and was initially tasked with searching for specimens for the museum's exhibits and collections. After the demand for exhibit-quality specimens was met, the museum's researchers were reoriented towards documenting and interpreting the geology, and fossils of Midland Provincial Park, Dinosaur Provincial Park, and other areas in the province. The museum has maintained a permanent field station at Dinosaur Provincial Park since 1987. Other areas in Canada where the museum's research program has conducted fieldwork includes British Columbia, the Canadian Arctic, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. The museum has conducted a number of research collaborations with other institutions, including the Geological Survey of Canada, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, other museums in North America, and universities based in Alberta. Many of the museum's research projects are based in Alberta, although it has conducted research projects out of the province. As of 2015, the museum has participated in 10 collaborative, and externally-funded research projects outside of Alberta, the first being the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project in 1985. As of 2015, these collaborative, out-of-province research projects has resulted in over 75 research publications. See also List of museums in Alberta List of natural history museums World's Largest Dinosaur, a roadside attraction in Drumheller Notes References Further reading External links Museums in Alberta Natural history museums in Canada Burgess Shale fossils Provincial historic sites of Alberta Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage Fossil museums Buildings and structures in Drumheller Dinosaur museums Paleontology in Canada Paleontology in Alberta 1985 establishments in Alberta Museums established in 1985