The Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will conduct a special meeting by teleconference at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the President’s Conference Room, Berndt Hall 2503, FLC.

The meeting will be held for the purpose of approving a contract with a financial management firm. Executive Session may be convened for purposes of receiving legal advice concerning specific legal questions that may arise during the discussion. No public comment will be taken.

For more information, call Peggy Sharp at 247-7437 or email [email protected].

Archaeological society to meet Thursday

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at FLC.

Tim Riley, Curator of Archaeology at the Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah, will present a program on “Coprolites and their Value in Archaeological Research.” The public is invited.

Volunteers sought for bicycle, ped count

Every other year in accordance with the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, the city of Durango performs counts of bicycles and pedestrians.

The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project is a nationwide effort to provide a consistent model of data collection and ongoing data for use by planners, governments and bicycle and pedestrian professionals. Having accurate data helps the city of Durango to know how its infrastructure is being used and is necessary to secure grant funding for projects such as sidewalk repair, bicycle facilities and transit system improvements.

The Multi Modal Division of the city of Durango conducts these counts in the fall of every odd year. There is generally a series of three weekdays and one weekend day on which the counts are performed. This year, the city of Durango will conduct counts from 7 to 9 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 22-24, and from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 26. The same 11 locations throughout the city limits are used every year that the counts are performed.

To conserve costs and encourage citizen participation, volunteers are recruited to conduct the actual counting. With four days of counting at 11 different location, there are a total of 77 spots that need to be filled by volunteers.

To volunteer, visit www. GetAroundDurango.com. Volunteers will receive a free drink from Durango Coffee Co. For more information, call 375-4901.

Reading Experience announces programs

The Common Reading Experience 2015-16 will offer these programs:

Making a Difference will host Erik Juergensmeyer and others from 5:30 to 6 p.m. from mid-September to mid-November on KDUR Community Radio 91.9/93.9 FM.

A First-hand Look at Autism will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The program will feature a panel of people affected by autism.

The Common Reading Experience book selection is Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism, by Temple Grandin. Grandin is an animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism, because Grandin herself is autistic.

For more information, visit www.fortlewis.edu/cre.

Herald Staff