This month's "field trip" was to the garage of James Lamb, paleontologist at the University of West Alabama. He presented a hands-on workshop on how to forge your own tools of the correct firmness, hardness, and resiliency. A
The Birmingham Paleontological Society participated in the Fossil Road Show, presented yearly by the Mississippi Museum of Natural History in Jackson. It was a very well attended event, and members spent the day telling visito
This trip we had quite a few friendly faces show up to enjoy the beautiful day, the scenery and of course help find fossils.
The annual Science Teacher Workshop was conducted by the University of West Alabama, and the Geological Survey of Alabama. Volunteer assistance was provided by members of BPS.
Hot summer day, cold creek, shark teeth, an excellent combination!
BPS is holding an Open House at the Homewood Library on Sunday July 28, from 2:30 until 4pm, upstairs in the Round Auditorium. There will be light refreshments, fossils to examine, and a "fossil dig" where kids can find fossils, have them identified, and take them home. Our "Fossils of Alabama" exhibit is in the display cases at the library all month.
The Homewood Library is at 1721 Oxmoor Rd, Homewood, AL.
Our speaker on August 5 will be Dr. Dana Ehret, Curator of Paleontology for the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Dr.
BPS will be presenting a fossil exhibit at the Homewood Public Library during the month of July, 2013. The exhibit is in the Ellenburg Art Gallery, and is free to everyone. In addition, on Sunday July 28, 2013, BPS will present an informal reception from 2:30-4:00 in the Round Auditorium. Come join us for a fossil dig for the kids, hands on fossil display, and a lot of fun!
Meeting is 2nd Monday in July, not first! Our speaker on July 8 will be Scott Brande, Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department at UAB, who will speak on “Environment, Geology, and the Potential for Life on Mars." Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A at 7pm. Free and open to the public.
Our speaker on June 3 will be Roger Sauterer, Assistant Professor of Biology at Jacksonville State University, who will speak on "They might be giants: the lives of sauropods." Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room at 7pm. Free and open to the public.
