Many students come to the museum and are surprised by all the artifacts it has to offer.
Drew Register, a senior biology major, was among the students who showed up for a tour. “I’m intrigued by the American wildlife,” said Register, “because you can see the animals at a full scale.”
“My favorite thing is the aquarium because there are a lot of different species of fish,” said Nicole Bertrand, a junior biology major from Haughton.
Everything that is done in the museum is all volunteer-based. Many faculty, staff and students devote many hours in maintaining the museum.Thousands of K-12 students come for what musuem curator Gary Stringer calls “field experiences,” not field trips. “We have had visitors from 45 out of the 50 states and visitors from 15 different countries,” said Stringer.
