Our blogs highlight the work of our scientists and support team that catalogs and examines global biodiversity, from the origin of earth as we know it, through present day, and forward into future possibilities.
Team work at the Cattle Drive and Jamboree
Teamwork makes the outreach dream work! At this year’s Immokalee Cattle Drive and Jamboree at the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at…
Resilience in nature: Red-bellied woodpeckers of Pineland
Resilience can mean many things to different folks. At the Calusa Heritage Trail, we are continuously inspired by watching what…
Teamwork at the pop-up: Swamp for the Springs with friends!
We had such a blast at our second Pop-Up Museum at the Marston Science Library here on campus at the…
Building on a Solid Foundation
Exciting news! We are thrilled to share that the Florida Museum of Natural History plans to begin its expansion and…
Hurricane Surprise: A native groundcover plant emerges
Here in southwest Florida, we know that major hurricanes can upend our daily lives and routines leading to weeks, months,…
Saying farewell and see you soon to Annisa Karim
Today we say farewell to Annisa Karim as she leaves our team to continue to expand her career as a…
Analyzing Bones: Volunteer enrichment day
Our last Volunteer Enrichment Workshop of the season was a blast! Nicole Fuller, Collections Manager of the Florida Museum of…
Many helping hands: Our volunteers are amazing!
A sprawling space like the Randell Research Center requires hundreds of hours of care and we could not do it…
Building skills for volunteers to inspire children!
We were so excited to host some fabulous museum educators this week! As part of the Florida Museum, we invited…
We popped up with birds and bees at the library!
We were so excited for our first Pop-Up Museum at the Marston Science Library here on campus at the University…
Celebrating the Success of Girls Do Science 2025
Wow! What a day! In just 5 hours, we were able to welcome 1,300 visitors at this year’s Girls Do…
Gator Giving Day 2025
The Florida Museum, located on the University of Florida campus, invites you to join us as we “Stand Up &…
Winter 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
In the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, the butterflies, birds, flowers, and plants all dazzle us with their colors even in the…
Yes, we have birds in the butterfly exhibit!
Visitors are sometimes surprised to see birds flying around in our Butterfly Rainforest exhibit. Species like our adorable canaries are…
Our remarkable fall 2024 graduates!
We are proud to wrap 2024 by celebrating several of our students who graduated from the University of Florida upon…
Florida Pliocene painting by Carl Buell
Pliocene Epoch 5 million to 2.58 million years ago Until about 3 to 4 million years ago, North and South…
The Power of Community: Museum Volunteers Clean Up McCarty Woods
At the heart of UF’s main campus, a 2.9 acre stretch of land offers a unique and educational natural space…
Florida Miocene painting by Michael Rothman
Miocene Epoch 23 to 5 million years ago During the Miocene, Florida was home to an amazing variety of plants…
Megaherbivore Skeletons
Click below for an 8-page PDF list of the megaherbivores collected so far from the Montbrook Fossil Site:
Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con
In many circles, Dragon Con is legendary. Held every year in Atlanta, Dragon Con is a fandom epicenter where people…