-
Latest Blog Posts
26
FebAcadia National Park
On February 26, 1919, the first national park east of the Mississippi River was designated in Maine. Originally called Lafayette National Park, 10 years later it was renamed Acadia, a name that better reflects the area’s history. It includes … Continue reading →
21
FebExtreme Clicking
On February 21, 1849, Canadian inventor and surveyor, Édouard Gaston Daniel Deville was born in France. A naval school graduate who served in the French navy, he conducted marine surveys around Peru and South Pacific islands, using sounding lines, … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: UNESCO World Heritage site
Paleo-Mud
On July 16, 1981, Yoho National Park’s Burgess Shale became Canada’s fifth World Heritage Site of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Within Yoho National Park of Canada, the Burgess Shale holds the deposit of one … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day
Tagged Burgess Shale, Cambrian era, fossils, July 16, marine fossils, On This Day, paleobiology, paleontology, prehistoric life, prehistory, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage site, World Heritage Site, Yoho National Park
Comments Off on Paleo-Mud
Man With a Plant
On July 6, 1785, botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker was born. Always interested in botany, he collected and organized plant specimens from his earliest years. With his discovery of a new moss, Hooker was elected a Fellow of the Linnaean … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day
Tagged July 6, Kew Gardens, On This Day, Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Sir William J. Hooker, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage site, William Hooker, William J. Hooker, William Jackson Hooker
Comments Off on Man With a Plant