished background, how did he become transformed into a man of exceptional intellectual insight and produce a theory so powerful that it dramatically altered our view of the living world? Dr. Schwartz traces the unique set of events that ultimately laid the foundation for Darwin’s distinctive genius.

Dr. Schwartz, is an archaeologist by profession, former President and current Senior Scholar at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, President of the Society of American Archeology and Chairman of the Jane Goodall African Wildlife Institute. He has had a long-term research interest in the origins of Charles Darwin’s creativity.  He has traveled worldwide to sites Darwin visited, showing the basis for Darwin’s ideas. Schwartz in “retirement” is involved in writing, lecturing, publishing, and traveling. In the past year, his professional involvement has taken him to Ireland, Portugal, Cuba, Spain, Algeria, and Tunisia. To add to his many honors, he was named a “Luminaria” by the New Mexico Community Foundation in 2007.  

Free
Sponsored by First National Bank of Santa Fe

Museum Collections Tours
Behind-the-scenes tours of the Museum’s collections
Geoscience tour: visit the Museum’s prep lab facilities, see the largest collection of fossils in New Mexico.
Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.   --    February 6 (first Fridays)
Bioscience tour: visit an amazing collection of insects, plants, mammals, mollusks, and birds.All children must be above age 7 and accompanied by an adult.
Time: 11 a.m. to noon   --   January 16, February 20 (3rd Fridays)
--Free with museum admission
--No food, drink, or strollers allowed on tours. Tours begin promptly at the Information Desk in the lobby of the Museum. Reservations are welcome: call 505-841-2837 programs.NMMNHS at state.nm.us


Birds of Bosque del Apache -- Natural History Field Trip
Saturday, January 31, 2009  10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Join great guides on a visit to the Bosque del Apache Refuge south of Socorro.
The cost for the field trip and talk is $50 non-members and $40 members.
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_classes.html#bosque
Contact August to reserve your space at 841-2861 or email programs.NMMNHS at state.nm.us 
If you have questions about the trip call Tish Morris at 841-2882,or email  tish.morris at state.nm.us


Geology of the Albuquerque Area -- Natural History Class for Adults
Jayne Aubele
Tuesday, February 17, 2009   9:30 a.m. to noon  (one session)

When you look out of your window in the Albuquerque area, or while driving through the city, what do you see?  The landscape of the Albuquerque region is a snapshot of the geologic past and a record of the dynamic geology that formed our state.  Did you know that the Rio Grande, the Albuquerque Volcanoes, and the Sandias are all part of the same geological story?  Did you know that the Sandias are NOT part of the Rocky Mountains? Do you want to learn more about where you live and why it looks the way it does? 

Plan to attend this one-session Museum class, designed specifically for adults, to learn about the geology of the greater-Albuquerque area. The class will include abundant information, materials, and a short exploration of some of the Museum’s exhibits.  No prior knowledge of geology is required.  The instructor will be Jayne Aubele, Museum educator and geologist.
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_classes.html#geologyabq

$20.00 for non-members, $15.00 for members
Please note: this is an adults-only class.  
Contact August to reserve your space at 505-841-2861 or email programs.NMMNHS at state.nm.us 
Questions:Jayne Aubele 505-841-2840; jayne.aubele at state.nm.us



Future Programs
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org
Evolving A Genius: The Extraordinary Early Life of Charles Darwin 

a special talk to honor the 200th birthday of naturalist Charles Darwin. 
Doug Schwartz, Ph.D.
Thursday, March 5, 2009  7 p.m.

Mysteries of the Dark Universe
Edward Kolb, Ph.D.
Friday, March 27, 2009  7 p.m.
Admission is $12 adults, $10 members/seniors and $5 students
Guarantee your seats by purchasing in advance at   www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org

The Geology of New Mexico (for non-geologists!) Class
Mondays, April 20 through May 11, 2009  10 a.m. to noon
$40.00 for non-members, $30.00 for members, for the 4 sessions. 
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_classes.html#geologynm
Contact August to reserve your space at 505-841-2861 or email programs.NMMNHS at state.nm.us 
Questions:Jayne Aubele 505-841-2840; jayne.aubele at state.nm.us

Family Fun on a River Run!   --Rafting the San Juan River
June 8-11, 2009
This trip is designed for children 7 years and over with parent(s) or grandparent(s).
For more information    http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_classes.html


Tish Morris
Senior Education Specialist
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1801 Mountain Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
505-841-2882
tish.morris at state.nm.us
www.NMnaturalhistory.org



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