On a very pretty March 30, 2019, a great group of BPS members and guests met at a predetermined spot in Chilton County before a much-needed field trip. On a scouting outing several weeks before, the scouting party ran in to a
Our speaker for April is Leah Travis Taylor, graduate student in Geology at The University of Alabama, who will speak on “New Evidence for Complex Mosasaur Paleobiology: Oxygen Isotopes in Enamel Reveal Habitat Variation of Clidastes from the Mooreville Chalk of Alabama.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
On Saturday, March 2, 2019, numerous BPS members and guests traveled through the pouring rain to a fairly close limestone quarry to look for fossils. The rain stopped by the time we reached the rendezvous location but the temp
Our speaker for March is David Kopaska-Merkel of the Geological Survey of Alabama, who will speak on “Fossil Reefs of Alabama”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will be hosting their annual Fossil Road Show on Saturday March 9, 2019 from 10am until 3pm. There will be fossil exhibitors, hands-on fossil activities, "fossil digs", and professionals to help identify your fossil discoveries.
BPS will have an exhibit table at this event.
Our speaker for February is Jesse Daniel, Onsite Interpretation Manager at the Birmingham Zoo, who will speak on “LaBrea – an Urban Treasure”.
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Note: BPS will be meeting on the 2nd Monday in February and March due to scheduling conflicts.
Saturday, Feb.
Tonight's meeting will be our Annual Meeting, where members will vote for Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairs, followed by an installation ceremony. The business meeting will start at 6:30 pm by request of the members. There will not be a formal program tonight, though James Lamb may fill us in on some of his recent paleo activities.
All are welcome, members expected.
REMINDER - 2019 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS AND DUES NEED TURNED IN TO MEMBERSHIP CHAIR.
Hoover Public Library, downstairs, Fitzgerald room, 6:30 pm.
Our speaker for December is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama. He will be speaking on “What happened in the world of paleontology in 2018.” Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
BPS participated in the National Fossil Day exhibit on the campus of the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa.
