• Bronwyn Mayo posted an update in the group Group logo of Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3 3 years, 10 months ago

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    WMF GOES VIRTUAL! In many cases, when one door closes, another one opens.  In the WMF’s case, there has been a silver lining through all the stressful times of the COVID-19 outbreak.  When the WMF had to cancel the 2020 STEM Teacher Paleontology, Archaeology Summer Day Camp, Bronwyn Mayo – WMF and Mark Chaney – ESD105 STEM Coordinator began th…[Read more]

  • Bronwyn Mayo posted an update in the group Group logo of Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3 5 years, 8 months ago

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    2018 Wenas Mammoth Foundation’s Paleontology Youth Summer Day Camp:  This was our first camp and it was a big success.  We had sixteen 4th through 9th graders who were full of excitement as they learned methods of paleontology and archaeology, the history of the dig site, and how to accurately record layers and depth of artifacts and fossils.   T…[Read more]

  • Bronwyn Mayo posted an update in the group Group logo of Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3 5 years, 10 months ago

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    Hello Everyone!  We have been really busy at the Wenas Mammoth Foundation.  Our 2nd Mural Project was completed by the LaSalle High School Art Class students.  This year they painted a winter scene of the Wenas Valley, 17,000 years ago, when the Columbian Mammoths and Bison Antiquus were living there.  There will also be a new life-size Bison Ant…[Read more]

  • Bronwyn Mayo posted an update in the group Group logo of Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3 6 years, 1 month ago

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    The Wenas Mammoth Foundation has begun publishing a quarterly newsletter, as well as occasional news blasts, that will be emailed to anyone who may be interested.  If you would like to be included in our mailings (email), please send us an email with your email address to [email protected]   Thank You for your interest.

  • Bronwyn Mayo posted an update in the group Group logo of Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3 6 years, 1 month ago

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    The Yakima Arboretum’s Kid’s Fossil Night, on January 28th, was a lot of fun!  The Wenas Mammoth Foundation setup the Brush Boxes (uncover bones with bristle brush, then identify) and the Clay Fossil Models activities.   We also brought the casts of the Wenas Mammoth femur, atlas vertebrae, as well as mammoth and mastodon teeth.  CWU’s CES…[Read more]

  • Bronwyn Mayo posted an update in the group Group logo of Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3Wenas Mammoth Foundation – 501(c)3 6 years, 1 month ago

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    The Wenas Columbian Mammoth and Bison Antiquus Bones are Coming Home! Central WA University conducted summer field schools from 2005 – 2010. Since that time the Wenas Mammoth and Bison Antiquus bones have been at CWU’s Lab for research, under the direction of Professor Lubinski. The agreement with the land owners  (Bronwyn and Doug Mayo), the…[Read more]

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