Birmingham Paleontological Society

The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, December 7, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

Our speaker will be Jun Ebersole, Curator at the McWane Science Center.  His topic will be "Faunal Analysis 101:  An introduction to the study of animal bones from archaeological sites"

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.

The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, November 2, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

Our speaker will be James Lamb, Paleontologist at the McWane Science Center.  We will show the Discovery Channel presentation of "Megabeasts - The Mosasaur"

KDHX is a community radio station in St. Louis, Missouri.  Greg's sister is married to one of the DJ's, "Grandfather Paul Stark", who created a tribute to Greg on his Saturday morning radio show "Musical Merry-Go Round" on October 17, 2009.  It will be available as a streaming audio program for two weeks.  Link is below.  The tribute

Greg Mestler died early Friday morning after a long illness that gradually robbed him of his strength and energy, but never of his quirky sense of humor, desire to help others, learn more, and desire to be involved with the friends and family he so dearly loved.  Greg was an active member from the very beginning of BPS, back in 1984, and was always in the middle of any activity. 

It's time for a celebration !  September marks the 25th year of existance for BPS, and we will host a Celebration of this event at our Monday, OCTOBER 5 meeting.  We were formed in 1984 by paleontologists who worked at the Red Mountain Museum, and needed extra eyes and field labor to assist with museum acquisitions.  And here we are 25 years later, still going strong!  All current members,

BPS will be having our Not-So-Annual Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 10.  There are numerous items for sale, from furniture and household items, to good quality clothing of all sizes.  The location is 309 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale, in the Hoss Automotive parking lot.  Take Exit 271 from I-65, go east towards Gardendale about 1 mile, and the Rummage Sale will be on the right.  Sale will

The teacher workshop will be offered again this October 2009, cosponsored by the Geological Survey of Alabama education committee, The University of West Alabama, and Discovering Alabama, with volunteer support from members of the Birmingham Paleontological Society.

This month BPS members went to Perry County, in south Alabama, and collected in a creek where it has been said, this is the furtherest north that cretaceous material is found.  It has been a while since we collected at this site, and kudzu and other grassy plants had grown over the road, making it a challenge to find our way to the site this time.

The September 2009 meeting will occur on the 2nd Monday of the month due to the Labor Day Holiday.  See you on September 14, 2009.

Our speaker will be Jun Ebersole, Curator at the McWane Science Center.  His topic will be "The Evolution of our Perception of Neandertals".  This talk will examine how the scientific and popular views of Neandertals and cavemen have changed over the past 100 years.

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.