Idaho Museum of Natural History
- Idaho Museum of Natural History
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name = Idaho Museum of Natural History
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latitude = 42.8668588
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established = 1934
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location = Pocatello, Idaho, United States
type = Natural History Museum
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director = Dr. Skip Lohse
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website = [http://imnh.isu.edu/ www.imnh.isu.edu]
Idaho Museum of Natural History is the state's official museum of natural history located in Pocatello. [cite news | url=http://imnh.isu.edu/Main/FAQ.htm | title=History | publisher=Idaho Museum of Natural History |date= 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17] Founded in 1934, it has collections in anthropology, vertebrate paleontology, earth science, and the life sciences. Additionally, it contains an archive of documents and ethnographic photographs.
The Mission statement for the Museum is:
The Idaho Museum of Natural History actively nurtures an understanding of and delight in Idaho's natural and cultural heritage. As the official state museum of natural history, it acquires, preserves, studies, interprets and displays natural and cultural objects for Idaho residents, visitors and the world's community of students and scholars. The Museum also supports and encourages Idaho's other natural history museums through mentoring and training in sound museological practices. [cite web
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Among the museum's programs are guided River Walks from May through October to introduce natural history topics to participants. [cite news | url=http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=8741148| title=Noxious Weeds in Idaho | publisher=KPVI-TV |date= July 26, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17]
References
External links
* [http://imnh.isu.edu/ Idaho Museum of Natural History Official Website]
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