Note on Date: Tuesday, February 20 is a BVSD In-Service Day so no classes for those enrolled in BVSD schools.

Trip Leader: Carol Kampert
Limit: 15 teen naturalists

10:00 AM– 12:00 PM Tour of Vertebrate Zoology Collection

This is your chance to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s Vertebrate Zoology Collection. Our leaders will be Andrew Doll, MS, Zoology Collections Manager, and Jeff Stephenson, Education Collections Manager. They will open climate-controlled cabinets and drawers in the collections space to show us bird and mammal skeletons, skulls, and skins.

Bird specimens include the extinct Carolina Parakeet and Passenger Pigeon, the presumably extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, and the Kakapo, New Zealand’s extremely endangered giant flightless parrot.

Mammal specimens include the endangered Preble’s meadow jumping mouse, the last grizzly bear in Colorado from 1979, and historically important bison skulls from across Colorado dating back to the late 1800s.

Participants may want to stay in the Museum after the tour to see some of its famous dioramas and exhibits or its special offerings, such as IMAX or Planetarium shows. Participants should make reservations for these shows before the visit. There is a cafe at the museum or participants may bring their own lunch if they decide to stay.

As always, digital cameras are available to borrow for the program. Please request these while signing up with the trip leader.

Learn more about BCAS’ Teen Naturalist program.

Cost: This event is free for teens who register. Boulder County Audubon will cover the cost of admission for the teen participants. Other family members may visit the Denver Museum of Science and Nature, but will not be able to attend the behind-the-scenes portion of the tour and must pay their own admission.

Registration Required: Please email Carol Kampert to sign up, carolkampert@gmail.com.