Fossils of the Black Belt, Hands-on Field Workshop - Oct 15, 2019
Designed for teachers of all age groups.
Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 8:30am to 4:30pm
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September 9, 2019 BPS Program – “Everything but the Fossils: Methods and Materials”
Our speakers for September are Gabe Ward and James Lamb who will present a talk titled “Everything but the Fossils: Methods and Materials”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting from 7:00-7:30. Free public program starts at 7:30 p.m.
Date:
Monday, September 9, 2019 - 7:00pm
August 5, 2018 BPS Program – “Domestication as a Type of Evolutionary Selection”
Our speaker for August is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama. He will be speaking on “Domestication as a Type of Evolutionary Selection.”
Hoover Public Library, Downstairs, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public. Business meeting at 7pm, Program starts at 7:30pm.
Date:
Monday, August 5, 2019 - 7:30pm
July 27, 2019 Cretaceous, Sumter County, Al
On Saturday, July 27, 2019, a much-anticipated field trip took place. A good sized group of BPS members and guests met at a pre-determined spot in Sumter County and then caravanned to a lovely Cretaceous chalk gully site
July 1, 2019 BPS Program - "Fossil Crustaceans from Mississippi & Alabama"
Our speaker for July is Dr. George Phillips, Curator of Paleontology at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. He will be speaking on "Fossil Crustaceans from Mississippi & Alabama".
Hoover Public Library, Downstairs, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 7:30pm
June 15, 2019 - Cretaceous, Dallas and Perry County, Alabama
On Saturday, June 15, 2019, a group of BPS members and guests met at a pre-determined meeting spot for a visit/pit stop/supply gather before heading to the field trip destination. The weather was warm but with slightly lower h
May 25, 2019 - Cretaceous Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Weekend trip to a creek in Butler county, Alabama, with several members camping out for the long holiday.
June 3, 2019 BPS Program – “Underground Birmingham”
Our speakers for June are Jeff Newman and Josh Box, founding members of Underground Birmingham, who will share the forgotten history of the Red Mountain ore mines.
Business meeting starts at 7pm, program at 7:30pm.
Hoover Public Library, Downstairs, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 7:30pm
May 6, 2019 BPS Program – “Listening to Sea Shells: What Fossils Can Tell Us about the Past.”
Our speaker for May is Kaydee West, third year PhD student in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama, who will speak on “Listening to Sea Shells: What Fossils Can Tell Us about the Past.”
NOTE - WE ARE MEETING AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN MAY
Homewood Public Library - Round Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, May 6, 2019 - 7:30pm
March 30, 2019 - Cretaceous, Chilton County, Alabama
On a very pretty March 30, 2019, a great group of BPS members and guests met at a predetermined spot in Chilton County before a much-needed field trip. On a scouting outing several weeks before, the scouting party ran in to a