Lewistown Field Office
| Contacts: | Brad Purdy | |||
| (406) 896-5258 | ||||
| bpurdy@blm.gov |
BLM Adds Lewistown Event to National Fossil Day
LEWISTOWN, Mont. – The BLM is excited about welcoming Dr. Kristina Curry Rogers to Brooks Market in Lewistown to present “Dinosaurs: The Science Behind the Stories” as part of the BLM’s celebration of National Fossil Day.
Dr. Curry Rogers has been featured in dinosaur documentaries on the National Geographic Channel, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and the BBC. She has spent the last year working with the BLM to nominate Ferdinand Hayden’s fossil discovery site in the Missouri River Breaks to the National Register of Historic Places.
The presentation will highlight Hayden’s journey up the Missouri River and his contributions to changing views of dinosaurs over the last 100 years. Dr. Curry Rogers will also discuss her research project currently being undertaken in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (UMRBNM) that builds on the early discoveries of Hayden. Over the last 10 years, more than 20 undergraduate students have participated in fieldwork in the UMRBNM, and thousands of important new fossils have been discovered.
Dr. Curry Rogers will present “Dinosaurs: The Science Behind the Stories” at Brooks Market, 104 2nd Ave. South, in Lewiston at 6:30pm, Oct. 26. For more information on the presentation or National Fossil Day contact Christopher Rye at 406-538-1906.
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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