Homecoming: Tour of the Lyman Entomological Museum & McGill University Herbarium
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Saturday, October 22, 2022
4 PM to 5 PM EDT
Did you know that the insect collection at the Lyman Entomological Museum numbers nearly 4 million specimens, the 2nd largest collection in Canada and one of the largest in North America? Director Jessica Gillung will take you on an interesting tour of the vibrant and dynamic research and training centre in insect biodiversity, ecology, evolution and natural history.
The Herbarium is a collection of dried plant specimens comprising of more than 140,000 specimens from the past century. Curator Freida Beauregard will explain the cataloguing of our natural history to understand past and present patterns of plant biodiversity.
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Homecoming: Tour of the Lyman Entomological Museum & McGill University Herbarium
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Saturday, October 22, 2022
4 PM to 5 PM EDT
Location
Centennial Centre -
21111 Lakeshore Road
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9
CANADA
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21111 Lakeshore Road
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9
CANADA
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