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HOME EARTHQUAKE SAFETY WEEKEND
Seattle— On Saturday and Sunday, March 30-31, 2002, the Burke Museum will present a free Home Earthquake Safety Weekend. Offerings will include: lectures and workshops on home retrofitting and personal preparedness, information and resources needed to make homes and businesses earthquake resistant, and fun earthquake-related children’s activities.

THE BIG ONE: EARTHQUAKES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Seattle— When the Nisqually earthquake rattled the foundation of the Northwest last February, Burke Museum staff had already been hard at work on a new earthquake exhibit to be installed in the temporary gallery. In an instant, the scope of that project changed shape and began to grow.

PROJECT FACT SHEET
The Big One: Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
is a new, six-point project aimed at educating Northwest communities about the natural history of Washington and the potential hazards and methods of preparation for a major earthquake in our region.

TRAVELING EXHIBIT FACT SHEET
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is pleased to introduce a new traveling exhibit, The Big One: Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, available for booking from March 2002—March 2004.

VISITING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Earthquakes, Mountains, and the Geologic History of the Pacific Northwest
Dr. Catherine Townsend, Senior Regional Geologist at the Burke Museum, will speak to groups, classrooms, and members of the public about the formation of Washington State, in conjunction with the traveling exhibit The Big One: Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest.

"THE BIG ONE" EVENTS AND LECTURES
Seattle— During the run of the temporary exhibit, The Big One: Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest (Feb. 28—Sept. 2, 2002) the Burke Museum will present a variety of public programs and lectures relating to earthquakes in this region.

   
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