Celebrating Everything That Makes and Shapes the Earth
UNESCO International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together each year to promote the many aspects of geodiversity.
Join us on October 5 for a FREE, fun-filled day featuring guest exhibitors, speakers, and an interactive kid zone for the young geodiversity enthusiasts in your life! Geodiversity Fest will be taking over the main floor of the museum and visitors will have the opportunity to interact with experts and ask questions, deepening their understanding of this fascinating field.
If you find yourself asking, "What is geodiversity?" then this event has you covered! With over 10 exhibitor displays from various local experts, you'll learn all about the 'non-living portion of the planet', including palaeontology, the study of fossils; marine geology, the study of the history and structure of the ocean floor; seismology, the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the Earth, and much more!
Who and What to Expect:
- Explore Fossils: Hands-on exploration of fossilization and palaeontology
- Mystery Rocks: Bring your mystery rocks for Dr. Rock to identify
- Rock and Minerals: View displays of various rocks and minerals
- Spelunking!? Learn about cave exploration and spelunking
- Earthquakes: Learn about tectonics, earthquakes, and the Early Warning System in BC
- Underwater Mountains: Explore the ocean floor and learn about marine geology
- Kids Zone: Fossilization run-around and beach pebble identification—bring your pebbles!
Geodiversity Speaker Schedule:
Located in the Conference Hall
10:30 a.m.- How our ocean crust can help fight climate change by Martin Scherwath (Ocean Networks Canada)
11:30 a.m. - Earthquakes and Earthquake Early Warning in BC by Alison Bird (Natural Resources Canada)
12:30 p.m. - Dinosaurs of BC by Victoria Arbour (Royal BC Museum)
1:30 p.m. -Exploring British Columbia’s Caves – Gillian Krezoski
Exhibitors and Partners:
Natural Resources Canada, UVIC Earth and Ocean Sciences, UVIC Geography, UVIC Caving, Vancouver Island Cave Exploration Group, BC Speleological Federation, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society, Victoria Palaeontology Society, Dino Lab and Geological Survey of Canada.
