Expansion and Rehousing of the Vertebrate Collections of the Utah Museum of Natural History

犹他州自然历史博物馆（UMNH）拥有超过71,000种脊椎动物（哺乳动物，鸟类，爬行动物和两栖动物）标本的科学研究收藏。这些藏品的使用一直在稳步增长和扩大，目前的博物馆设施已经不够用了。UMNH正在建造一座耗资1.03亿美元的新建筑，其中包括气候控制收集存储和新的研究实验室。该项目将资助新的收集存储柜和架子，用于存储脊椎动物组织收集的冷冻室，并将支持将脊椎动物收藏转移到新设施。UMNH的脊椎动物收藏在国际范围内，但强调美国西部生物丰富的山间地区。作为研究区域生物多样性的主要资源，它们被各级科学家、资源管理者、教育工作者和学生使用。他们支持在越来越广泛的主题上进行科学研究。它们的历史深度提供了对气候变化和土地利用方式变化如何改变该地区动物群落的见解。这些藏品构成了博物馆展览和区域自然历史和科学研究公共项目的基础，强调了历史藏品与当前资源管理和保护的相关性。该项目将通过改进收集、储存、维护和可及性来加强所有这些活动。

The Utah Museum of Natural History (UMNH) holds scientific research collections of more than 71,000 specimens of vertebrate animals (mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians). There has been steady growth and expanding use of these collections, and the present museum facility is no longer adequate. UMNH is constructing a new $103M building that will include climate-controlled collection storage and new research laboratories. This project will fund new collection storage cabinets and shelving, a freezer for storing the vertebrate tissue collection, and will support moving the vertebrate collections to the new facility. The UMNH vertebrate collections are international in scope, but emphasize the biologically rich Intermountain Region of the western USA. As a primary resource on regional biodiversity, they are used by scientists, resource managers, educators and students at all levels. They support scientific research on an expanding range of topics. Their historical depth provides insight into how climate change and shifting land-use practices have altered animal communities in this region. The collections form the basis for museum exhibits and public programs on regional natural history and scientific research, emphasizing the relevance of historical collections to current resource management and conservation. This project will augment all of these activities through improvements in collection storage, maintenance and accessibility.