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]

The Wenas Mammoth Foundation is offering three Paleontology and Archaeology Summer Day Camps in 2019.  A Youth Camp on June 18-20th, a Family Camp on May 4th & 5th, and a Teacher Camp on June 1st & 2nd (teachers can earn STEM clock hours).  If you are interested in any of these camps, contact [email protected].  We also have a fe…[Read more]

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]

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]

2nd WMF Mural Project at the Wenas Mammoth Foundation’s dig site was completed by the La Salle High School Art students.  They spent the past school year researching and practicing how they were going to do the Winter Scene of the Wenas Valley 17,000 years ago.  They had 2 days in May to paint the mural.  The students did a wonderful job!  It was…[Read more]

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]

Hello K-12!  I am with the Wenas Mammoth Foundation in Selah, WA.  We are utilizing the Wenas Creek Mammoth dig site to bring local natural earth science to our schools and communities.  We have partnered with ESD105 (Educational Service District for our region) to align our curriculum with the Next Generation Science Standards.  If you would lik…[Read more]

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.

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]

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]