BPS Meeting June 7, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, June 7, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
BPS Meeting May 3, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, May 3, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Our speaker for April is Dr. Sandy Ebersole, geologist at the Geological Survey of Alabama. Her lecture is titled "The Late Cretaceous Northern Mississippi Embayment - A Tropical Paradise". Dr. Ebersole's talks are always very informative. Hope to see you there!
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
February 27, 2010 - Mississippian Fossils, Colbert and Franklin Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 11:18pmThere must have been a lot of people concerned about the weather report, which predicted snow and ice in North Alabama. Only 5 of us showed up, but what a wonderful day it turned out to be. It stayed cold in Birmingham, but the weather at the collecting sites warmed up to the 50's, and Don remarked we better tell the field trip planner thanks for picking such a great day! The smaller numb
April 5, 2010 BPS Meeting
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, April 5, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
NOVA - Megabeasts' Sudden Death
Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 9:53pm
The NOVA program "Megabeasts' Sudden Death" aired Tuesday February 23, 2010 on PBS, and is now available online. To start the video on the PBS site, click the mammoth picture.
Fifteen thousand years ago, North America was like the Serengeti on steroids, with mega-creatures roaming a continent teeming with incredible
BPS Meeting March 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, March 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
January 16-17, 2010 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 10:55pmThis weekend trip to northeast Alabama was delayed due to several weeks of below freezing weather. When the day arrived, a high percent of rain was predicted. However, being the troopers we are, and seeing that it has been so long since we've been on a field trip, 21 of us showed up anyhow! Amazingly, the weather cooperated. A light drizzle
BPS Meeting February 1, 2010
The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, February 1, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.
BPS Meeting January 4, 2010
The next meeting of the BPS will be Monday, January 4, 2010, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
The speaker will be James Lamb, Curator of Collections for the Black Belt Museum.
December 5, 2009 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:00pmA hastily put together field trip ended up being on a snowy day, and most members decided to stay snug in their warm homes. Three of us were ready to brave the snow, cold, and wind, so we headed to Ruffner Mountain, to enjoy the old quarry, and check on the rock we etched many years ago so visitors could see the range of fossils in the limestone.
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