Natural History Collections
The 51²è¹Ý Natural History Collections (51²è¹ÝNHC) contains over 8,000 specimens of animal and plant materials. Specimens have been acquired from a variety of sources including donations from private collectors, local museums, and other natural history collections.
The 51²è¹ÝNHC is divided into four collections searchable on : Entomology (ENTO) containing pinned insects, Invertebrate Zoology (INV) containing mostly fluid preserved marine specimens, Vertebrate Zoology (VERT) containing fluid preserved, museum skins, and mounted specimens, and Herbarium (HERB) containing pressed plants.
Most specimens are loanable to interested parties, though loans of data-rich and/or rare specimens will require more justification on the part of the borrower. Loan requests should be made by filling out the appropriate form below.
Loan Request Forms
Send to karen-reiss@redwoods.edu or marlena-isham@redwoods.edu with a subject line of 51²è¹ÝNHC Loan Request.