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<P><FONT SIZE=2>September, 2009<BR>
Lectures – Trips – Coffees – Classes – Tours – Special Events<BR>
Hosted or presented by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science<BR>
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September Programs at-a-glance<BR>
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September 12 – field trip<BR>
Sevilleta LTER<BR>
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September 18 – collections tour<BR>
Bioscience<BR>
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September 22 – lecture<BR>
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks<BR>
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September 24 – curator’s coffee<BR>
Recent Research on New Mexico’s State Fossil<BR>
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September 26 – field trip<BR>
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks<BR>
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September 30 – Teacher open house<BR>
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Field Trip<BR>
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Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Station<BR>
Saturday, September 12, 2009 – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM<BR>
Field Trip to Sevilleta with Scott Collins, Ph.D.<BR>
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The Sevilleta is one of the largest refuges in the National Wildlife System, but it is generally closed to the public. Join us on a rare trip to this important New Mexico refuge. The Refuge is host to a Long Term Ecological Research Station (LTER), a biological field station operated by the University of New Mexico Biology Department. The Refuge is positioned at the intersection of several major biotic zones: Chihuahuan Desert grassland and shrubland to the south, Great Plains grassland to the north, Pińon-Juniper woodland in the upper elevations, Colorado Plateau shrub-steppe to the west, and riparian vegetation along the middle Rio Grande Valley. Because of the confluence of these major biotic zones, the Sevilleta presents an ideal setting to investigate how climate variability and climate change act together to affect our New Mexico ecosystems. We will get to explore the Refuge and learn about current research being done there. We will drive on the Refuge in vans.<BR>
Dr. Scott Collins, Professor, & Director, Sevilleta LTER, earned his doctorate in Oklahoma. His research interests include: plant community dynamics; the role of disturbance in communities; fire ecology; landscape ecology; grassland ecology; analysis of species distribution and abundance.<BR>
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Cost: $50 public, $40 members. Pre-registration required.<BR>
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Questions, please visit www.nmnaturalhistory.org or contact Eileen Everett at 505-841-2837 or eileenm.everett@state.nm.us<BR>
Download registration materials from www.NMnaturalhistory.org, or email programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us.<BR>
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Museum Collections Tour<BR>
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Join us for behind-the-scenes tours of our Bioscience or Geoscience collection areas. Free with museum admission. Children must be above age 7 and accompanied by an adult. No food, drink, or strollers allowed on tours. All tours meet at the information desk and begin promptly. Limited to 20. Reservations welcome: call 505-841-2892.<BR>
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Bioscience Tours<BR>
_11:00 a.m. – Noon • Friday<BR>
September 18<BR>
Free with museum admission<BR>
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Lecture<BR>
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The Geologic Story of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument<BR>
Kirt Kempter, Ph.D.<BR>
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7 p.m.<BR>
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A new Trail Map and Geologic Guide to the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument has just been published by authors Kirt Kempter and Richard Huelster. Dr. Kempter will present the geologic story of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, including the life and death history of Bearhead Volcano, a volcano active in the southern Jemez Mountains nearly 7 million years ago. <BR>
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Dr. Kirt Kempter, a native of Albuquerque, is a Fulbright Fellow and received his Ph.D. in geology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has studied plate tectonics and related volcanism in various parts of the world, including Hawaii, Iceland, Mexico, South America, and the southwestern United States. For the past 8 years Kirt has worked for New Mexico’s STATEMAP program, studying the volcanic and geologic history of the Jemez Mountains and northern Rio Grande rift. Over the past fifteen years Kirt has led numerous educational tours for the Smithsonian Institution from Iceland to Antarctica.<BR>
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Note: there is a Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks field trip offered by Dr. Kempter on Saturday, September 26; details in the Trips section (separate costs for lecture and field trip).<BR>
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Cost: $12 Deluxe ticket includes the new map (public and members) or<BR>
$5 general admission (public and members)<BR>
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@ the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science<BR>
1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 • 505-841-2800 •<BR>
Visit: www.nmnaturalhistory.org<BR>
Questions: Chris Sanchez at 841-2872 or email: chris.sanchez@state.nm.us<BR>
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Purchase in advance to guarantee your seats at: www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org or at the door before the talk. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.<BR>
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Curator’s Coffee<BR>
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A Café Style Program<BR>
@ the M Café located in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science<BR>
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Join us for a casual discussion followed by a themed tour. Limited to 20 people and includes coffee, light refreshments, and Museum admission.<BR>
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Recent Research on New Mexico’s State Fossil<BR>
By Larry Rinehart, Senior Preparator, Paleo-prep Laboratory, NMMNHS<BR>
September 24, 2009 9:30 a. m.<BR>
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New Mexico’s State Fossil, Coelophysis (See-low-fie-sis), is one of the earliest dinosaurs. The largest deposit of Coelophysis fossils in the world was discovered in 1947 right here in New Mexico. Recent studies at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science of these small, fast, carnivorous dinosaurs have produced some amazing new information about their growth rate, population dynamics, vision, and much more. Did they have eyes like a hawk? How did they live? What did they eat? There will be photos and reconstructions and some fossil bones to look at and touch.<BR>
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Larry Rinehart. While working as an electrical engineer at Sandia National Labs, in 1994, Larry Rinehart began volunteering at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and studying paleontology at UNM. In 2003, he retired from Sandia and started working at the Museum. He is currently the Senior Preparator at the Museum, where he organizes and conducts digs, manages the fossil preparation laboratory, and does research.<BR>
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$7 public, members receive a 10% discount<BR>
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Download a registration form at www.Nmnaturalhistory.org or email: programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us<BR>
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Field Trip<BR>
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Geologic Hike at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.<BR>
Saturday, September 26, 2009 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<BR>
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Explore the geologic past of this National Monument jewel at the southeastern base of the Jemez Mountains with local geologist Kirt Kempter (speaker on Sept. 20th). The tour will include a three-mile hike (round trip) along the Canyon Trail, providing spectacular views of slot canyons, tent structures, and culminating with a broad vista of the surrounding area. Participants will learn about the volcanic history of Bearhead volcano, active nearly 7 million years ago and responsible for many of the unique deposits now sculpted by erosion in the Tent Rocks area. Participants should bring appropriate outdoor attire and water; lunch and snacks will be provided. The trail has many narrow passages on irregular terrain, climbing approximately 700 feet in elevation.<BR>
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Dr. Kirt Kempter a native of Albuquerque is a Fulbright Fellow and Ph.D. graduate in geology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has studied plate tectonics and related volcanism in various parts of the world, including Hawaii, Iceland, Mexico, South America, and the southwestern United States. For the past 8 years Kirt has worked for New Mexico’s STATEMAP program, studying the volcanic and geologic history of the Jemez Mountains and northern Rio Grande rift. Over the past fifteen years Kirt has led numerous educational tours for the Smithsonian Institution from Iceland to Antarctica.<BR>
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Note: there is a Kasha-Katuwe lecture (separate cost for lecture and field trip) by Dr. Kempter offered on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 7 p.m – details in the Lectures section.<BR>
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Cost for the field trip: $50 public, members receive a 10% discount<BR>
Trip limited to 25, you must pre-register<BR>
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Questions: call Tish Morris at 505-841-2882 or email: tish.morris@state.nm.us<BR>
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Download registration materials from www.NMnaturalhistory.org, or email programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us.<BR>
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Teacher Open House<BR>
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:30-8:00 p.m.<BR>
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A free museum evening for all K-12 teachers, a pre-service teachers, or a homeschool teachers!<BR>
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The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Explora, and the Albuquerque Museum will all be open and free to teachers. Museum educational programs, school group reservations, museum curricula, and museum educator workshops will be highlighted. <BR>
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We will also host a total of approximately 50 local providers of low-cost or no-cost educational curricula and classroom materials for teachers. Last year, exhibitors included the U.S. Forest Service, City of Albuquerque BioPark, N.M. State Monuments, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Wildlife West, Newspapers in Education, Avian Ambassadors, Petroglyph National Monument, and the Albuquerque Seismological Lab, and many more. <BR>
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KNME–TV5 is our major sponsor for this event. <BR>
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FREE for all teachers.<BR>
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For more information, please see NMnaturalhistory.org or contact Jayne Aubele at 505-841-2840 or jayne.aubele@state.nm.us<BR>
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Teachers do not need to pre-register to attend. This is a professional evening for teachers; please plan to bring your families another time.<BR>
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Tish Morris<BR>
Senior Education Specialist<BR>
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science<BR>
1801 Mountain Rd NW<BR>
Albuquerque, NM 87104<BR>
505-841-2882<BR>
tish.morris@state.nm.us<BR>
www.NMnaturalhistory.org<BR>
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