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February 6, 2016 BPS Program “Fossils of the Dawn from Ediacaran sites in Newfoundland”
Our speaker for February is Andy Rindsberg. Associate Professor of Biology at the University of West Alabama. Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public
Date:
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 7:00pm
Webinar - Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRRA)
The PRRA is a set of rules regarding fossil collecting on federal lands.
A sister project of The FOSSIL Project, iDigBio is hosting a webinar focused on the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, featuring Dr. Scott Foss who is the Senior Paleontologist at the Bureau of Land Management. The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, 19 January, 3:00 p.m. EST, 2:00 p.m. CST.
Date:
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 2:00pm
BPS Annual Meeting Jan 9. 2017
The business meeting, including elections and installation of officers, will begin at 7pm.
Date:
Monday, January 9, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
December 5, 2016 BPS Program - "Ancient Sea Turtles of Alabama: Using Fossils from the Deep South to Solve a Global Mystery"
Our speaker for December is Drew Gentry, instructor and PhD student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Hoover Public Library, Shakespeare Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 7:30pm
November 7, 2016 BPS Program - “Nepal – Insights From Field Work.”
Our speaker for November is Dr. Delores Robinson, Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00pm, program starts at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
Date:
Monday, November 7, 2016 - 7:30pm
October 18, 2016 - Fossil Teacher Workshop
The annual Fossil Teacher Workshop held jointly by the University of West Alabama and the Geologic Survey of Alabama was held at a gully site this year, and was set up a bit differently. After the morning lecture, teacher
October 12, 2016 - National Fossil Day in Tuscaloosa
The Alabama Museum of Natural History hosts an annual National Fossil Day event in the Grand Gallery. BPS set up an exhibit table, as did numerous groups from around the area. This year, BPS highlighted photos of th
August 20, 2016 - Museum Collections Tour
The BPS August field trip was to the UA museum archives in Tuscaloosa, where we were treated to a behind the scenes look at the collections. Many items are from the 1800's or early 1900's, so their preservation is remarka
October 3, 2016 Program "Stalking Chesterian Monsters"
Our speaker for Monday, October 3rd will be Dr. David Kopaska-Merkel, geologist at the Geological Survey of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The title of his presentation is "Stalking Chesterian Monsters." The business meeting will be from 7:00 to 7:30; the public program is from 7:30-8:30.
Though he will not be speaking on the topic, Dr. Kopaska-Merkel is one of the authors of the new edition of "Footprints in Stone: Fossil Traces of Coal-Age Tetrapods" textbook.
Date:
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 7:00pm to 9:45pm