Have you ever wondered what southwestern Idaho and adjacent areas were like millions of years ago?
Well, find the answers to these and many other questions at the "Fossil Workshop" to be held on Saturday June 26, 2004. This special event is sponsored by the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History at Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID.
Join Dr. Patrick Fields (our curator of Fossils and Research Associate in Paleobotany) for either the morning or afternoon session. Each half-day session will consist of some discussion and photographic slides about how fossils are named, identified, collected, stored, and studied; followed by lots of hands-on "real life" experience with recently collected fossils. You can even try your hand at identifications! Cameras are welcome.
When Dr. Fields is not curating our collections (or making presentations on chocolate - as during the Friday June 25, 2004 evening session), he can be found teaching any of numerous science courses at Olivet College in Michigan.
THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW
THE ORMA J. SMITH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CURATES, STORES, AND USES THEIR FOSSIL COLLECTIONS!
Your participation will help reduce the backlog of material needing curation.
Ask JoAnn Bellon for details about a FREE field trip out to collect fossils at Succor Creek on Sunday June 27.
For more information about this event or the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History, visit
http://www.albertson.edu/museum/index.htm