MEETING CANCELLED September 11, 2017 BPS Program “Some Say the World Will End in Fire – the Terminal Cretaceous Impact Event.”
TONIGHT'S BPS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. New meeting date will be posted when finalized.
Our speaker for September is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on “Some Say the World Will End in Fire – the Terminal Cretaceous Impact Event.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
August 26, 2017 - Cretaceous - Dallas County, Alabama
Submitted by admin2 on Thu, 09/07/2017 - 11:22pmBest day ever for collecting in the gullies - weather was cool, only low 90's, unlike the usual 110 or higher in the shade.
July 22, 2017 - Cretaceous, Dallas County, Alabama
Submitted by admin2 on Thu, 09/07/2017 - 11:20pmHot, hot, hot today. Creek was a welcome relief.
2017 Hands on Fossil Workshop
This hands-on Fossils of the Black Belt teacher workshop is a fun way to get CEU credits. It will be held Tuesday, October 17, 2017 near Selma, Alabama. Details regarding location will be sent to each participant. The workshop will run from 8:30 until 4:30 pm.
August 7, 2017 BPS Program "Pteranodon – the original Pterror-saur"
Our speaker for August is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama, who will speak on "Pteranodon – the original Pterror-saur" Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
July 10, 2017 BPS Program “Discovering Alabama – Past, Present, and Future”
Our speaker for July is Dr. Doug Phillips, Executive Producer of Discovering Alabama, The University of Alabama. His talk is titled “Discovering Alabama – Past, Present, and Future”.
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room, downstairs. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public
May 20, 2017 - Sumter Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 2:28pmBPS members were invited to participate in a salvage operation at Ft. Tombecbe, where debris and artifacts were falling into the river and being lost to science. A number of BPS members showed up to assist Dr. Dumas. As buckets of debris were funneled down, various members took turns screening to remove the worst of the silt/dirt. The material left in the screens was taken to the lab for a more detailed examination.
June 5, 2017 BPS Program “History of Paleontology Programs at the Mississippi Museum of Natural History”
Our speaker for June is Dr. George Phillips, Curator of Paleontology at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public
May 1, 2017 BPS Program “3D Modeling of Archaeological Artifacts”
Our speaker for May is Jeremiah Stager, Cultural Resources Assistant at the UA Office of Archaeological Research. Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Business meeting starts at 7:00, program at 7:30pm. Free and open to the public
March 11, 2017 - Bibb Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 04/03/2017 - 4:25pmOn a rainy Saturday, a number of BPS members braved the weather to collect in a quarry in Bibb County. Numerous brachiopods, a few trilobites, a whole sponge, and bryozoans were found.
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