December 16, 2006 - Mississippian & Ordovician Fossils, Jefferson Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 12/17/2006 - 11:00pmA visit to the
quarry at the Ruffner
Mountain Nature Center and a chance to check on our “pet
rock” was the
highlight for this December trip. This was a service trip
(photos only - no collecting) to Ruffner
Mountain Nature Center, and
BPS had been asked to make some
December 2, 2006 - Mississippian Fossils, St. Clair Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Mon, 12/04/2006 - 11:00pmA roadcut in St.
Clair County was a real
bonanza for BPS on this trip. A smaller crowd than usual came
along but found a very wide variety of fossils. Excitement
all
around as we spread out along the road cut. This is a
Mississippian age site where geologic uplift is obvious.
Several
varieties of coral,
BPS 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.
Date:
Monday, December 4, 2006 - 7:00pm
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.
Date:
Monday, November 6, 2006 - 7:00pm
October 28, 2006 - Mississippian Fossils, Blount Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 10/29/2006 - 11:00pmA trip
to Blount County
gave BPS a
chance to visit "crinoid stem central!"
While out on
a service call, Greg had the good fortune to meet a lady who had just
seen him on TV the night before, talking about the Homewood Library
fossil exhibit. She and her next door neighbor turned out to
be
September 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 1 - General
trip photos (this page)
Page 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
Page 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
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.
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.
Date:
Monday, October 2, 2006 - 7:00pm
BPS September 11, 2006 Meeting
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.
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.
Date:
Monday, September 11, 2006 - 7:00pm
Fossil Exhibit Ends Aug 31
Last day of the BPS Fossil exhibit in the Ellenburg Art Gallerry at the Homewood Public Library.
Date:
Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 6:00pm
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