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$1.3 million UM grant to boost fossil study in eastern Montana training middle school teachers and students on better ways to hunt for fossils

October 11, 2006 /

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Eastern Montana ranks among the world’s premier fossil-hunting grounds, and a new $1.3 million grant to The University of Montana will train middle school teachers and their students on better ways to use this incredible natural classroom.

The three-year, National Science Foundation grant will fund the Paleo Exploration Project: Spatial Analysis of Fossil Finds in the Northern Plains. The effort will be a project of UM’s new Paleontology Center.

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/index.asp?sec=1&too=100&eve=8&dat=10/10/2006&npa=1371

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Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.
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