Conservation
Award
The
Burk-Brandborg Award for outstanding individual contributions
in a given year was presented to Gary Matson for his leadership
with Friends of Two Rivers, a group of Milltown and Bonner
residents committed to the cleanup Milltown Reservoir
and the removal of the Milltown Dam. The conservation
award, presented on Earth Day, April 22, 2004, honors
writer Dale Burk and the late Bitterroot Forest Supervisor
G.M. Brandborg.
Gary’s past involvement in conservation issues includes
work on the teratogenic effects of the brush killer 2,4,5-T
, helping to organize area community opposition to the
Northern Tier pipeline, work on land use issues as a board
member of the Montana Environmental Information Center
(formerly EIC), and membership in many conservation organizations.
History
Matson's
Laboratory, LLC enters its 39th year of providing biologists
with histological preparations to aid in managing wildlfe
populations. Owners Gary and Judy Matson started the laboratory
in 1969. Gary Matson, MSc (Zoology, University of Montana),
has formal graduate training in histology and histological
microtechnique.
Primary services are cementum age analysis and tetracycline
biomarker screening.
Work is done entirely on a custom basis on specimens sent
to us by our clients. We work for wildlife research/management
agencies in most North American states and Canadian provinces
as well as other countries. We accept specimens from any
private research organization or government agency. Specimens
are also accepted from private individuals (hunters, outfitters,
taxidermists) within the U.S.
Environmental and safety concerns
Matson's
laboratory takes the following steps to protect technicians
from harmful exposures, and to minimize environmental
contamination resulting from the laboratory's operation.
Thanks
Throughout
our entire business lifetime, begun in 1969, we have enjoyed
the full support of you for whom we work... biologists,
researchers, and technicians around the world. Your continued
help and encouragement are why we're still here, and we
appreciate it.
We
expect our facility to be a permanent one,
offering standardized technical services on a personal
level to the world community of wildlife professionals.
