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University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum, Geology

The UW Geology Museum (UWGM) is the most popular science outreach venue on campus. Each year it attracts > 50,000 visitors including, and contains about 120,000 geological and paleontological specimens.
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 21 July 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum, Natural History

The UW Geology Museum (UWGM) is the most popular science outreach venue on campus. Each year it attracts > 50,000 visitors including, and contains about 120,000 geological and paleontological specimens.
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 21 July 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

WIS-Bryophytes

University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Bryophytes

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, founded in 1849, is a museum collection of dried, labeled plants of state, national and international importance, which is used extensively for taxonomic and ecological research, as well as for teaching and public service. It contains the world's largest collection of Wisconsin plants, about one-third of its 1,000,000 specimens having been collected within the state. Most of the world's floras are well represented, and the holdings from certain areas, such as the Upper Midwest, eastern North America and western Mexico, are widely recognized as resources of global significance.
Contact: Kenneth M. Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 23 April 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Fungi

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, founded in 1849, is a museum collection of dried, labeled plants of state, national and international importance, which is used extensively for taxonomic and ecological research, as well as for teaching and public service. It contains the world's largest collection of Wisconsin plants, about one-third of its 1,000,000 specimens having been collected within the state. Most of the world's floras are well represented, and the holdings from certain areas, such as the Upper Midwest, eastern North America and western Mexico, are widely recognized as resources of global significance.
Contact: Kenneth M. Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 23 April 2020
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Digital Metadata: EML File

WIS-Lichens

University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Lichens

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, founded in 1849, is a museum collection of dried, labeled plants of state, national and international importance, which is used extensively for taxonomic and ecological research, as well as for teaching and public service. It contains the world's largest collection of Wisconsin plants, about one-third of its 1,000,000 specimens having been collected within the state. Most of the world's floras are well represented, and the holdings from certain areas, such as the Upper Midwest, eastern North America and western Mexico, are widely recognized as resources of global significance.
Contact: Kenneth M. Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 23 April 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

WIS-VP

University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Vascular Plants

Since 1992 WIS has taken the lead in organizing a mostly in-state consortium of herbaria that have been databasing their collections of vascular plant specimens collected in Wisconsin. The content of the WisFlora project was greatly enhanced later by the staff at UWSP, and especially by Merel Black. In 2015 the two sites were merged. Maps, photos, descriptions, and other information for most species are also available.
Contact: Mary Ann Feist (mfeist@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 13 November 2018
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Birds

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum was established to be a center for research and educational support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was likewise charged with acting as a depository for biological specimens and knowledge deriving from activities of State of Wisconsin agencies. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and other parts of the world. The Museum acquires, processes, accessions, and houses documented specimens resulting from field and laboratory research and the work of contributing agencies. The collections provide a library of primary information basic to studies of animal and human ecology, systematics and genetics, and morphology.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Fish

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum was established to be a center for research and educational support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was likewise charged with acting as a depository for biological specimens and knowledge deriving from activities of State of Wisconsin agencies. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and other parts of the world. The Museum acquires, processes, accessions, and houses documented specimens resulting from field and laboratory research and the work of contributing agencies. The collections provide a library of primary information basic to studies of animal and human ecology, systematics and genetics, and morphology.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Herps

The UW Zoological Museum is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and world. The collections consist of nearly 750,000 specimens including vertebrates and invertebrates.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Mammals

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum was established to be a center for research and educational support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was likewise charged with acting as a depository for biological specimens and knowledge deriving from activities of State of Wisconsin agencies. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and other parts of the world. The Museum acquires, processes, accessions, and houses documented specimens resulting from field and laboratory research and the work of contributing agencies. The collections provide a library of primary information basic to studies of animal and human ecology, systematics and genetics, and morphology.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Mollusks

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum was established to be a center for research and educational support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was likewise charged with acting as a depository for biological specimens and knowledge deriving from activities of State of Wisconsin agencies. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and other parts of the world. The Museum acquires, processes, accessions, and houses documented specimens resulting from field and laboratory research and the work of contributing agencies. The collections provide a library of primary information basic to studies of animal and human ecology, systematics and genetics, and morphology.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Paleontology

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum was established to be a center for research and educational support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was likewise charged with acting as a depository for biological specimens and knowledge deriving from activities of State of Wisconsin agencies. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and other parts of the world. The Museum acquires, processes, accessions, and houses documented specimens resulting from field and laboratory research and the work of contributing agencies. The collections provide a library of primary information basic to studies of animal and human ecology, systematics and genetics, and morphology.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, Skeletons

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum was established to be a center for research and educational support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was likewise charged with acting as a depository for biological specimens and knowledge deriving from activities of State of Wisconsin agencies. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and understanding of the vertebrate and aquatic fauna of Wisconsin, the Midwest, and other parts of the world. The Museum acquires, processes, accessions, and houses documented specimens resulting from field and laboratory research and the work of contributing agencies. The collections provide a library of primary information basic to studies of animal and human ecology, systematics and genetics, and morphology.
Contact: Laura A. Halverson Monahan (lahalverson@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Archaeological Research

The Department of Anthropology curates more than 1,000,000 archaeological artifacts, biological anthropological specimens, ethnographic objects, and related archives such as photographs, slides, paper documents, maps, and film.
Contact: Elizabeth Leith (ealeith@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 24 June 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Biological

The Department of Anthropology curates more than 1,000,000 archaeological artifacts, biological anthropological specimens, ethnographic objects, and related archives such as photographs, slides, paper documents, maps, and film.
Contact: Elizabeth Leith (ealeith@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 24 June 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Ethnographic

The Department of Anthropology curates more than 1,000,000 archaeological artifacts, biological anthropological specimens, ethnographic objects, and related archives such as photographs, slides, paper documents, maps, and film.
Contact: Elizabeth Leith (ealeith@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 24 June 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Anthropology, Teaching

The Department of Anthropology curates more than 1,000,000 archaeological artifacts, biological anthropological specimens, ethnographic objects, and related archives such as photographs, slides, paper documents, maps, and film.
Contact: Elizabeth Leith (ealeith@wisc.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 24 June 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File

Wisconsin Insect Research Collection

The Wisconsin Insect Research Collection (WIRC) housed in CALS’ Russell Labs, contains ca. 3 million curated specimens with an additional 3-5 million specimens in the backlog. In recent years 20,000-50,000 specimens have been added each year.
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 30 June 2020
Digital Metadata: EML File