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August 1, 2016 BPS Program – “All About Snakes” at HOMEWOOD Library
Our speaker for August will be Dr. Ken Marion, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The title of his presentation is “All About Snakes.” Business meeting: 7:00 to 7:30; Public Program: 7:30-8:30. HOMEWOOD Public Library, Room 116. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 7:00pm
July 11, 2016 BPS Program - Fossil Pollen and Alabama Honey
Our speaker for July will be Richard Carroll who is with the Geological Survey of Alabama on the UA campus. He will speak on “Fossil Pollen and Alabama Honey.” Business meeting: 7:00 to 7:30 pm; Public Program: 7:30-8:30 pm. Hoover Public Library, Lower Level. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, July 11, 2016 - 7:30pm
RIP Dr. John Hall
Dr. John Hall, a fabulous teacher, speaker and storyteller, passed away June 7, 2016.
Dr. Hall taught geology for many years, was at one time Assistant Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, founded the museum Summer Expedition Series, and was the first Director of the Black Belt Museum in Livingston. Details can be found in Dr. John Cody Hall's obituary in the Anniston Star..
June 6, 2016 BPS Program
Our speaker for June is James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology at the Black Belt Museum and Professor of Zoology at the University of West Alabama. Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room. The title of his talk is "Meteoroids, Asteroids, Comets, Oh My! Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, June 6, 2016 - 7:30pm
March 5, 2016 - Fossil Road Show, Jackson, MS
BPS members were invited to participate in the 13th Annual "Fossil Road Show" held in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Mississippi Museum of Natural History. BPS showcased Alabama fossils, and set up a display of photos of th
January 30, 2016 - Mississippian Fossils, Colbert Co, AL
On probably what turned out to be one of the most beautiful days in January, BPS members set off for North Alabama, to a site that hasn't been collected in at least 25 years. Numerous archimedes, blastoids, crinoids, and
May 2, 2016 BPS Program - Late Prehistoric Chiefdoms and Early Spanish Contact: Bridging the Gap at El Chorro de Maita, Cuba
Our speaker for May is Dr. A. Brooke Persons, Cultural Resources Investigator at UA’s Office of Archaeological Research. She will be discussing her fieldwork in Cuba focusing on the emergence of social inequality and the nature of Indo-Hispanic interactions. Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 7:30pm
April 4, 2016 BPS Program - Late Oligocene Coastal Ecosystem from Mississippi
Our speaker for April is George Phillips, Paleontology Curator at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, who will speak on a Late Oligocene Coastal Ecosystem from Wayne County, Mississippi. Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 7:30pm
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
Not from Alabama, but interesting. A video glimpse into what it might have been like to walk alongside a titanosaur.