Ronald E. Cole Endowment for Museum Excellence

This fund was established in honor of Ronald Cole who was the founding director of the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology in 1972. This fund supports the museum's curation and management, equipment, specimen storage, and museum programs at the discretion of the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology Director. Join us in supporting our amazing museum that houses over 70,000 specimens and over 13,000 archived tissues. The MWFB houses one of the most significant, modern collections of birds, mammals, and fish in California, establishing the MWFB as a key facility addressing environmental issues such as wildlife conservation, endangered species recovery, native fish decline, landscape ecology, systematics, and biodiversity. To read more about the museum visit https://mwfb.ucdavis.edu/