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The Gap Analysis Project
How well are we protecting common plants and animals?
The Gap Analysis Project is answering this question by developing the data and tools to support the science. USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) has partnered with other federal agencies and universities to identify “gaps” of biodiversity elements (plant community or animal species) in an area intended for its long term maintenance. Dr. Kenneth Boykin, the Gap Analysis Project Coordinator, will provide an overview of the effort and how it develops data and tools to address that question. Cant Wait? Click Here to learn more.
Dr. Kenneth Boykin is a professor emeritus from the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology Department at New Mexico State University. He retired in 2020 after conducting research and teaching for 26 years.
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Exploring Maryland Archeobotany
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Archeobotanist Justine McKnight visits the NHSM Arch Club to explore the history of people and plants in Maryland. Plant artifacts (including macroremains, pollen, and phytoliths) that are preserved in the archaeological record help us to better understand the cultural and ecological relationships between humans and the natural world. Beyond cataloguing which plants were useful to humans, the d...
Blackbanded Sunfish: Maryland's Rarest Fish
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Blackbanded Sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon) is Maryland’s rarest extant fish species, presently known from only a single location in the state within the Nanticoke River basin. Population research efforts beginning in 2006 indicate that this species has declined from historical levels in the Chesapeake Bay and greater Delmarva Peninsula. The remaining population in Maryland is small, genetical...
June 2024 Raffle Winner
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June 2024 Raffle Winner
Champion Trees of Maryland
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There could be a champion growing near you. Now utilized nationwide, the Champion Tree Measurement Formula was developed by Fred Besley, Maryland’s first State Forester, who began keeping records of “notable trees” in Maryland in 1925. Joli McCathran, Champion Tree Coordinator for Montgomery County and Vice Chair of the Maryland Big-Tree Program, will explain what it takes to become a champion ...
Meet Some Ice Age Mammals
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Folks from the Cooke Lab at JHU were on hand at the Nature Connections on February 4, 2024 introducing visitors to some Ice Age Mammals.
Birds are Dinosaurs
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PhD graduate student, Savanah Cobb in Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, explains how birds are dinosaurs as part of the Nature Connections - Vertebrate program presented on June 2, 2024.
3D Scanning of Collections
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Dr. Bernard Means from the Virtual Curation Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University visited NHSM to 3D scan some specimens from the collection. Check out their amazing work here:vcuarchaeology3d.wordpress.com/
Preservation Maryland
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Christiana Limniatis, Program and Outreach Manager for the non-profit Preservation Maryland, joins the NHSM Arch Club for an overview of her organization and its work preserving and advocating for Maryland’s historic built environment. Natural History Society of Maryland’s Archaeology Club promotes the value of archaeology in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and surrounding areas. The goal of ...
Types of Amphibians
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William Foster, PhD Candidate in Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, introduces us to the different types of amphibians which make Maryland home as part of the Nature Connections - Vertebrate program presented on June 2, 2024.
Becoming Squalo-doctor: A PhD Journey with an Iconic Toothed Whale of the Calvert Cliffs
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Dr. Margot D. Nelson, a newly minted PhD from George Mason University, joins the NHSM Fossil Club for a talk on her doctoral dissertation research on the Squalodontidae, a family of toothed whales present in the late Oligocene to middle Miocene. Find out what initially brought her into whale paleontology, and why the Squalodontidae was the perfect topic for a doctoral dissertation. The talk als...
Conservationist's Perspective on Amphibian Declines - Globally and Locally
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Brian Gratwicke, a conservation biologist who leads the amphibian conservation programs at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, will talk about his global work and then bring it home to local amphibians, including hellbenders and redback salamanders, and vernal pools. Brian’s focus is building capacity to conserve amphibians in Appalachia and Panama, developing out...
Forest Fire Management in Maryland
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The Maryland Forest Service manages over 214,000 acres of designated State Forest. Those management efforts include preventing unwanted forest fires AND overseeing prescribed burns in forests to restore and maintain ecosystems. It may seem counterintuitive, but fire is part of the natural cycle of forest growth and development. In fact, some trees, like the pitch and table mountain pines, are f...
Fireflies in Maryland
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This presentation will explore the natural history of fireflies and Maryland’s history as a hub for firefly research. Richard Joyce, an endangered species conservation biologist for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, will introduce you to some of the state’s diverse fireflies, including both common backyard species and those that are rare and threatened. You’ll also learn about d...
"More Subtil than Any Beast": On the Evolution of Snakes
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John Merck presents a paleontological investigation into the origins of snakes and their ancient ancestors, including mosasaurs, to members of the NHSM Fossil Club. Dr. Merck received his BA from Oberlin College in 1977 with a degree in Judaic and Near Eastern Studies. After an early mid-life crisis, he returned to academics to pursue research in vertebrate paleontology and evolution in the Dep...
A Look Inside NHSM Fossil Kit for Schools - Fossil Corals
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A Look Inside NHSM Fossil Kit for Schools - Fossil Corals
Scenes from Public Exhibit Hours - May 5, 2024
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Scenes from Public Exhibit Hours - May 5, 2024
Shorebirds 101: An Introductory Overview with Gene Scarpulla
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Shorebirds 101: An Introductory Overview with Gene Scarpulla
April 2024 Raffle Winner
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April 2024 Raffle Winner
The Thrill of Rocks, Shells, and Other Fascinating Items that Children Collect
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The Thrill of Rocks, Shells, and Other Fascinating Items that Children Collect
Fantastic Voyages: The Exchange of Plant Species between the Old and New Worlds
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Fantastic Voyages: The Exchange of Plant Species between the Old and New Worlds
The Mammoth Mural
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The Mammoth Mural
A Mammoth Book Club: A discussion with Ramona Ausubel, author of, The
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A Mammoth Book Club: A discussion with Ramona Ausubel, author of, The
The Incredible Stories that Coprolites Can Tell
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The Incredible Stories that Coprolites Can Tell
Build an Island - Terns Will Come
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Build an Island - Terns Will Come
March 2024 Raffle Winner
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March 2024 Raffle Winner
Tiny Travelers: Saw-whet Owls of Maryland
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Tiny Travelers: Saw-whet Owls of Maryland
Dear Baltimore County Dept of Rec and Parks: Hire a Staff Archaeologist and Researcher Now!
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Dear Baltimore County Dept of Rec and Parks: Hire a Staff Archaeologist and Researcher Now!
Vernal Pool March 2024
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Vernal Pool March 2024
NeighborSpace + Herp Club: Partners in Conservation
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NeighborSpace Herp Club: Partners in Conservation

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  • @user-un3jj5rt4t
    @user-un3jj5rt4t 4 години тому

    In fact, the owl hybrid shown is a "sparred owl", i.e. a cross between spotted and barred owls. Thus, these are not different genera, but closely related species of the same genus.

  • @joycepreibisch-km8wc
    @joycepreibisch-km8wc День тому

    Thank you!

  • @paulfreeman23000
    @paulfreeman23000 3 дні тому

    Great video, Thank You for sharing this interesting information.

  • @mtkelly
    @mtkelly 6 днів тому

    Uh, uh, uh, impossible to listen

  • @DreadEnder
    @DreadEnder 6 днів тому

    I tried to sign up for MyFossils but it said the email address was already used. Turns out it was one of the palaeontology apps I downloaded last week.

  • @FatherFish
    @FatherFish 9 днів тому

    Has a captive breeding operation been created for the blackbanded sunfish?

    • @MarylandNature
      @MarylandNature 6 днів тому

      The presentation goes over efforts including plan for captive breeding in partnership with the National Aquarium.

    • @FatherFish
      @FatherFish 6 днів тому

      @@MarylandNature There are hundreds of highly qualified Master fish breeders in our area who are fully prepared to raise thousands of these fish with extreme detail for the genetics involved. Why are they not being included? This would provide more than enough animals to replenish the population. The National Aquarium, of which I am a founding Board of Directors official, is not capable of providing what concerned and qualified aquarists can accomplish.

  • @paulfreeman23000
    @paulfreeman23000 12 днів тому

    @Drew Webster, Great job and excellent video, Maryland is one of the oldest sites on the East Coast. Dr. Lowery has been a great resource of information on the Upper Paleolithic, Solutrean on Parsons Island. Keep up the good work and always dig deeper. Thanks Paul Thumbs Up Luckey13 and Subscribed.

  • @fldallyb
    @fldallyb 12 днів тому

    The ivory rods that are pointed were most likely used for butchering large megafauna. we used similar pins when I was young to clean large elk when they could not be lifted. We have found these all over the rivers here in Florida especially around mastodon skeletons. Most likely people would use this to hold the skin back and pin it to itself so they could access the carcass.

  • @xplicitstyle
    @xplicitstyle 12 днів тому

    Great video. I have a site that is untouched by modern humans. I have owned the worlds largest spring here in FL for 45 years. No one knows about this spring. It is known to go straight down 250' and that is all that is known. It has a large bog site on the spring run before the river.

  • @TheBullshitStudio
    @TheBullshitStudio 14 днів тому

    What about the dogs? Just imagine.... In the far distant future, millions of years from now, humans and all contemperary spieces are long gone, and the archeologists of the newly evolved squidmen uncover several fosils of modern dogs. Will they be able to imagine that all those different fosils are really different breeds of one single spieces intentionally bred into a vast variety of forms, or will they just assume its all different spieces?

  • @badguy1481
    @badguy1481 14 днів тому

    It appears "Wokeness" is alive and well in our "Scientific/Archeological" hallowed halls of our nation's Universities. They DENY the Solutrean hypothesis because it offends "Native Americans" who just can't allow us White, low lifes, to believe the first peoples to arrive in North America were from Europe. They SAY its "impossible" for ancient peoples to cross the Atlantic following the ice sheets....but in the same breath they now claim the people from Siberia probably...ALSO... came by boat because the Glacier coverage of Alaska had no open path way. WHAT BS! They must think we're stupid!

  • @johnwatson3948
    @johnwatson3948 18 днів тому

    Minor question - I heard somewhere that Long Island Sound started as a river valley outlet from the ancestral Appalachians, if anyone has more on this.

  • @user-hg9sl5yz4e
    @user-hg9sl5yz4e 20 днів тому

    Great work

  • @brettlott570
    @brettlott570 20 днів тому

    I’m confused. You said the Chesapeake Bay wasn’t around thousands of years ago but I thought the bay was formed millions of years ago by a meteor? Maybe I misunderstood what you said.

  • @brettlott570
    @brettlott570 20 днів тому

    It looks like I would have to dig a few feet down to find artifacts?

  • @brettlott570
    @brettlott570 20 днів тому

    This was very interesting. My uncle actually lives right next to where they dig at pig point on jug bay.

  • @cacogenicist
    @cacogenicist 20 днів тому

    Come scan the now-submerged banks of the Pleistocene Columbia River channel. 😊 One suspects the Columbia would have been of interest to the very esrliest peoples in N America, as they made their way down the coast. 25kya sites possible? 30k, maybe?

  • @bobs5596
    @bobs5596 22 дні тому

    gotta love these giant trees. impressive.

  • @zworm2
    @zworm2 22 дні тому

    Love trees they are so important to our ecosystem. Check out the beautiful Linden Tree beside the driveway going into Woodland Riding School off Md 198 a real beauty!

  • @YourHomieJC
    @YourHomieJC 24 дні тому

    just to be sure, I'm making friends with the local dinocrows so that when they inevitably rise to global dominance i might be kept alive and promoted to ambassador of humans or at least a weird pet of sorts

  • @krisnyc9134
    @krisnyc9134 24 дні тому

    Reptiles don't produce eggs daily or without fertilization

    • @YourHomieJC
      @YourHomieJC 24 дні тому

      most birds don't either, we've bred chickens to do so

  • @bananabanana484
    @bananabanana484 24 дні тому

    I rejected this concept when I first heard it, but it was because the person telling it to me sucked major ass

  • @c0mputer
    @c0mputer 24 дні тому

    Why can't dinosaurs and reptiles be birds?

    • @mintakamothkind
      @mintakamothkind 24 дні тому

      Reptiles and dinosaurs both existed before birds and there is fossil evidence showing the divergence of birds from the rest of the dinosaurs. The evolution of dinosaurs is messy and the phylogeny is still somewhat unclear, but we believe they are part of a branch of reptiles called Archosaurs, which includes the most recent common ancestor of crocodiles and birds and all of its descendants. We call this a clade; Dinosaurs are a clade, so their grouping includes their most recent common ancestor and all of its descendants, and this would include birds. This is why birds are, cladistically speaking, Dinosaurs, and therefore Reptiles. I hope this isn't too confusing.

    • @ellisnorn259
      @ellisnorn259 23 дні тому

      @@mintakamothkind I think you did a good job of it, friend. Clades are typically much easier to explain with a graphic, I've come to find.

  • @catpoke9557
    @catpoke9557 24 дні тому

    T. rex is currently believed to have been featherless or mostly featherless, and if it did have feathers it would have been more like the down feathers of a chick.

  • @jivepsilocybe993
    @jivepsilocybe993 25 днів тому

    Birds are dinosaurs and reptiles but most evidence points to trex not having feathers. Possibly as a juvenile but not as an adult or sub adult. And if it did have feathers they would be more like hairs of an elephant or down at best. I feel using a dromeosaur of some sort such as velociraptor or deinonychus would be a much better example.

  • @jeb197
    @jeb197 25 днів тому

    Every time I'm real close to a bird & take a good look at their feet & eyes in struck by the thought Holy smokes they Are dinosaurs!

  • @insidejazzguitar8112
    @insidejazzguitar8112 25 днів тому

    At the beginning of the video, you said birds are reptiles. Are birds and reptiles two different evolutionary offshoots from dinosaurs?

    • @ellisnorn259
      @ellisnorn259 25 днів тому

      I believe that Reptiles as a Clade contains dinosaurs and crocodilians and what not, so therefore birds, being dinosaurs, are also reptiles. It's not that reptiles are descendants of dinosaurs, but dinosaurs are a branch of the reptile Clade.

    • @jeb197
      @jeb197 25 днів тому

      🤔 Good point ​@ellisnorn259 The biological sciences, especially taxonomy, especially of prehistoric species, is an ever-changing science, as we learn more details about the animals /organisms. All the books I read growing up basically said that dinosaurs are types of reptiles and birds descended from dinosaurs, but are basically their own thing. Also, there were 2 major divisions of dinosaurs: reptile-like dinosaurs and the bird-like reptiles. (Mostly based on hip joints if I remember...) And dinosaurs were a pretty different set of reptiles from the ones we know today. Kind of like cats and anteaters are both mammals... Then we have modern day birds that descended from dinosaur ancestors, & that evolution started when dinosaurs were still around but I think (someone can fact check me on this but) it took quite a long time to get to the toothless fellows we'd all recognize as a "normal" bird.... So now this question & previous answer plus the increasing # of discoveries of feathered dinosaurs has me wondering , Were the"bird-like dinosaurs" actually early birds, just, like, dino- birds? Maybe for millions of years half the dino population were really a bunch of flightless birds running around...... :) Edit: Scrolling down there are at least 2 videos about dinosaurs > birds evolution/ taxonomy. Maybe I'll come back later with some new insights :)

    • @catpoke9557
      @catpoke9557 24 дні тому

      No, they are not. Reptiles evolved first, then dinosaurs. Birds are an offshoot from dinosaurs though, this is true. All dinosaurs are a type of reptile, which is actually the main reason why we know birds are reptiles now, since we know they're dinosaurs now.

    • @potaterjim
      @potaterjim 24 дні тому

      ​@@jeb197Ironically, birds descended from the "lizard like" dinosaurs (saurischians) rather than the "bird like" dinosaurs (ornithoschians) The groups were named based on the orientation of their pelvis, which superficially resemble today's birds, while saurischian hips appear similar to lizards. But birds evolved from maniraptoran theropods, which are saurischians

  • @IceCreamCornDawg
    @IceCreamCornDawg 25 днів тому

    Dinosaurs are delicious

    • @jeb197
      @jeb197 25 днів тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ohmygosh there needs to be a new scene in the jurassic park movies..... or a restaurant.....

    • @Kyp031
      @Kyp031 19 днів тому

      Except they're the turkeys that you.

  • @polat01
    @polat01 25 днів тому

    beautiful

  • @danielfox9461
    @danielfox9461 28 днів тому

    So the three species of T-Rex are the tyrant lizard King, Queen, and Emperor, damn these things just can't help but be badass. Even with the dorkiest, nerdiest clade of humans using a dead language can't make this thing uncool!

  • @rappar9673
    @rappar9673 29 днів тому

    Tip: you can easily watch this video at 1.35 x normal playback speed. :)

  • @lanihummel8397
    @lanihummel8397 Місяць тому

    This is my second viewing of this excellent presentation. It is still inspiring.

  • @Josh-ls3wi
    @Josh-ls3wi Місяць тому

    Interesting video. Thank you

  • @VicariousReality7
    @VicariousReality7 Місяць тому

    jesus christ that voice sounds awful

  • @miZZW
    @miZZW Місяць тому

    Theory: maybe the ,"Ancient One's", of the now ,"America's",have always been the true native peoples. Instead of coming from another land, they could have populated near the coastlines of America's. As the water rose they moved inland and that's why all artifacts date back to a similar time.Well the same time at numerous locations around the America's which would be impossible if people's traveled from the same route to inhabit the America's.

  • @martinmorgan7808
    @martinmorgan7808 Місяць тому

    Great presentation. thx

  • @destob9586
    @destob9586 Місяць тому

    This is my dream doc thank you for sharing

  • @GREGORYJHALL
    @GREGORYJHALL Місяць тому

    I live in Maryland would love to volunteer to help with surveys and conservation.

    • @MarylandNature
      @MarylandNature Місяць тому

      Consider connecting with the NHSM Herp Club. They are going out to do a survey in Middle River this Wednesday - June 12. contact Matthew - mfalk@marylandnature.org

  • @DalinquentB
    @DalinquentB Місяць тому

    I got some arrowheads Id like for you to look at.....we have a dozen good ones ,complete......I'm over on Harford county side ,I'm at the only eroding foreshore in Harford other than out on APG....Get in touch a d we can meet up sometime, I know where a site is ,pottery with designs ,quartzite stemmed ,chert triangles ,ect.

    • @MarylandNature
      @MarylandNature Місяць тому

      Could you please email directly to set up a time to meet to see the specimens - nhsm@marylandnature.org

  • @hertzer2000
    @hertzer2000 Місяць тому

    We need an animation showing every orogeny, accretion and rifting event to fully see it all. Maybe. Thanks for so much insight!

  • @StereoSpace
    @StereoSpace Місяць тому

    The Oella schist look like gneiss to me. Maybe even a migmatite.

  • @tommygreist9560
    @tommygreist9560 Місяць тому

    I live in Fl. Between the Aucilla and Econfina river and I found a cool spot with a huge circular stone withe a whole in the center,a square table or chair,chips and small quarries at the edge of a cypress hammock where they had unearthed stones that were mostly left......I did find a nice piece of chert... The skidders are destroying the site everey 20 years when they crop there pines...such a pitty...these things should be in a museum..... Awesome guest.

  • @davidsawmandave8731
    @davidsawmandave8731 2 місяці тому

    Very good video , very interesting as I am relating where I am now to this video , my area where we are hunting artifacts is port walthall and the Appomattox river , john smith supposed to of landed here also , this is a job site and will be erased away forever, we have been fining Loved the video , wish I could learn more about who was actually here

  • @DTolen
    @DTolen 2 місяці тому

    Some of the Centris and Tetrapedia bees buid their nest on cavities like the mazon, and leaf cutter bees. Can those oil collecting bees been raisen like the leaf cutter and mazon bees? Do they need you to clean their nesting areas to keep them pest-free, like the other 2 species?

  • @lele8874ify
    @lele8874ify 2 місяці тому

    Look up mystery sink or emerald sink in florida.

  • @user-gw2bi9xr7e
    @user-gw2bi9xr7e 2 місяці тому

    Out west over 15 years fieldwork, dozens of classic Clovis, one Folsom, hundreds of Stem points, no Cumberland, one Northumberland or Crowfield, which in the Great basin is called Tulare Lake, no Barnes. Three Large Paleo Corner-notched. Nice video.

  • @sappertonsmatrix5910
    @sappertonsmatrix5910 2 місяці тому

    Too many ums and uhs

  • @houseofsolomon2440
    @houseofsolomon2440 2 місяці тому

    The best understanding of the fluted 'notch' on the Clovis type point: it's formed to assist in the hafting (securing) of the blade onto the split (& shaped) end of a spear. This was accomplished by using thin cordage in conjunction with natural adhesives (tree resins). p.s. big fan of Dr Jessi Halligan ~

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra178 2 місяці тому

    Greetings from the BIG SKY. The YD it sounds like.

  • @damonwolf7222
    @damonwolf7222 2 місяці тому

    This is the most accurate documentary I've ever seen on the Susquehannock, my great grandmother's native indigenous tribe. Thank you so much for this. 🙏