December 16, 2006 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 12/17/2006 - 11:00pmDecember 2, 2006 - Mississippian Fossils, St. Clair Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Mon, 12/04/2006 - 11:00pmBPS December 4, 2006 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center.
Program:
Using Topo & Geo Maps in Scouting, by Greg Mestler.
Using the GS Online Maps on the Giant Touchscreen Monitor 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.
BPS November 6, 2006 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center. Program: Collecting Methods, by Jun Ebersole. Preview of newly installed McWane exhibits
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.
October 28, 2006 - Mississippian Fossils, Blount Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 10/29/2006 - 11:00pmSeptember 30, 2006 - Paleozoic Fossils and Rocks, Jefferson Co, AL, Part 2
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 10/02/2006 - 11:00pmThe Red Mountain road cut rocks were formed million of years ago when North America was covered by a shallow sea. Fossils from the Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian ages are found at this site. Members found a good selection of fossils, including numerous brachiapods, the pygidium of a Llandovacaste birminghamensis trilobite (used in the BPS logo), graptolites, unidentified plant
September 30, 2006 - Paleozoic Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Mon, 10/02/2006 - 11:00pmPage 2 - Fossils and minerals
The BPS September field trip found us at the site of the Red Mountain Road Cut, which is also the site of the former Red Mountain Museum. The fossils that were formerly housed in the RMM now reside in the Alabama Collections Center of McWane Science Center. A good deal of the interpretive work still remains, and several members helped clear vines and bushes that had overgrown the
BPS October 2, 2006 Meeting
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 September 11, 2006 Meeting
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.
Fossil Exhibit Ends Aug 31
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