Community outreach
The LACMIP engages with museum visitors of all ages and interest levels. Our outreach activities include:
- participating in museum events, including Nature Fest, Bug Fair, and Dino Fest
- partnering with local avocational paleontologists through the Southern California Paleontological Society (SCPS)
- collaborating with K-12 educators from local public schools and the homeschool community
- leading field trips to nearby fossil localities
- offering collection tours for local students and educators
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Left: Facilitating a school field trip to the San Pedro tidepools. Center: Sharing Paleozoic arthropods with museum visitors during Bug Fair. Right: Leading a collections tour for local college students.
Professional activities
The LACMIP actively participates in professional meetings and workshops. A list of our presentations at these events can be found here.
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Interns and staff presented at the annual meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists