#Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite

[dinodorks]

Thank you...so much for your post on the Utah fossil site destruction. I am literally sick to my stomach at the news that this happened. May I ask if there is any place I can find a more detailed rundown of the situation/updates? I want to keep on top of this, but I'm not sure where to look, and I have a lot of difficulty trying to pick out bits information from disaggregate sources... No worries if not, though! I just wanted to check.

More than happy to! and my thanks to you all for continuing to share the word about this situation.

I'd say the best, most consistent places for updates would be the Twitter accounts of Brian Engh (@BrianEngh_Art) and Jeremy Roberts (@JeremyBRoberts). As well as here on @dinodorks, as I will continue to post updates under the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite tag so long as there is relevant information to be shared.

#Ask #transfaabulous #Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite

[jadewalker]

[vague-humanoid]

[mypubliclands]

BLM Utah hosts Paleo Camp 2018

In May, 25 students from the Salt Lake Center for Science Education, a science technology, energy and mathematics charter school in Salt Lake City, spent four days studying fossils and collecting data in southeastern Utah with BLM geologists and paleontologists. The students road-tripped their way from the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, where geologist Mike Leschin showed them the world's largest concentration of Allosaurus fossils, to sunny Moab, where they toured the Mill Canyon Tracksite.

The students also spent an afternoon at a remote track site uncovering and documenting theropod tracks with paleontologists Dr. Greg McDonald, ReBecca Hunt-Foster and Brent Breithaupt. The data collected by the students will be used by the paleontologists for ongoing monitoring and research activities. Besides discovering dino tracks, the students rappelled down red rock canyons, kayaked and caught crayfish at BLM's Ken's Lake Recreation Area.

Other camp highlights included sunset at Dead Horse Point State Park and camping under the stars at BLM's Lone Mesa campground. The chaperones included BLM staff, volunteers, Salt Lake Center for Science Education teachers and vice-principal.

Next year, BLM Utah and the Salt Lake City School District hope to provide both paleontology and archaeology camps to Utah seventh graders. Many thanks to the awesome kids, teachers and the Price and Moab Field Offices for making the Salt Lake Center for Science Education Paleo Camp 2018 a huge success!

#utah #BLMutah #paleo #paleontology #youth #science #STEM #education #youth education #research #recreation #bureau of land management

[democracyin-news]

US agency acknowledges damage done to 112 million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Utah

US agency acknowledges damage done to 112 million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Utah

Dinosaur tracks as old as 112 million years have been wiped from history in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say. The damage at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite, near Moab, includes several of the footprints getting fractured around the rims, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently said in a report. The agency…

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[reportwire]

Utah dinosaur tracks damaged by construction machinery : NPR

Utah dinosaur tracks damaged by construction machinery : NPR

A photo of the the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite in Moab, Utah. A construction project at the site recently damaged some of the tracks and trace fossils. Wayne Hsieh/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Wayne Hsieh/Flickr A photo of the the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite in Moab, Utah. A construction project at the site recently damaged some of the tracks and trace fossils. Wayne…

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#construction #damaged #dinosaur #Machinery #NPR #tracks #utah

[lifelonglearner78]

Utah dinosaur tracks damaged by construction machinery : NPR

[dinodorks]

hi there! do i need to be from the USA to file a complaint about the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite, or are international complaints helpful too?

Hello anon! As far as I'm aware, no, you do not need to be an American citizen or resident to file a complaint. Tourists, visitors and international observers are allowed to file complaints as well.

#Ask #Anonymous #Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite

[mypubliclands]

#NationalFossilDay: Interagency Team launches new paleo camp 

On August 7-11, BLM-UT and Salt Lake Center for Science Education teamed up to teach youth about BLM-Utah's world-class paleontological resources and recreation sites.

When Regional Paleontologist Greg McDonald was hired at the Utah State Office last year, dino-sized projects immediately began to evolve. One of his first ideas was to create a week-long Paleo Camp for middle school students. He reached out to a STEM-based charter school in Salt Lake City that the BLM-Utah youth program was already familiar with: the Salt Lake Center for Science Education (SLCSE). The school’s outdoor exploration instructors, Cavett Eaton and Dr. Sydney Stringham, agreed to help pilot the new camp. 

The BLM-Utah program leads and SLCSE teachers collaborated to develop a unique curriculum that emphasized two themes: BLM-Utah’s world-class paleontological resources and recreation sites. The team identified campsites, interpretative sites, age-appropriate challenge and STEM activities and learning goals. 

In June, BLM-Utah youth program state lead Jeanette Matovich, attended a National Association for Interpretation training course, where she presented on the SLCSE Paleo Camp and recruited three young classmates, who happened to be trained wilderness first responders, to help mentor students and keep the team safe. The Essential Interpretation Skills Course added unexpected, exponential value because camp would not have been camp without enthusiastic BLM interns Ryan Ashcraft, Marissa Sly and Alex Studd-Sojka. The SLCSE teachers recommended that the BLM continue to enhance its youth education programs by recruiting skilled mentors from the National Association for Interpretation’s training programs.  

SLCSE Paleo Camp took place August 7-11, 2017. The first stop was Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry (CLDQ). Price Field Office Geologist Mike Leschin led the students on a tour and discussed the "Jurassic Mystery" about why there are so many predators- especially allosaurs- at CLDQ. From there, the group traveled to the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite, where Canyon Country District Paleontologist ReBecca Hunt-Foster showed the group various trace fossils, including theropod, ornithopod and sauropod dinosaur tracks.

The highlight of SLCSE Paleo Camp was working with BLM-WY Regional Paleontologist Brent Breithaupt and Geographer Neffra Matthews at the Mail Station Tracksite south of Moab, UT. The BLM experts showed the students how to clean off dinosaur tracks, and then measure and photograph them using photogrammetric techniques. Neffra entered the data into a program that created 3D images of the tracks, with the help of coworker Christopher Anderson-Tarver, while Brent showed the students how to calculate dinosaur hip height and stride length from their measurements. GIS intern Andy Eaman assisted the groups with cleaning the surface and helping the students.

Because the project was intended to be an applied exercise, the students collected primary data that the BLM will use for management and interpretation purposes. This was some of the first scientific data collected at this Early Jurassic tracksite and will help provide insights into the life and times of the prehistoric animals that once roamed through the ancient Utah. 

Between paleo sessions, the kids took advantage of Utah’s awesome recreation opportunities. They hiked, rappelled down red rock cliff faces and went kayaking at Ken's Lake. At the closing awards ceremony, Greg handed out signed "Dinosaur Tracker" certificates and Junior Ranger Paleontology pins.  

The team is already gearing up for the next SLCSE Paleo Camp, scheduled for May 16-18, 2018 at Lone Mesa Campground near Moab, UT. 

Please enjoy our #SLCSEPaleoCamp Flickr Album and a YouTube video documenting the event!

Story by Jeanette Matovich Shackelford, BLM-Utah Youth Program State Lead. Photos by Jeanette Matovich Shackelford, BLM-Utah Youth Program State Lead; Cavett Eaton and Dr. Sydney Stringham, Outdoor Exploration Instructors, SLCSE; Alexandra Studd-Sojka, Wild and Scenic Rivers Intern, BLM-CA; Neffra Matthews, BLM-National Operations Center.

#nationalfossilday #paleontology #paleo #fossils #outdoors #science #STEM #youth #Youth in STEM #fossilday #bureau of land management #partnerships #utah #BLMutah