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“If someone finds an insect that is a one of a kind and compeltely unknown to science, who gets to name such a find?”
Ken, Ventura - June 10, 2022

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“My children and I are looking for assistance in identifying the exact type of mollusk these shells come from and the type of environment they would live in. We are in the process of mapping what we be...”
The Killen Family, Carpinteria - March 15, 2022

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“I am a high school student writing a paper for school about natural history collections. I love viewing them, but there is a lot that I don't know about them that I wish I did. Are the collections sti...”
Trey, Walnut Creek - May 20, 2021

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“hello,  I am a wildlife biology student and I want to go into museum collections work, what are the skills and requirements for those types of jobs one should know? what level of education is preferr...”
Carl, Bemidji, MN - April 29, 2021

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“Just saw four of these birds high in a tree in Alice Keck Park’s park for the first time. Really loud squawking. Very small short pink wattle hanging down neck but no pink on head so I ruled out turke...”
Jane, Santa Barbara Alice Keck Park - January 22, 2019

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