Improving the University of Puget Sound Slater Museum's Vertebrate Collections

在彼得·H·温伯格博士的指导下，普吉特湾大学获得了一笔赠款，用于改善斯莱特博物馆脊椎动物收藏品的设施。资金将用于购买新的橱柜和档案托盘，以取代陈旧的木箱和托盘，用于存储哺乳动物和鸟类收藏。新的储存设备将保护收藏品免受昆虫的破坏，这些昆虫可能会滋生和破坏哺乳动物和鸟类标本。斯莱特博物馆收藏了许多来自太平洋西北部的脊椎动物标本，特别是来自普吉特湾的标本，这是一个受到开发严重影响的地区。该博物馆是一所文理学院的一部分，该学院在许多班级和学生研究中使用它们。本科生将参与该项目，并接受博物馆管理方面的培训。新的橱柜和托盘将被安置在一个新装修的设施中，通过收藏之旅增加对公众的曝光率。

A grant has been awarded to the University of Puget Sound under the direction of Dr. Peter H. Wimberger to improve facilities for the Slater Museum vertebrate collections. Funding will be used to acquire new cabinets and archival trays to replace outmoded wooden cases and trays used to store the mammal and bird collections. The new storage equipment will protect the collections from degradation from insects that can infest and damage mammal and bird specimens. The Slater Museum contains many vertebrate specimens from the Pacific Northwest, in particular from Puget Sound, an area heavily impacted by development. The museum is part of a liberal arts college that uses them in many classes and for student research. Undergraduate students will work on the project and be trained in museum management. The new cabinets and trays will be housed in a newly renovated facility with greater public exposure through collection tours.