December 2, 2019 BPS Program – Post-Glacial Black Belt Ecosystems: Climate or Humans?
Our speaker for December is Tim Truelove of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama who will speak on “Post-Glacial Black Belt Ecosystems: Climate or Humans?
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
November 2, 2019 - Cretaceous, Chilton, Al
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sat, 11/02/2019 - 8:07pmHow many attendees does it take to make a great field trip? Today, the answer was four! Maybe it was the cold weather or maybe it was schedule conflicts but, for the folks who came to Chilton County for the field trip, it was very pleasant!
November 4, 2019 BPS Program – Exploring Extinction in Ancient Antarctica
Our speaker for November is Rachel Moore, a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, who will speak on "Exploring Extinction in Ancient Antarctica.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
November 16, 2019 - National Fossil Day Exhibit
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 10/28/2019 - 12:00amBPS participated in the National Fossil Day exhibit on the campus of the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa.
October 15, 2019 Teacher Workshop, Sumter County, Al
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sun, 10/27/2019 - 1:43pmThe teacher workshop was held at the University of West Alabama in Livingston this year due to weather issues. It was taught by professors from the University of West Alabama and geologists from the Geological Survey of Alabama. There was a full classroom of students, including several BPS members who attended as students. Other BPS members provided assistance in the workshop and behind the scenes with food preparation and clean-up, and also set up the BPS traveling fossil display.
September 28, 2019 - Cretaceous, Perry, Al
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sun, 10/27/2019 - 1:11pmOn Saturday, September 28, a sizable group of BPS members and guests got together to take advantage of the unseasonably hot weather to visit a favorite creek in Perry County. After a stop at a local burger restaurant that served very tasty biscuits, we caravanned to the site – off-roading a little bit at the end. The dry weather was definitely in our favor there!
Celebrate National Fossil Day at Smith Hall, Tuscaloosa
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 10/09/2019 - 8:19pmThis is the 10th Anniversary of National Fossil Day at the National Park Service. There will be activities around the
October 7, 2019 BPS Program “The first animals: insights from fossils and genomes on the origin of animal complexity.”
Our speaker for October is Dr. Kevin Kocot, Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. Hoover Public Library, Downstairs, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public.
Fossils of the Black Belt, Hands-on Field Workshop - Oct 15, 2019
Designed for teachers of all age groups.
September 9, 2019 BPS Program – “Everything but the Fossils: Methods and Materials”
Our speakers for September are Gabe Ward and James Lamb who will present a talk titled “Everything but the Fossils: Methods and Materials”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting from 7:00-7:30. Free public program starts at 7:30 p.m.
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