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SKI SALE
at the Gold Mine Thrift Shop

Saturday, November 4, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Related Link:

• The Gold Mine Thrift Shop Hours, address, and location with map.

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A Contemporary Look
At Ancient Landscapes
Diane Peavey
Thursday, Nov. 16, 7:00 PM

Diane and John Peavey were among the first westerners admitted to formerly secretive Nabatean archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia.

Along with archaeologists and Nabatean civilization experts from Saudi Arabia and Brown University, the Peaveys explored the ancient Nabatean spice route through Saudi Arabia and into Jordan and Syria.

Slides and a lecture highlight Diane Peavey's journey along the route where Nabatean traders built cities and carried spices more valuable than gold on the backs of their camels.

Related Links:

• The Petra National Trust Petra, in Jordan, a World Heritage Site and perhaps the best known of the ancient Nabatean cities, is preserved and promoted by this non-profit/non-governmental organization in cooperation with the government of Jordan.
• The Petra Great Temple Brown University's anthropology department is leading an international and interdisciplinary project to study and preserve the Great Temple.
• Conquest of the Land Through Seven Thousand Years In the late 1930's, Dr. W. C. Lowdermilk, assistant chief of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, traveled to many ancient landscapes, including those used by the Nabateans, to gain information about techniques used to keep lands in cultivation for thousands of years.

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The Wild And Its New Enemies:
Genetically Modified Organisms In The Wild
Jack Turner
Thursday, Nov. 30, 7:00 PM

Agricultural use of genetically modified organisms (also known as "genetically engineered" or "transgenic") continues to be hotly debated. Relatively little of the debate, however, centers on how genetically modified organisms will interact in the wild outside of an agricultural monoculture.

Jack Turner is an author, philosopher, and environmentalist best known for his books on the Tetons and the wilderness. Turner now focuses on the emerging controversy surrounding the interactions between genetically modified organisms and the natural environment.

Related Links:

• Tree Genetic Engineering Research Cooperative This group based at Oregon State University has become perhaps the most active site in the country researching and promoting the use of genetically modified trees in forestry.
• Biosafety: Risks From Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) Some scientists such as Philip Regal, Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at University of Minnesota, are taking a hard look at the safety issues of genetically engineered organisms.
• Genetic Engineering of Tree Species: the Canadian Experience Canadian research into transgenic trees has been led by government agencies, unlike that in the United States. Pierre Charest of the Canadian Forest Service summarizes tree biology, applications of genetic engineering to trees, and the Canadian framework for regulating genetic applications.
• Genetically Modified Fish Could Wipeout Natural Species This report from the Purdue University News Service summarizes research published by the National Academy of Sciences on at least one risk of releasing genetically modified fish into the wild.

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