________________________The University of Montana President's Report 1999________________________ |
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When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took their Corps of Discovery through the wilderness we now know as Montana, they studied the area's geography, weather, wildlife and people. Almost nothing was known of the West, and what the Lewis and Clark Expedition mapped and described on its journey was only an introduction to the natural and scientific complexities of the region. A century after Lewis and Clark's famous trek, Montana's statehood was followed quickly by scientific inquiry, and Morton Elrod helped pave its path.
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________________________The Discovery Continues________________________ |
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| Images: Top, plant specimens similar to those collected by Lewis and Clark. (courtesy of Joe Mussulman) Bottom, Morton Elrod, Flathead Lake Biological Station founder. (K. Ross Toole Archives, The University of Montana) | ||||
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