In keeping with CDC guidelines, masks are strongly recommended for all guests regardless of vaccination status. Guests who are not fully vaccinated, including children ages 3-12, are required to wear a mask at all times while inside the Museum.
Science Never Stops
Collections Hold Clues to Pollutants, Pathogens, and Pandemics
For the Birds: When to Trim Trees to Minimize Impact on Nests
Three Great BYOB Trails (Bring Your Own Binoculars)
Nature's Office Politics
Adventures of a CEO: Five years? That went fast!
Ten Great Hikes for Summer
How many Tyrannosaurus rex walked the ancient world? About 2.5 billion.
La biodiversidad en las zonas fronterizas y el gran BioBlitz de la frontera
Biodiversity at the Borderlands and the Great Border BioBlitz
Ten Great Hikes for Spring
Our Mission
To interpret the natural world through research, education and exhibits; to promote understanding of the evolution and diversity of southern California and the peninsula of Baja California; and to inspire in all a respect for nature and the environment.
