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Our very own natural areas coordinator, Ed Alverson, with Lane County Parks was interviewed for the Living Planet podcast to talk about what place prescribed – or ecological – burns have in wildfire prevention. Listen on Spotify at open.spotify.com/episode/6mmsUM…





.Museum of Natural and Cultural History archaeological field school led by Patrick O’Grady discovered stone tools & mammal teeth outside of Riley, Oregon dating more than 18,000 years making it one of the oldest sites of human occupation in North America #Archaeology #fossils around.uoregon.edu/content/field-…


Today is National Coffee Day! ☕️ Have you met UO's own Dr. Coffee? Check out this great read to learn more about how this professor is concocting the perfect blend of coffee, chemistry, and computing: brnw.ch/21wD4n7 University of Oregon #DucksRead

It’s #InternationalSlothDay and #FossilFriday!!! While just a plaster cast of a sloth claw (the distal phalanx, or the bone part within the keratin claw sheath), I like this one because I made the mold and cast both from a Museum of Natural and Cultural History #fossil from Oregon!







MNCH director Todd Braje argues the recent failure of the International Commission on Stratigraphy to formalize the term "Anthropocene" is an opportunity, not a loss. "Moving forward, [cross-disciplinary approaches] must create bridges between scientists and the public." shorturl.at/cflpG

New paper: MNCH Condon Collection director Edward Davis co-authored (with PCOM, Oregon State University, Dalhousie University faculty) research showing that the spike-toothed salmon's teeth protrude from the side of the salmon's skull instead of pointing down. shorturl.at/bsCVZ





Thursday is #ShakeOut! Join us in the world's largest earthquake drill! We are hosting two events at University of Oregon with @cascadiaEQs and UO Safety and Risk Services. 10/16 @ 12p: Get Ready for the Big One at Erb Memorial Union 10/17 @ 6:30p: Quake Questions Answered at Museum of Natural and Cultural History More info➡️ohaz.uoregon.edu/shakeout/
