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Meet Dr. Sara Gonzalez, Interim Executive Director

May 21, 2025

Meet Dr. Sara Gonzalez, interim executive director of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

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2024 DIG Field School Classroom Connections, Part 4

April 28, 2025

Meet some of the amazing teachers who joined us at DIG Field School this summer.

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2024 DIG Field School Classroom Connections | Part 3

March 1, 2025

Meet some of the amazing teachers who joined us at DIG Field School this summer.

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Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi Mata’afa

Research Family welcomes Prime Minister Mata’afa to the Burke Museum

January 17, 2025

Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and Minister of Justice Matamua Seumanu Vasati Sili Pulufana visited the Burke Museum.

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2024 DIG Field School Classroom Connections | Part 2

December 30, 2024

Meet some of the amazing teachers who joined us at DIG Field School this summer.

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2024 Burke Museum Report to the Community

November 1, 2024

Our greatest resource is our community.

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Carrie Tribble is a fun-gal (...biodiversity researcher)

October 8, 2024

Meet our new Herbarium Curator, Dr. Carrie Tribble.

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DIG Field School 2024 Recap

September 20, 2024

Looking back at the 2024 DIG Field School.

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2024 DIG Field School Classroom Connections | Part 1

September 13, 2024

Meet some of the amazing teachers who joined us at DIG Field School this summer.

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Washington Flora Checklist

Explore the complete checklist of the vascular plants of Washington state.

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The archaeology of Seattle's West Point

A 1992 construction site led to a significant discovery of cultural remains of local Native Americans that lived at and used the site for thousands of years.

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Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria

More than 2.4 million plant, fungal, lichen, and algal specimen records from the Pacific Northwest.

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