June 23, 2007 - Eocene Fossils, Covington Co, AL
The weather was unbearably hot for this June BPS trip to a river in Covington County. Maybe it was the heat, but we had a smaller than normal turnout.
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BPS June 4, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly
meetings
are held
on the 1st
Monday of each
month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Hadrosaurs of Alabama by James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology, McWane Science Center & Greg Mestler, BPS VP
Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked
Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting
begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.
Date:
Monday, June 4, 2007 - 7:00pm
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May 19, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL
Another hot day found the troops begging for a "water field trip" so we could cool off. We had mixed feelings about what we saw when we got there and found that drought conditions had virtually dried up the creek-bed.
BPS May 7, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Earthquakes by Sandy Ebersole, Geological Survey of Alabama
(see also Geohazards)
Date:
Monday, May 7, 2007 - 7:00pm
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April 19, 2007 - Dr. Gingerich Lecture in Tuscaloosa, AL
A few BPS members drove over to Tuscaloosa, AL to hear a lecture on fossil whales. We arrived early, and decided to "fossil hunt" at the Geological Survey of Alabama building.
April 21, 2007 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils, Butler Co, AL
The April field trip took us to Butler County where a creek has cut through early Tertiary and late Cretaceous sediments.
BPS April 2, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly
meetings
are held
on the 1st
Monday of each
month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Mass Extinctions and the K-T Boundary in Alabama by Greg Mestler.
Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked
Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting
begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.
Date:
Monday, April 2, 2007 - 7:00pm
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March 11, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Greene Co, AL
The March field trip was graced with perfect weather for playing in a creek. The morning started out pleasantly cool but was shorts and T-shirt weather by the time we got to the site.
BPS March 5, 2007 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Cenozoic Fauna of Alabama by Jun Ebersole, McWane Science Center.
Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.
Date:
Monday, March 5, 2007 - 7:00pm
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February 17, 2007 - Mississippian Fossils, Franklin Co, AL
Once
again, the word, "intrepid" comes to mind when BPS makes a midwinter
trip! With the temps in the upper 30's and low 40's and 15-20
mph
winds, it was a toss up as to which trip to this site was the
coldest!
In spite of the weather, around 23 fossil seekers came for the
fun. Our first stop was under sunny skys and slight winds
which