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New event: National Fossil Day, October 13, 2010
This is a great new event for highlighting exhibits and programming
focusing upon fossils and related topics -- evolution, climate and
environmental change, geologic time, and other topics connected to the
history of the Earth and its life.
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The National Park Service and the American Geological Institute are
partnering to host the first National Fossil Day on October 13, 2010
during Earth Science Week (www.earthsciweek.org). National Fossil Day is
a celebration organized to promote public awareness and stewardship of
fossils, as well as to foster a greater appreciation of fossils'
scientific and educational value.
More than 228 parks managed by the National Park Service contain fossil
resources. Fossils discovered on the nation’s public lands preserve
ancient life from all major eras of Earth’s history, and from every
major group of animals and plants. In the national parks, for example,
fossils range from primitive algae found high in the mountains of
Glacier National Park, Montana, to the remains of ice age animals found
in caves at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Public lands provide
visitors with opportunities to stand where a fossil tree was rooted or
where a fossil animal walked millions of years ago.
National Fossil Day activities will also highlight fossil fuels to
correlate with this year’s Earth Science Week theme, “Exploring Energy”
(http://www.earthsciweek.org/).
National Fossil Day is being promoted through partnerships with
professional organizations, government agencies, and other groups.
Supporters include the Arizona Museum of Natural History, the
Association of American State Geologists, the International
Palaeontological Association, the Museum of Western Colorado, National
Association of Geoscience Teachers, National Earth Science Teachers
Association (NESTA), National Park Foundation, National Parks
Conservation Association, Palaeontological Association, Paleontological
Research Institution (PRI), Utah Friends of Paleontology, and Utah
Geological Survey. Representatives from NESTA and PRI are also assisting
with planning.
On October 13, paleontologists and park rangers will share fossil
discoveries at special events nationwide and explain the importance of
preserving fossils where they are found, so that everyone can share a
sense of discovery!
Learn more about outreach activities or becoming a National Fossil Day
partner at: http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/ or send a
message to National_Fossil_Day@nps.gov.. Join in the celebration today!
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Robert M. Ross
Associate Director for Outreach
Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth
1259 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
voice: 607-273-6623 x18
FAX: 607-273-6620
On Exhibit at Museum of the Earth:
One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish*: Exploring the Evolution of Biodiversity
March 6, 2010 - September 5, 2010
With National Science Foundation support from grant 0639904 to Dr. Richard Harrison, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5pm and Sun. 11 am - 5 pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday (Labor Day - Memorial Day).
Visit us on the web at www.museumoftheearth.org
PRI and its Museum of the Earth are part of Ithaca's Discovery Trail. Learn more at www.discoverytrail.com.
*ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH™ & © 1960 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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