ABOUT OUR SCIENCE & NATURE EVENTS CALENDAR
The Western Interior Paleontological Society provides this free science events listing as a service to the public and the scientific community. To submit events for this online listing and our print newsletter (May through September), please send text to the Suggested limit of 200 words (not including date, times and contact information). Listings may be edited. Graphics may be included in the print newsletter as space permits.
Ongoing Events May 2012 June 2012
ONGOING
Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS) Meeting
Every First Monday
WIPS meets the first Monday of every month from September to May
(except for the December holiday auction which is held on a Saturday). Join
us for great lectures and connect with fellow paleo enthusiasts. Check our
home page
for the current program and announcements.
WIPS Fossil Club for Kids
A youth program for family members of the Western Interior Paleontological Society. Suitable for children elementary school age and older. If your child or grandchild is interested in joining the Fossil Club, please contact Dennis Gertenbach or 303-709-8218. Meets monthly, every third Sunday.
USGS - Geocaching
USGS Educational ResourcesContact Joseph Kerski, Geographer, Box 25046-MS507, Denver, CO 80225-0046
jjkerski@usgs.gov 303-202-4315
MAY 2012
May 5
Colorado Mineral Society Auction
11 a.m.-3 p.m., Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling St. (3 blocks north of 6th Ave.), Lakewood. All are invited to attend.
May 12
Friends of Minerology Silent Auction
Noon-3 p.m. Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood, CO (just NW of Colfax and Wadsworth). All are invited.
May 12
Dinosaur Discovery Day Boy Scout Day at Dinosaur Ridge
9 a.m.-3 p.m., First free public tour day of the year at the Ridge. More than 60 earth scientists and volunteers will be on hand to help Scouts satisfy their badge requirements. Read more.
May 19-20
Cheyenne Mineral & Gem Show
American Legion Post #6, 2001 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Sponsored by the Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society.
JUNE 2012
June 1-3
Invertebrates: Spineless Wonders
18th Annual Tate Museum Conference
At Casper College, Casper, Wyoming. June 2nd will be a day of talks, flanked by two days of field trips. A dozen speakers will enlighten with tales of snails, compositions on decomposition, answers on cancers (crabs not illness), details on trilobite tails and chronicles of cephalopods and more. Field trips are planned to the Frontier Formation, northwest of Casper on Friday and both the Frontier and the Pierre Shale in eastern Wyoming on Sunday (all in search of ammonites).
Read more.
June 9 Dinosaur Discovery Day at Dinosaur Ridge
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Read more.
June 22-24
Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show and Rock Fair
Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs
June 29-July 2
Dinosaur Research Institute Dinotour 2012, A Unique Peak at Alberta Dinosaur Sites
A once-in-a-lifetime family adventure is being offered in summer 2012 by the Dinosaur Research Institute. The four-day expedition will take guests to more than a dozen dinosaur museums and fossil sites throughout southern Alberta. The trip will be led by Dr. Philip Currie, one of the world's leading dinosaur palaeontologists, his palynologist wife Dr. Eva Koppelhus, and Dr. David Evans of the Royal Ontario Museum, who will show their current exploration sites to participants.
The four-day expedition, June 29 to July 2, 2012, will be restricted to one small group, ensuring plenty of time for questions and discussions with Dr. Currie and his colleagues. Presentations will be made while travelling on-bus between sites, as well as at each site being visited.
Expedition participants will learn about dinosaurs of Alberta, explore a dinosaur quarry, hike and tour various sites in Dinosaur Provincial Park and Drumheller areas, tour the Royal Tyrell Museum and more. Cost is $1,295 for adults and $895 for children, which includes tour transporation to and from Calgary, three nights' accomodation, all meals and more. Proceeds support the work of the Dinosaur Research Institute. For more information email al.bearpaw@shaw.ca or visit the Center's website. Spots are still available.