Topic: Ancient Things in Wild Places
Speaker: Meg Van Ness
Brewery: Holidaily Brewing
Somewhere beneath the hoof prints of bison, the nests of the piping plover, and the burrows of the black-footed ferret, are the tools and campfires of earlier peoples. These wild animals and their habitats are protected on our National Wildlife Refuges – a system of public lands that also offers a rare opportunity to preserve archaeological sites and historic places (and the occasional dinosaur). The eight states that comprise the Mountain – Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge system extend from the Canadian border to the desert southwest. The cultural resources of the region span over 12,000 years from PaleoIndian camp sites to Depression-era fire towers and Cold War remnants. These paleontological remains, archaeological sites, and historic structures on the Refuges are a diverse and wonderful heritage and provide some unique challenges for interpretation and preservation.
Meg Van Ness, a longtime Golden resident, has been an archaeologist for over 50 years with most of the time spent in the middle of the continent: the Midwest, Northern Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Southwest. Learn more....
An evening hosted by Golden Beer Talks centers around a brief, informative and entertaining presentation by an expert on an irresistibly enticing topic. Each event features beer for sale from one of our local breweries, along with a variety of delicious food and drink offerings from the Buffalo Rose kitchen and bar.
Learn more at www.goldenbeertalks.org.
Location:
Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (Map)
When:
6-7:45PM on Tuesday, Jun. 17th
