All systems are "go" for the 15th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 21.

Two newly installed large-scale murals located behind the UC Davis Arboretum's Plant Nursery on Garrod Drive will be unveiled at a grand opening celebration at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 21 during the 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.

The 15th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 21 and featuring 12 museums or collections across campus,  is a "Super Science Day" where you watch a carnivorous plant eat a fly,  pet a stick insect, photograph a bald eagle, time-travel two billion years, stare down a T. rex, learn how to plant a pollinator garden, try your hand at flintnapping, laugh at yeast jokes, and take home seed cookies for the pollinators. 

There’s so much to do and see that those attending the 15th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 21 shouldn't try to visit all 12 museums and collections within the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. time frame, but single out several.

"We recommend you decide on several museums and collections and concentrate on them," said committee chair Tabatha Yang, the Bohart Museum of Entomology's education and outreach coordinator.

The 15th annual campuswide UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free and family friendly event set Saturday, Feb. 21 and encompassing 12  museums and collections,  needs financial donations.

“Anything helps,” said chair Tabatha Yang, the education and outreach coordinator of the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

The UC Davis Bee Haven will be part of the 2026 campuswide UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 21.

The new inclusion means that the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will contribute three museums or collections to the Biodiversity Museum Day: 

What's on tap for the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 8?

It's a Super Science Day and an opportunity to explore, discover and connect, says chair Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology and a co-founder of Biodiversity Museum Day. It's an opportunity to chat with the scientists. The event is free and family friendly.

What can visitors expect to see?  

Mark your calendar!

The 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is set for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, announced coordinator and co-founder Tabatha Yang, public education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology. 

The Bohart Museum of Entomology will showcase scores of specimens, its scientists and their research projects, its petting zoo--and more--at the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 10. Also known as "Super Science Day," the event will spotlight 10 museums or collections. It is free and family friendly.