Current Happenings with The FOSSIL Project June, 2014

June 17th, 2014 by

Current Happenings with The FOSSIL Project We are pleased to announce that—after months of research, interviews and meetings—we have contracted with Atmosphere Apps to build the myFOSSIL website! Founded in Gainesville, Florida by a physician-in-training, Atmosphere Apps is best known for mobile products for the health care community including drug reference guides, diagnostic tools and […]
The Dry Dredgers of Cincinnati, Ohio

June 17th, 2014 by

The Dry Dredgers of Cincinnati, Ohio By Jack Kallmeyer, President The Dry Dredgers officially organized as a club associated with the University of Cincinnati in April, 1942. The group was an offshoot of an evening lecture series started at U.C. in 1937 entitled, “Cincinnati 400,000,000 years ago.”  The lecture series included field trips on the […]
NAPC Report

June 3rd, 2014 by

NAPC Report by Louis Stieffel, Fossil Club of Lee County In February, I attended, along with long-time member Al Govin, the North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC), in Gainesville, Florida. This opportunity was initiated through a new program, THE FOSSIL PROJECT. With guaranteed funding for four years, the goal of the project is to join together […]
Reflections from NAPC

June 3rd, 2014 by

Reflections from the North American Paleontological Convention by Lee Cone, Friends of the Aurora Fossil Museum Last year the Friends of the AFM was contacted by the Florida Museum of Natural History about taking part in a national program called The FOSSIL Project. Carol presented the introductory letter to the Friends Board, and the board […]
Chimaeroid egg capsule

June 3rd, 2014 by

  Featured Fossil: Chimaeroid egg capsule from Oregon   The backstory This fossil specimen was found on a NARG (North America Research Group) field trip in August 2009. It is from the Keasey Formation (Oligocene) near Vernonia, OR. The formation is marine sediment, but we have found leaf fossils in the formation. We knew it […]
Jorge Velez-Juarbe

June 3rd, 2014 by

This issue, we spotlight Jorge Velez-Juarbe, Curator of Marine Mammals at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections. He is also a postdoctoral researcher at the Cooper Center at Cal State University Fullerton http://www.jdcoopercenter.org/. Born in Puerto Rico, Jorge was included on a 2014 list compiled by Qué Pasa magazine and LatinAmericanScience.org of […]
Wrap Up

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Wrap Up Session Questions Sustainability Plan √ Management Plan √ Contact us-to do Website – within 6 months Meeting summary – to do Name tags –next time, double sided with photos Contact list—participants and professionals –to do Presentations – to do Downloadable For club digestion Contact info Future meetings […]
Volunteering & Citizen Science

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Breakout Session 1 Volunteering & Citizen Science Breakout Session Several of the participants were not familiar with the meaning of citizen science and had expected the session to focus on the kinds of programs associated with outreach volunteering. What are you doing in your club? • “Surveillance” – pulling […]
FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting 2014

May 15th, 2014 by

Welcome & introduction (video) Breakout session 1- reports (video) Newsletter (notes) National Fossil Day (notes) myFOSSIL: desired features and priorities (notes) Volunteering & Citizen Science (notes) Breakout session 2- reports (video) Outreach 1 (K-12/Scouts/4H) (notes) Participation and Recognition (notes) Communication (notes) Clubs in the Museum (notes) Breakout session 3- reports (video) Outreach 2 (Field Trips) […]
Training & Webinars (How & Who)

May 15th, 2014 by

FOSSIL Kickoff Meeting February 19, 2014 Training & Webinars Breakout Session General Videos (endorsed by pros) Club produced Training: Safety–internal training with local information Upload lectures with permission of lecturer MyFOSSIL produced Training: Collecting Field ethics Preservation Preparation Technology Needs: Downloadable Mulit-media-PDF, video, written content If clubs have feedback Q & A contact info Other […]