Presented by

Mark A. Edwards, PhDResearch Scientist | Curator of Mammalogy

Canadian Mountain Network – NCE Planning Workshop (Jan 2016)

New Museum Opening December 7, 2017

The new Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), located in Edmonton, AB, will have new:• Research labs• Level 2 specimen-prep lab• Collection areas• Workrooms• Broadcasting centre• Lecture rooms• Theatres• Galleries

Multi-disciplinary Institution

Current museum programs involved in mountain research:

• Mammalogy• Ornithology• Quaternary Environments• Quaternary Paleontology• Archeology• Ethnology• Canadian Western

History

Multi-disciplinary Research

Some types of mountain research being conducted at the RAM:• Species connectivity in mountain regions (Mammalogy)• Hybrid zones and mountains (Ornithology)• Species occurrence, diversity and distribution (Mammalogy, Ornithology, Icthiology)• Changes in mountain vegetation assemblage in response to climate change

(Quaternary Environments)• Understanding fossil history of mountainous areas in response to broad geologic and

climatic change (Quaternary Paleontology)

Knowledge Mobilization and Public Engagement

Existing resources to support sharing information and engaging the public:

• Galleries• Public programming• Lectures series• Distance learning• Museum-school program