FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact:            Anastasia Burton

November 26, 2001                                                                     (406) 444-5357

                                                                                                John Carlson

                                                                                                (406) 444-3655

                                                                                   

 

Zoology Program Topic of NRIS Presentation

 

(HELENA)---John Carlson, Zoology Program Manager at the Montana Natural Heritage Program, is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the next Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) Seminar.  The presentation is set for Friday, December 14 at 3:00 pm in the Conference Room of the Montana State Library at 1515 East 6th Avenue in Helena. 

 

The seminar will include overviews of completed projects as well as current activities, like grassland bird investigations in Valley County.  A discussion on the collaborative development of the Animal Species of Concern List with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is also planned.  The afternoon will conclude with a look into the future of the Zoology Program.

 

Since 1985, NHP’s Zoology Program’s staff members have gathered information from a variety of sources on a wide range of Montana animal species.  Over the years, they have recorded and made that research available through an objective, comprehensive data clearinghouse system.

 

The Montana Natural Heritage Program is part of the Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS), which was established sixteen years ago by the Legislature.  NRIS, a division of the State Library, acts as a clearinghouse for natural resource information.

 

This seminar is free of charge.  For more information, call (406) 444-5357 or (406) 444-3655.  Interested individuals are also encouraged to visit the Montana Natural Heritage Program’s website at http://nhp.nris.state.mt.us.

 

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