This one day workshop will be in Livingston, Alabama on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Taught by professors from the University of West Alabama and geologists from the Geological Survey of Alabama, it is primarily for science teachers, and will help integrate real earth science into the curricula. The cost is $15. Teachers will find fossils at a research site, receive a copy of Lost World
Our October speaker is Dr. Bob Rathburn, Executive Director of Sloss Furnace National Historic Landmark. His lecture will provide some interesting information on the history and currrent events scheduled for Sloss Furnace, and give us advance information on the new visitor center and museum that will be opening in 2013.
The program starts at 7pm, to be followed by our business meeting around 8pm.
WHO: Dr. Bob Rathburn, Executive Director, Sloss Furnace National Historic Landmark
Our September speaker is Ron Penuel, from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, in the Mining and Reclamation Division. His lecture is titled: "An Overview of Abandoned Surface Mine Reclamation in Alabama". He will address safety issues including high walls and contaminated water, and give some insight of the processes his department follows to reclaim surface mines.
Our August program will be a fossil display and show-and-tell. Members will bring fossils from their personal collections to help show the diversity of fossils found in Alabama and surrounding areas. Members will be on hand to answer questions from the public, identify fossils, and discuss collecting techniques.
The program starts at 7pm, to be followed by our business meeting
around 8pm.
WHO: BPS Members
WHAT: Fossil Display
WHEN: Monday, August 6, 2012, 7:00-8:00 pm
Our July speaker is Dr. Andrew Rindsberg, Geologist and Paleontologist, and currently an Associate Professor at UWA. Dr. Rindsberg presented this lecture at the Geological Survey of America conference earlier this year. The lecture will be on Winnie McGlamery, a prominent female paleontologist. Lecture notes have this to say about her:
Our June speaker is James Lamb, zoology instructor at the
University of West Alabama, who will present a lecture titled "Bird Anatomy for Bird Watchers". James is also the Curator of Paleontology for The Black Belt Museum and has some interesting information to share about birds. And didn't someone say recently that dinosaurs are birds? Hmmm....
Beginning May 7, 2012, BPS will begin meeting at the Hoover Public Library. We will meet on the 1st Monday of each month, downstairs across from the Library Theatre at 7pm. The address is 300 Municipal Drive, Hoover, Alabama 35216. The library is about a block north of I-459 exit #13.
Sean Lytle is an Economic Development Analyst for the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama. His lecture is titled "GIS: More than Making Pretty Maps". You are probably familiar with GIS from Google Maps, where you can take a basic map and overlay roads, waterways, tornado paths, population density, even the Geologic Map of Alabama. Sean will discuss how GIS can be used
Ryan Pierce, Professional Photographer, will speak at the April meeting of the Birmingham Paleontological Society. The lecture will cover photographing geologic formations and small fossils with poor light or contrast, close-ups, and composition ideas. Bring your cameras, flashes, lights and other camera gear and find out how to take better pictures with what you have.
The program starts at 7pm, to be followed by our business meeting around 8pm.
WHO: Ryan B. Pierce, Professional Photographer
WHAT:
Lecture - "Photography Techniques"
Mike Goodson, author, journalist, storyteller, and avid shark tooth collector, will be our speaker for March. His lecture is titled "In Search of Megalodon Sharks, Prehistoric To Present", and he will talk about the interesting quest for the giant Megalodon Shark tooth. His impressive collection is on display at McWane Science Center near the paleo lab. Come hear about these gia
