May 6, 2019 BPS Program – “Listening to Sea Shells: What Fossils Can Tell Us about the Past.”
Our speaker for May is Kaydee West, third year PhD student in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama, who will speak on “Listening to Sea Shells: What Fossils Can Tell Us about the Past.”
NOTE - WE ARE MEETING AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN MAY
Homewood Public Library - Round Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
March 30, 2019 - Cretaceous, Chilton County, Alabama
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 10:55amOn a very pretty March 30, 2019, a great group of BPS members and guests met at a predetermined spot in Chilton County before a much-needed field trip. On a scouting outing several weeks before, the scouting party ran in to a very chatty and generous landowner. During a pleasant conversation, permission was granted for the group to access his lovely, winding, gravelly creek. On the day of the field trip, the temperature had gone up and the water level had gone down, making creek access not only possible but nearly enjoyable.
April 1, 2019 BPS Program – “New Evidence for Complex Mosasaur Paleobiology”
Our speaker for April is Leah Travis Taylor, graduate student in Geology at The University of Alabama, who will speak on “New Evidence for Complex Mosasaur Paleobiology: Oxygen Isotopes in Enamel Reveal Habitat Variation of Clidastes from the Mooreville Chalk of Alabama.”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
March 2, 2019 - Mississippian, Morgan County
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 1:52pmOn Saturday, March 2, 2019, numerous BPS members and guests traveled through the pouring rain to a fairly close limestone quarry to look for fossils. The rain stopped by the time we reached the rendezvous location but the temperature began to rapidly drop. That did not deter any of the fossil enthusiasts nor did it deter our hosts, thankfully!
March 11, 2019 BPS Program – “Fossil Reefs of Alabama”
Our speaker for March is David Kopaska-Merkel of the Geological Survey of Alabama, who will speak on “Fossil Reefs of Alabama”
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Fossil Road Show, Jackson, MS, March 9, 2019
Submitted by admin2 on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 11:49amThe Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will be hosting their annual Fossil Road Show on Saturday March 9, 2019 from 10am until 3pm.
February 11, 2019 BPS Program – “LaBrea – an Urban Treasure”
Our speaker for February is Jesse Daniel, Onsite Interpretation Manager at the Birmingham Zoo, who will speak on “LaBrea – an Urban Treasure”.
Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.
Note: BPS will be meeting on the 2nd Monday in February and March due to scheduling conflicts.
February 2, 2019 - Mississippian, Franklin County, Al.
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:12amSaturday, Feb. 2, 2019 was an absolutely PERFECT day for a field trip! There were
2019 BPS Combined Monthly Meeting, Annual Meeting & Board of Directors Meeting
Tonight's meeting will be our Annual Meeting, where members will vote for Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairs, followed by an installation ceremony. The business meeting will start at 6:30 pm by request of the members. There will not be a formal program tonight, though James Lamb may fill us in on some of his recent paleo activities.
All are welcome, members expected.
REMINDER - 2019 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS AND DUES NEED TURNED IN TO MEMBERSHIP CHAIR.
Hoover Public Library, downstairs, Fitzgerald room, 6:30 pm.
December 3, 2018 BPS Program – Speaker: James Lamb
Our speaker for December is James Lamb, Director of the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama. He will be speaking on “What happened in the world of paleontology in 2018.” Hoover Public Library, Fitzgerald Room. Free and open to the public.