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      <title><![CDATA[Cuts to arts and culture funding could mean the difference between survival and crisis]]></title>
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      <description> <![CDATA[What does $300,000 mean to the city of San Diego? Compared to a $6.4 billion budget, it’s a rounding error. For the San Diego Natural History Museum, it could mean the difference between survival and crisis.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:52:00 PDT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Gradwohl, President and CEO]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Breaking news: San Diego is home to banana slugs]]></title>
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      <description> <![CDATA[In 2016, the first iNaturalist observation of a banana slug on Palomar Mountain was uploaded. Our invertebrate zoology team visited the mountain to look for this mysterious banana slug population. Spoiler alert: they found it. Now, they're trying to figure out whether it's a relict population, or an introduced one.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahan Derkarabetian, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Fieldwork is at the Heart of our Scientific Research]]></title>
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      <description> <![CDATA[Our scientists are always working hard behind the scenes at the Museum, but another important aspect of The Nat’s scientific efforts involves studying wildlife in the natural environment—this is called fieldwork. Fieldwork can look very different for scientists depending on their discipline, but the main idea is to observe and study wildlife and plants out in nature.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janae Pabon, Communications Volunteer]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Anchoring Healing Through Nature in San Diego County ]]></title>
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      <description> <![CDATA[Nature is all around us in San Diego County: from coastal wetlands and canyon trails to neighborhood parks and open spaces. But access to nature and the healing benefits it can provide are not experienced equally across our region. We gathered feedback from over 500 people throughout San Diego County and the message was resoundingly clear: nature plays a vital role in our wellbeing. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Year, New Roof, Same Us!]]></title>
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      <description> <![CDATA[It’s been an exciting year—we brought you a new exhibition, and now, a new roof! We appreciate your patience during our partial closure, and with the new year we’re excited to bring back the activities you’ve been missing. To keep you on track with what’s going on in the next six months, we made this guide so you know what to look forward to.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:30:00 PST</pubDate>
    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janae Pabon, Communications Volunteer]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Announcing our First Cohort of Climate Resilience Fellows ]]></title>
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      <description> <![CDATA[We’re thrilled to announce our very first cohort of Climate Resilience Fellows in collaboration with San Diego Canyonlands. Ten fellows have been selected to help advance climate solutions in San Diego through training and skills development related to climate resilience, nature-based solutions, community outreach, habitat restoration, and more.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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