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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:46:00 GMT X-Sender: tom@darwin.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us Mime-Version: 1.0 To: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk From: tom@darwin.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us (Thomas E. Williamson) Subject: Re: SVP Outreach Brochure (fwd) Status: O >The Outreach Committee of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology is >seeking information on the following: amateur paleontology societies, >amateur opportunities in vertebrate paleontology, and amateur >paleontological training programs. These will be incorporated into the >"Opportunities" brochure to be produced in 1996. Please send the >following information to my address below: >Name and address of group >Institutional affiliation (if any) >Contact person (address, phone #, email address) >Credit or certification for course completion? This is information on the amateur paleontology societies and opportunities in New Mexico. You may have this information already. The New Mexico Friends of Paleontology (NMFP). NMFP P.O. Box 26145 Albuquerque, NM 87125-6145 The New Mexico Friends of Paleontology is a non-profit organization that supports paleontology in New Mexico. It is loosely affiliated with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Meetings are held at the museum approximately every month. Meetings typically include a slideshow/lecture on paleontology by a guest speaker. The speakers are usually professional paleontologists or students but occasionally are amateurs from within the society active on particular projects. The NMFP publishes a bi-monthly newsletter. The NMFP works as a clearing house for paleontological information, usually within the southwest region. The NMFP supports paleontology in New Mexico through scholarships and grants to students and paleontological projects and also provides volunteer help for certain activities. You can contact me for additional information on the NMFP. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNH&S). 1801 Mountain Road NW Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375 The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science has a curatorial staff that includes two vertebrate paleontologists (Dr. Thomas E. Williamson and Dr. Spencer G. Lucas). In addition there is a fossil preparator (Pete Reser) and a Geosciences collections manager (Ruby A. Williamson). The museum has a strong emphasis on paleontology, especially focusing on vertebrate paleontology of New Mexico. The museum offers a docent training program and has a very active museum volunteer program. The training program does not offer credit or certification. The NMMNH&S recently opened FossilWorks, a fossil preparation exhibit. This exhibit includes an 800 square foot working preparation laboratory. A group of about 40 volunteers were trained in vertebrate fossil preparation by Pete Reser before beginning on preparation of fossil specimens before the public. Seismosaurus, the large Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur from the Morrison Formation of northwestern New Mexico is the primary specimen undergoing preparation and several other specimens are also being prepared. It is anticipated that training of additional volunteers will be trained in fossil preparation techniques. The exhibit has been extremely successful and there has been a flood of people requesting to volunteer for FossilWorks training and participation. The training program does not offer credit or certification although it may offer certification in the future. You can contact me for additional information on the NMMNH&S *--------------------------------------------------* * Tom Williamson, Curator of Paleontology * * New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science * * 1801 Mountain Rd NW * * Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375 * * Phone: (505)841-2835 Fax: (505)841-2866 * * E-mail: tom@darwin.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us * *--------------------------------------------------*
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