October 1, 2005 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 10/04/2005 - 11:00pmSome
Hardy
Souls headed down to Butler
County, Alabama with an overnight campout
in mind. Great weather, hot, dry, made getting to the site a
breeze. The Hardy Souls set up camp and settled into our
tents,
anticipating a great day of hunting. We fell asleep serenaded
by
the sweet sounds of coyotes howling. Around midnight, more
BPS October 3, 2005 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: Hands on Workshop by Bobby Popwell - Cleaning Fossils using an Air Compressor
Program: Hands on Workshop by Bobby Popwell - Cleaning Fossils using an Air Compressor
Date:
Monday, October 3, 2005 - 7:00pm
BPS September 12, 2005 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: Jun Ebersole, The Alabama Collections Center at McWane Science Center
Program: Jun Ebersole, The Alabama Collections Center at McWane Science Center
Date:
Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 7:00pm
Last day of the Exhibit "Creatures in Alabama's Past"
Last day of the Exhibit "Creatures in Alabama's Past" in the Ellenburg Art Gallery at the Homewood Public Library.
Date:
Sunday, October 2, 2005 - 6:00pm
August 20, 2005 - Eocene Fossils, Covington and Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 08/22/2005 - 11:00pmWhat a
hot, humid day this was! According to weather
reports, the temperature hit 97 where we were collecting, and there was
virtually no shade. The first site we visited in
Covington county was a real dud, for multiple reasons. We
knew
there would be a "constant steady discharge" due to some future plans
at the
July 31, 2005 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Walker Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 08/01/2005 - 11:00pmBPS
members visited a new site this month in Walker
county.
A starfish had been
discovered on the scouting trip, so the group was hoping to find more
specimens. This roadcut exposed Pennsylvanian shale which
contained a small amount of plant material, including impressions and
casts, and a layer containing several nice slabs of starfish
BPS August 1, 2005 Meeting and Exhibit Setup
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is normally held downstairs, in room 101. Business meeting will be in Round Auditorium this month.
Program: BPS fossil display setup in the Ellenburg Art Gallery at Homewood Public library.
Program: BPS fossil display setup in the Ellenburg Art Gallery at Homewood Public library.
Date:
Monday, August 1, 2005 - 7:00pm
BPS Fossil Exhibit August 1-30, Homewood Public Library
BPS will present an exhibit "Creatures of Alabama's Past" in the Ellenburg Art Gallery at the Homewood Public Library the entire month of August.
Date:
Monday, August 1, 2005 - 9:00am
BPS July 11, 2005 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: BPS Fossil Exhibit - Final Layout
Program: BPS Fossil Exhibit - Final Layout
Date:
Monday, July 11, 2005 - 7:00pm
June 25, 2005 - Cretaceous Fossils, Chilton Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 06/26/2005 - 11:00pmThis
month, BPS members and guests returned to a creek in Chilton
county that hasn't been visited by the group in about 6
years.
The weather was perfect, and the creek was ideal for cooling
off.
We obtained permission to enter the creek at a new location, and
everyone found numerous specimens of Cretaceous age petrified/