Fossil Legislation Task Force - Call For Members

[Michael Sternberg <mstern@xxxxxxx>]

Fossil Legislation Task Force - Call For Members

Recent discussions on the Dinosaur List and Rocks-and-Fossils List have
revealed strongly divisive views on fossil access and protection issues.  We
have had enough of misrepresentations, stereotypes, blanket indictments and
other non-productive discussions.  The time has come to act constructively.

To my knowledge, there has been no prior effort on the Net to bring
participants from the academic/professional, amateur/avocational, and
commercial camps together for constructive dialogue.  This is a solicitation
for members of an ad hoc task force to engage in positive consideration of
the issues surrounding fossil collection on Federal Land.

To date, I have had positive response from 3 amateurs and one professional.
It is paramount that there be sufficient representation of the three groups
if this approach is to bear fruit.

I have no particular qualifications other than a sincere interest in
participating in efforts to maximize the recovery of scientific information
about the planet's fossil history.

If you are motivated to work toward resolution of the issues between
professionals, amateurs and commerce, I sincerely invite you to respond to
me directly, off-list.  We can then discuss the means and method of working
on the issues.  If anyone wants to set up a temporary listserver to
accomodate these discussions, it would be MARVELOUS!

Thank you for your consideration-




       ---====  Michael Sternberg  ====---
  Amateur Paleontologist and Natural Curiousitarian 
       "I never Metasequoia I didn't like"
            Quod erat inveniendum
Member: Northwest Paleontological Association  Vancouver Paleontological
Society 
        Botanical Society of America  Geological Society of America(pending)
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