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National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Moysiuk
By: Peter Fenton Joe Moysiuk is a volunteer in the ROM Invertebrate Palaeobiology team Joe Moysiuk has been involved with the ROM since he was a young child, collecting fossils and bringing them here for identification. Joe joined the ROM "officially" in 2012 as a highschool coop student
Birds in your Backyard, by guest and ROM Biodiversity friend Jill Cooper
Taken on a trail at Lynde Shores Conservation Area (near Whitby, Ontario), earlier in March 2013, my fiancee and I were incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to not only see, but capture a photograph of a Northern Saw-Whet Owl. Notoriously hard to spot, this tiny owl was resting on a low
Butterflies
Spring. You can smell it in the air, or so they say. Spring still feels like such a long way away. To celebrate the vernal equinox, I felt that it would be appropriate to talk about butterflies, and specifically, the butterflies we see here in Ontario. This spring, the ROM will publish the fifth
Snakes, Dragons and Spiders, Oh My! Its ROM alive weekend!
Submitted Schmog, resident bearded dragon in the ROM’s live animal room This weekend the ROM will be hopping with live animals and those who study them!! The Animals are out for you to see and touch and there will be some of my buddies from ROM’s very own Live Room. Come to the ROM for Awesome
A Rare and Beautiful Bird
Their distinctive heart-shaped face actually helps improve their hearing. With lop-sided ears, they can easily pinpoint prey with sound alone. Photo by Steve Brace The ROM’s Ornithology collection received a very special gift this holiday, a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) was donated by Tyler Hoar, a
Damien’s Wish: A Day as a Palaeontologist
If you could wish for anything what would it be? As hard as a decision as this is to make for most of us, for young Damien, age 12, it was a no-brainer. This week the ROM and Make-A-Wish Canada teamed up to help grant Damien—who has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia—his wish to
National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Steede
By Katherine Dunnell, Mineralogy & Geology Technician Tony Steede is a volunteer in the Earth Science Department. Earth Science is indebted to the base of volunteers that work with us and within our collections every day. We currently have seven volunteers working with us with various
National Volunteer Week | Volunteer Spotlight: Helen Hatton
After one of her shifts at the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery, ROM volunteer Helen Hatton said to her husband, “Honey, do you want to hear about the sex life of hissing cockroaches?” Her husband, whom Helen describes as “a delightful retired geek,” calmly replied, “Let’s have a drink
August Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite ID Clinic
The ROM's August ID clinic had a steady flow of visitors up to the museum closing at 5:30pm. Overall, we had 93 specimens identified and 35 people attend our ID clinic to have their treasures identified. We had 18 meteor-wrongs, 18 gems and 57 fossils come through our doors. The Fossil team
Museum Monday with Melissa- May 18, 2015
Happy Long Weekend! Hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather. So much to do this week for anyone and everyone at the Museum. With the summer not too far away there is much to see and do at the Royal Ontario Museum Something people will enjoy taking part in is the Family Photo Booth. This