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🦖The oldest natural history museum in North America
🗓 Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
🎟 Plan your visit and save $2 on tickets at ansp.org

WHAT: An evening celebrating Black Excellence in B

WHAT: An evening celebrating Black Excellence in Birding 🦅🎉⁠
WHERE: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ⁠
WHEN: Saturday, May 28, 5–9 p.m.⁠
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Join the Academy of Natural Sciences for our first-ever Black Birders Week event: Black Excellence in Birding. Don your finest cocktail attire and meet some of Philadelphia’s most well-known Black birders, including Tykee James (@tykeejames), Corina Newsome (@hood__naturalist), Jason Hall (@thebirdingbeardsman), and the Academy's own Anwar Abdul-Qawi (@_anwaraq). Joined by moderator Kiana Habersham of the Academy's Women in Natural Sciences program, they will share their experiences of birding while Black. ⁠
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Tweet an invite to a fellow bird lover, fluff up your plumage for a feathery date night or simply sip cocktails and savor delicious appetizers as you enjoy good conversation with fellow Black birders.⁠
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Check out our NEW ticket options! ⁠
$50 per person (All-Inclusive Ticket)⁠
$35 Academy members and African American Museum Members (All-Inclusive Ticket)⁠
$25 Event + Food (Drinks not included)⁠
$35 Drexel Employees (All-Inclusive Ticket, must show DragonCard)⁠
$35 Student (All-Inclusive Ticket, must show student ID)⁠
$85 Double Date (Two All-Inclusive Tickets)⁠
$160 Four Pack (Four All-Inclusive Tickets)⁠
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Link in bio to register!

"My favorite aspect of birding is the thrill of si

"My favorite aspect of birding is the thrill of simply being out in nature." ⁠
🆕 on the blog: the Academy's lead animal keeper, Anwar Abdul-Qawi discusses his experience with birdwatching. Abdul-Qawi is part of our panel for our Black Excellence in Birding event on May 28. Link in bio to learn more about Anwar and our upcoming event! ⁠
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Image: Anwar Abdul-Qawi @_anwaraq

❓ What is Climate Anxiety ❓⁠ ⁠ Climate anx

❓ What is Climate Anxiety ❓⁠
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Climate anxiety, or climate-related distress, is a term used to describe the emotions that people feel when thinking about their climate future. ⁠
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We recently reached out to children’s book authors Lena Champlin and Jeremy Wortzel to learn more about their work, Coco’s Fire: Changing Climate Anxiety Into Climate Action, and how we can start this very important conversation with our peers and young friends. ⁠
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We asked them what we can do to recognize and address climate anxiety and they had this advice: ⁠
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Learning about climate anxiety is an important first step. When we recognize that it is occurring, we can change our approach to teaching and learning about climate change to include time for talking about our feelings surrounding it. Although climate change is huge and daunting, joining efforts to take action against it can help reduce climate anxiety. Being involved will create important opportunities to talk about problems, make connections and reduce overwhelming feelings. Getting involved in climate change action includes supporting local politics, writing to politicians to show your support of environmental action, joining protests and activism, and supporting climate science research by scientists. - Lena Champlin⁠
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The points Lena brings up are excellent and getting involved is the first step! However, if folks are really struggling with their anxiety regarding climate change, consider seeking out a climate aware therapist. These are therapists that incorporate these discussions into their practice and can provide some guidance. The Climate Psychology Alliance @climate.psychology.alliance and Climate Psychiatry Alliance @climatepsychiatryalliance are two organizations that can help connect you with additional support if needed. - Jeremy Wortzel⁠
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To read the full article and learn more about their work, visit our blog via the link in bio!

Serious question: which dinosaur-inspired pose wil

Serious question: which dinosaur-inspired pose will you choose for a photo op on your next visit to the museum? 🦕🦖⁠
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The Academy is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m-5 p.m.⁠
Save $2 on your tickets when you purchase online at ansp.org. Plan your visit via the link in bio! ⁠
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📷 by recent visitor @dverayjn - thanks for stopping by!

🆕 on the blog: 10 hikes you can take to explore

🆕 on the blog: 10 hikes you can take to explore our watershed! ⁠
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We all live downstream. While the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers provide drinking water for many of the people in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the streams that feed into them are all part of our watershed. Also known as a basin, a watershed is simply the land in which all the water such as rainfall, snowmelt and runoff drains to a nearby river, creek or stream.⁠
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Looking to create a deeper connection to our watershed? Get up close and personal with the waterways by taking one of the 10 hikes we recommend. Visit the link in our bio to learn more. ⁠

Also, let us know if we missed one of your favorite waterside hikes in the comments ⬇️
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Pictured: Tohickon Creek, Ralph Stover State Park

Joining in the #ArchivesHashtagParty! 🌳⁠ Fiel

Joining in the #ArchivesHashtagParty! 🌳⁠
Field sketch of a live oak tree by self-taught artist and naturalist Ned Smith, housed in the Academy's Library and Archives. Smith was known for his evocative and accurate drawings of wildlife and made detailed notes and sketches of flora and fauna to be used as references for his finished works. #ArchivesTrees

🚨 NEW DISCOVERY ALERT 🚨⁠ ⁠ A new species

🚨 NEW DISCOVERY ALERT 🚨⁠
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A new species of ancient fish was discovered along a PA roadside! ⁠
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James J. Smaling, of York, Pennsylvania, reached out to the Academy after he found some large, well-preserved fossil bones in rocks along a highway road cut in Centre County. ⁠
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After being studied by Academy paleontologists Ted Daeschler, PhD and Jason Downs, PhD, it turns out his find was a new species! Langlieria smalingi, named in honor of its discoverer, was recently described, and published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.⁠
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How's that for a #FossilFriday?! Read more about this important discovery on our blog via the link in bio. ⁠
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Illustration by Jason P. Downs, PhD

L👀ks like our moose is a big Baby Yoda fan.⁠

L👀ks like our moose is a big Baby Yoda fan.⁠
Happy #StarWarsDay!

Join the Academy of Natural Sciences for our first

Join the Academy of Natural Sciences for our first-ever black-tie Black Birders Week event: Black Excellence in Birding! ⁠
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🐦 Meet some of Philadelphia’s most well-known Black birders, including Tykee James, Corina Newsome and Jason Hall. Joined by moderator and fellow Black birder Anwar Abdul-Qawi, they will share their experiences of birding while Black. ⁠
🍸 Sip cocktails and savor delicious appetizers as you enjoy good conversation with fellow Black birders. ⁠
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Link in bio to register! ⁠Discounted for Academy and @aampmuseum members.
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Black Birders Week is a weeklong series of events to highlight Black nature enthusiasts and to increase the visibility of Black birders, who face unique challenges and dangers when engaging in outdoor activities. The event was created as a response to the Central Park birdwatching incident and police brutality against Black Americans. The inaugural event ran from May 31 to June 5, 2020. The week of events was organized by a group of STEM professionals and students known as the BlackAFinSTEM Collective. Follow @BlackAFinSTEM for more! ⁠
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