Lawrence
December 3, 2005 - Lawrence, Franklin and Colbert Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Tue, 12/06/2005 - 11:00pmThis month,
BPS members and guests
headed to NW Alabama. When we left Birmingham, the weather
was
mild, though a little overcast. By the time we met, the wind
had
picked up and an icy chill was in the air, and there was a heavy cloud
cover, so several of us donned warmer clothing. As we left,
the
drizzle began. Oh, no, it never rains on BPS trips, this
October 2, 2004 - Lawrence and Colbert Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 10/04/2004 - 11:00pmThis field trip
to roadcuts in Lawrence and Colbert County, AL included
five stops during the
day. There were a number of students on the trip, who had
been
teased that "you're not going to find any fossils!". They
were
pleasantly surprised! After a long day of collecting, our
youngest participant, Bailey, decided she wanted to come on all our
March 29, 2003 - Morgan and Lawrence Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Fri, 03/28/2003 - 11:00pmThis month, BPS visited the "education center" of a local Jefferson County quarry, where school children are taught about quarry operations in a nice building with a great view of the quarry, and a small working model of the conveyor activity. Inside, there were numerous fossil displays exhibiting fossils from many of their quarry locations
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