On the Importance of Scientific Collections

This new series of special reports by the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) takes an in depth look at scientists and institutions who are using scientific collections. Museum Specimens in the Service of Science: USGS and Smithsonian Partner to Advance Science Bees are Not Optional: To Know How Bees Fare, You Must Know Who They Are Little Frog Faces Big Challenges: Herpetology Collection is Repository for Data on Rare Frog Fact Sheets on Scientific Collections Scientific collections are an important part of our nation’s scientific enterprise, supporting scientific research, human health, public education, and the conservation of biodiversity. It is essential that scientific collections receive sustained and growing funding in order to preserve and protect the valuable scientific resources they contain. Please use the fact sheets below whenever you are educating others about the value of scientific collections. Education Research Biodiversity Funding Collective Knowledge: The Value of Natural Science Collections Much of what we are beginning to understand about our world, we owe to the collection, preservation, and ongoing study of natural specimens. Properly preserved collections of plants, animals, rocks, soil, ice, insects, birds, and fish are libraries of Earth’s history, and vital to our ability to learn about our place in its future. This booklet published by NSC Alliance lays out the value of natural history collections to society...
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