Volunteers needed for season at Gray Fossil Site (WAFF.com)
An opportunity for volunteers to work with paleontologists from East Tennessee State University and the General Shale Natural History Museum. Details, here.
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March 3, 2014 BPS meeting
Our speaker for March is James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology at the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on "Lions and Tigers and Bears…Oh Miocene." Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A&B. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 7:15pm to 8:30pm
February 3, 2014 BPS Meeting
February's program is titled "Piecing Together the Paleogeography of Coal Age Alabama." Speaker Jim Lacefield will examine the geography of Coal Age Alabama and highlight some of the factors that helped produce the rich and diverse record of fossilized life that existed here during the Pennsylvanian Period; factors that included the unusual tectonic and environmental changes that were taking place here during that time. LOCATION: Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A&B. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 7:15pm to 8:30pm
Wetumpka Crater Events Set for January 30th to February 1st
Wetumpka Crater Events Set for January 30th to February 1st
If you have not been on a tour of the Wetumpka Impact Crater, you have missed a great history lesson. About 85 million years ago a very large meteor hit where Wetumpka sits today. It created a five-mile wide crater that is still visible near the city.
Date:
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 12:00am to Saturday, February 1, 2014 - 12:00am
January 6, 2014 BPS Meeting
NOTE: The business meeting will be from 6:00-6:30, program will start at 6:45.
Our January meeting will be devoted primarily to our annual election of officers. A brief program by James Lamb will follow.
LOCATION: Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A and B. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
October 22, 2013 - Teacher Workshop
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.
December 9, 2013 BPS Meeting
Our speaker for December will be James Lamb, Curator of Paleontology at the Black Belt Museum in Livingston, Alabama. He will speak on "What happened in the world of paleontology in 2013." Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room A. Free and open to the public.
NOTE: Business meeting will be from 6:30-7:00; Program will begin at 7:15.
Date:
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 6:30pm to 8:45pm
November BPS Meeting
NOTE: The business meeting will be from 6:30 to 7:00, Program will begin at 7:15.
Our speaker for November is Riley Chandler who will speak on Pterosaurs. Riley has twice appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show and enjoys delivering dinosaur presentations at schools and museums. You can view some of Riley’s appearances and presentations at http://www.rileytalk.com/
Location: Hoover Public Library, Meeting Room B&C. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 6:30pm to 8:45pm