Evolution of the Colorado Front Range: A View from the Denver Basin
Dr. Ian Miller, the Department Chair of Earth Science at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science will present “Evolution of the Colorado Front Range: A View from the Denver Basin” on May 20th at the Douglas County Event Center Conference Room at 500 Fairgrounds Drive.
Dr. Miller is a paleobotonist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and a champion of bringing science to the public. He will discuss the makeup of the Denver Basin Area and what was learned from the two discoveries made in the last decade in the Castle Rock area. The evening starts with refreshments and social at 6:30pm and the program at 7pm. The program is free and open to the public.
Dr. Miller's talk kicks off the new exhibit at the Castle Rock Museum, “When Castle Rock was a Rainforest”. The museum will host artifacts from the digs, on loan from the Denver Museum, through October. For more information contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164 or crmuseum@comcast.net.