Letter to the Editor: Dinosaur museum an opportunity to create lasting legacy

Dear editor:
It isn’t often that Greybull is presented with an opportunity to create a lasting legacy for the city and surrounding communities, something that people generations from now will proudly be able to identify as unique and important to our area. Such is the opportunity recently announced by the 501(c)3 nonprofit Big Horn Basin Dinosaur and Geoscience Museum (BHBDGM). Working together with the Town of Greybull, these two entities are seeking funds to create a dinosaur museum on Greybull Avenue in a building to be constructed adjacent to the Greybull Library and Museum.
The BHBDGM’s goal is to not just display the life-sized casts of these ancient animals but to also illustrate the world they lived in, the history of their excavation and their importance to science. Such a museum would provide significant educational, economic, and social benefits for not just Greybull but surrounding communities as well.