The teacher workshop was held near Selma, Alabama this year. It was taught by professors from the University of West Alabama and geologists from the Geological Survey of Alabama. Volunteers from BPS assisted with fo
Another trip back to the January location. Several members were psyched up about wanting to find another of the very large crinoid heads. Alas, while we found nice brachiopods and crinoid stems, no more heads were f
After a BBQ stop to warm up and fill our bellies, we proceeded to a site that contains some Frog Mountain formation. Most of our finds at this site were horned corals and trilobites, though many shells and various forms o
Our speaker on November 10, 2014 is Dr. Delores Robinson, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The title of Dr. Robinson’s talk will be “Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau." Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room at 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public.
Dr. Tony Martin will present "Dinosaurs Without Bones: What Dinosaur Trace Fossils Tell us About Evolution" on Thursday, October 2nd 2014, in the Biology Building Auditorium (Rm. 127) at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
This one day workshop will be in Livingston near Selma, Alabama on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. 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 visit 2 or more fossiliferous a large outcrop near Livingston Selma. Fossils include oysters, other bivalves, snails, bryozoan, worm tubes, and shark teeth.
Our speaker on October 6 will be Dr. R. Scot Duncan, Associate Professor of Biology and Urban Environmental Studies at Birmingham-Southern College. Dr. Duncan will be speaking on “Alabama’s Biodiversity: What we have, why we have it, and why it matters.” He will also have copies of his recently published book, Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity, available for purchase after the program.
Hoover Public Library, Theater Conference Room, Business meeting at 7pm, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
