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Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 6, Sperm Whale

  By David Gregg July 7, 2014 November 11, 2020 Animals, Historical, Naturalists

by Robert D. Kenney In a previous installment of “Marine Mammals of Rhode Island” we looked at the harbor porpoise, our smallest cetacean. We now turn to one of the largest—the sperm whale. Both species are toothed whales, or odontocetes; in fact the sperm whale… Continue reading

Meet the Board: Pete August

  By David Gregg April 2, 2014 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Historical, Naturalists

To put more of a face on the Natural History Survey, we are including profiles of board members, staff, and members among our Rhode Island Naturalist blog posts. This time the celebrity treatment goes to Pete August, Rhode Island’s bat-man and GIS pioneer. Pete August… Continue reading

Meet the Staff: Kira Stillwell

  By David Gregg August 21, 2013 November 11, 2020 Naturalists

For most people, the first person they talk to or hear from at the Rhode Island Natural History Survey is Program Administrator, Kira Stillwell. Kira not only answers phones, sends email blasts, manages memberships and organizes Survey events, she is the bookkeeping, human resources, and… Continue reading

Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 2, North Atlantic Right Whale

  By David Gregg June 27, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Education, Historical, Naturalists

by Robert D. Kenney The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) (abbreviated NARW) is one of three species of right whales, with the other two occurring in the North Pacific and Southern Ocean. They are closely related to the bowhead whale, found only in the… Continue reading

Review: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East

  By David Gregg April 16, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Naturalists, Resources

REVIEW Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East, Dennis Paulson, Princeton University Press, Dec. 2011 by David W. Gregg, Ph.D., Executive Director, RINHS One goal of the Natural History Survey is to support aspiring naturalists to develop their skills, to help them access tools they need… Continue reading

Meet the Board: Bob Kenney

  By David Gregg February 28, 2013 November 11, 2020 Naturalists

[To put more of a face on the Natural History Survey, we will be running profiles of board members, staff, and members from time to time. The first profile is of marine biologist, long-time RINHS board member, and past-president, Bob Kenney.] When the old Jamestown… Continue reading

Hardy’s Bird Collection, 100 Years in Providence

  By David Gregg February 11, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Historical, Naturalists

Submitted by Marilyn Massaro, Curator of Collections Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Roger Williams Park, Providence The Museum of Natural History at Roger Williams Park in Providence is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the acquisition of the Manly Hardy Bird Collection this month. Totaling… Continue reading

Exec’s Blog: Just Desserts for a Naturalist Dad

  By David Gregg January 16, 2009 November 6, 2020 Naturalists

by David W. Gregg, Executive Director, RINHS I guess it was bound to happen. What do they say? “As you sow so shall you reap”? As anyone who’s hung around with me long knows, I can be pretty tough on people who misrepresent or misappropriate… Continue reading

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