September 30, 2006 - Paleozoic Fossils and Rocks, Jefferson Co, AL, Part 2
Red Mountain road cut rocks were formed million of years ago when
The BPS September field trip found us at the site of the Red
Mountain
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: Ancient Alabama, by James Lamb
Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program:
Archaeology at Magadi: The investigation of a 500,000 year old Homo Erectus site in Southern Kenya by Jun Ebersole.
Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event
Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at
7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.
Last day of the BPS Fossil exhibit in the Ellenburg Art Gallerry at the Homewood Public Library.
August 27, 2006 brought a reception at the Homewood Library to celebrate our annual exhibit and gave us a chance to meet the public. Channel Six news arrived and gave us excellent coverage, including an interview with Greg.
Reception and Open House
BPS Fossil Exhibit
Children's Fossil Dig
Hands On Exhibits
Homewood Library, Round Auditorium
2:30 - 4:00
Once again BPS was out in the boonies with the
ATV’s! Greg even
brought his own ride this trip. Go, Greg! Gorgeous
weather, good turn-out. Sandy Ebersole, a
new BPS
member from the Geological Survey of Alabama, was interested in
examining the formation to determine if it is part of the same Ripley
Formation she is studying at Coon Creek in Tennessee. Sandy
and
With
sadness and regret, Lea turned in her resignation at the August, 2006
meeting. She and her husband decided to move back to Kentucky to
be near their aging parents, and have already vacated the state.
We already miss you, Lea and Paige and Glyn! Give us a fossil
site, and we'll bring the whole gang up for a visit! Our Vice
President, Greg Mestler, has moved into the President's position, and a
new Vice President will be elected at the September 11 meeting to fill
that vacancy until new elections are held in January.
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program: BBC Video - The science
behind "Walking with Dinosaurs"
Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.