Staff Lectures are illustrated presentations by museum curators and professional staff discussing current research and new discoveries. The presentations are best enjoyed by school-age children and adults. Each lecture starts at 2:00 p.m. and each is free with museum admission.

2011 - 2012

• Sept. 24, 2011: Birds of the Salton Sea, with Museum Director Robert McKernan, 2 p.m.
• Sept. 30, 2011: Caring for Family Treasures, with Curator of History Michele Nielsen, 1 p.m.
• Oct. 1, 2011: The Science Behind the Shakeout, with Senior Curator Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• Oct. 9, 2011: Life, Death, and Discovery: a fossil journey, with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Oct. 23, 2011: The Earth’s Test Kitchen, with Curator of Geology J. Chris Sagebiel, 2 p.m.
• Nov. 5, 2011: Importance of Federal Duck Stamps, with Museum Director Robert McKernan, 2 p.m.
• Nov. 13, 2011: Under the Microscopes: the world of microvertebrates, with Curator of Geology J. Chris Sagebiel, 2 p.m.
• Jan. 8, 2012: Evolution Unearthed: Ice Age horses of the American West, with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Feb. 12, 2012: What Darwin Got Wrong, with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Feb 19, 2012: The Earth Under Construction, with Senior Curator Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• March 16, 2012: How Did You Use That? with Curator of History Michele Nielsen, 1 p.m.
• April 15, 2012: Ice Age Fossils from Joshua Tree National Park, with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• May 19, 2012: Birds of the lower Colorado River, with Museum Director Robert McKernan, 2 p.m.
• May 25, 2012: Clothing of Our Past: what we can learn from costumes, with Curator of History Michele Nielsen, 1 p.m.