[BCMA] Press Release

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PRESS RELEASE

 

 

 

The Bulkley Valley Museum, in support of BC Parks' extensive work in
preserving the Driftwood Canyon fossil beds, proudly presents 3 mini
presentations by the 3 team members currently working at the Driftwood
Canyon fossil beds on the outskirts of Smithers, BC.

 

Dr. Bruce Archibald PhD (Harvard) is a paleontologist at Simon Fraser
University in Vancouver. Dr. Archibald's topic is titled, "How the Red Queen
and the Court Jester changed the fossil lacewings of Driftwood Canyon."

 

Dr. Jaelyn Eberle, University of Colorado, will make a presentation on
"Ancient mammals in a 52-million-year-old Arctic rainforest."

 

Maria Brown, University of Saskatchewan graduate student, will focus on
"Driftwood Canyon Tells a Story: Plants of the British Columbian Interior
during the Early Eocene."

 

WHEN:       Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

WHERE:    The Old Church, Smithers (corner of King & First)

TIME:         7:00 PM

 

Admission by donation.  All proceeds in support of the Bulkley Valley Museum

 

Contacts: 

Fergus Tomlin, Museum Director

BV Museum

Ph: (250) 847-5322

Email: info at bvmuseum.com

 

Scott McMillan, Babine Area Senior Park Ranger

BC Parks

Ph: (250) 847-7893

Email: Scott.McMillan at gov.bc.ca 

 

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