The Nevada Friends of Paleontology will be going to the Gilcrease Ranch at 8103 Racel St. Las Vegas, NV to identify, clean and catalog the numerous Ice Age Fossils that have been found at this location over the years. This event is open to anybody interested in learning something about the other side of paleontology (other than the actual digging). The work will be done in an air-conditioned room. Dr. Steve Rowland and other veteran NFOP members (like the amazingly handsome Cap'n Dave) will be there to perform these tasks and help you do them too. This is a VERY rare chance for the public to handle real fossils so don't miss out.
Friday, 11 July 2008, 9:00 - 12:00
I'll be teaching the kids at the Red Mountain Elementary School in Ivins, UT. I'll be letting the kids know all the things that Steven Spielberg got wrong in his famous dinosaur movies. Well, maybe not all the things he got wrong. I have only three hours at the school that day.
Saturday, 12 July 2008 (Times are listed below)
I'll be heading back to Mohave Co, AZ to speak at two libraries. At 10:30 AM I'll be at the South Mohave Valley Library, located at 8045 Highway 95 Ste DMohave Valley, AZ. Phone: (928) 768-115. We'll be doing the "Dinosaurs of the Southwest" show. This is a great opportunity for folks in a small town to get a show. I salute the Mohave County Library system for including the smaller libraries in my schedule.
And then at 3:00 PM I'll be at the Bullhead City Library, located at 1170 Hancock Rd Bullhead City, AZ. Phone: (928) 758-0714. The show will be the same as at South Mohave Valley Library. This'll be my second visit to Bullhead City and I'm really looking forward to it.
25 - 27 July 2008
The Nevada Friends of Paleontology are organizing a two-day trip to Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park. This is an amazing place; the site of almost 40 giant ichthyosaurs and home of Nevada's state fossil, Shonisaurus popularis. Here's the park's website: parks.nv.gov/bi.htm.
If you are interested in attending please contact NFOP president, Aubrey Shirk at nevadafriendsofpaleo@gmail.com. If you would like more information on this trip please check out the Upcoming Events page on NFOP's website (complabs.nevada.edu/~shirka2/).
Sometime in August. Date & Time is TBD
I'll be heading the Dinosaur Discovery Site at the Johnson Farm in St. George, UT to do one of my favorite shows; "Dinosaurs on the Big Screen." I'm a big movie buff and I like talking about the history of dinosaurs in the movies. And the best part is that I don't have to lug four huge tubs of fossils 260 miles round trip.
Sunday, 24 August, 2008, Time is TBD
The Nevada Friends of Paleontology will be heading up to Mt. Charleston to hunt for prehistoric sharks. More details to follow.
Friday, 10 October, 10:00 AM
The people at Clark County Eclectic Homeschoolers have asked me to take them on a bug hunt. We'll be hunting Cambrian trilobites, worms and other invertebrates. If you're interested in this group please visit their website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClarkCountyEclecticHomes choolers/. Go to my Shows page for more details on "Cap'n Dave's Bug Hunt."
