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Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show
DATE: October 2 (Friday)
TIME:
LOCATION: Wingspan Event and Conference Center
ADDRESS: 801 NE 34th Ave
CITY: Hillsboro
STATE: OR
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Education and shopping event for thousands of folks, featuring rocks, gems, and minerals. NARG members are encouraged to participate. Check website and flyer for details.

November NARG Meeting
DATE: November 4 (Wednesday)
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LOCATION: Tualatin Heritage Center
ADDRESS: 8700 SW Sweek Dr
CITY: Tualatin
STATE: OR
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Dave Ellingson, Woodburn High School science teacher and coordinator of the annual Woodburn digs, will present. Dave recently wrote “Bison, Bog Beans, and Beetles: Discovering the Late Ice Age of Woodburn, Oregon.”
This book is about the discovery of a late Pleistocene deposit of ice age plants and animals. Students from the local high school as well as community members have been discovering bones and plant remains that are perfectly preserved in an ancient bog environment. One of these animals was an extinct Bison that lived 13,000 years ago and may be the largest bison ever discovered.
Everyone is welcome to join us! Membership is NOT required! Before the talk, we will have show-and-tell by members and guests. Please bring fossils for identification and discussion.
For a link to the meeting via Zoom, send a Message a day or so before the meeting. We have had problems with Zoom-bombing, so we don’t post the invite publicly anymore. If you are a NARG member, check your email Inbox for an invite.
October Monthly Meeting
DATE: October 7 (Wednesday)
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LOCATION: Tualatin Heritage Center
ADDRESS: 8700 SW Sweek Dr
CITY: Tualatin
STATE: OR
Andy Wally the Whale
Andrea (Andy) Quintanilla is wrapping up her Master’s Thesis this summer in the Paleobiology Department at the University of Oregon. Part of her research involved preparing Wally the Whale, a massive fossil set NARG excavated from the Southern Oregon Coast.
Andy will be joining us in-person to present “Homeward Bound: Wally the Whale Returns to the Oregon Coast.” It will be a wonderful chance to see what paleontologists are learning from the fossils NARG rescued.
Everyone is welcome to join us! Membership is NOT required! Before the talk, we will have show-and-tell by members and guests. Please bring fossils for identification and discussion.
For a link to the meeting via Zoom, reach out through “Contact Us” well before the meeting. We have had problems with Zoom-bombing, so we don’t post the invite publicly anymore. If you are a NARG member, check your email Inbox for an invite.
Mist Field Trip
DATE: August 29 (Saturday)
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LOCATION: Natal Grange
ADDRESS: 67528 Nehalem Hwy N
CITY: Vernonia
STATE: OR
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Our last field trip of the season will be Saturday August 29. We will be looking for crinoids, sea stars, sea urchins, and more invertebrates on the cliff above the Nehalem River.

For those who know the site in Columbia County, Oregon, go there directly and we’ll meet you there. For those who are unsure of where to go, meet at the Natal Grange alongside Highway 47 about 14 miles north of Vernonia (67528 Nehalem Hwy N, Vernonia, OR 97064). Plan on being there by 10:00 AM.

Suggested equipment: small shovel, rock hammer, and chisel. Hard hats recommended. Bring appropriate clothes for the weather, lunch and drinking water!

For more information, please check your emails or send a note through “Contact Us.”

Due to liability issues, only members are allowed on field trips. If you would like to join us, please click on “Join Us.”

September NARG Meeting
DATE: September 2 (Wednesday)
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Tualatin Heritage Center
ADDRESS: 8700 SW Sweek Drive
CITY: Tualatin
STATE: OR
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Ellen Morris Bishop, Ph.D, is a professionally-trained geologist, author, photographer, and “yarn-spinner.” Her books include “In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History” and “Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest.” On the lighter side, she has also written “Best Hikes with Dogs Oregon” and “Hiking Oregon’s Geology.”
She will be joining us in-person, so bring your copies of her books so she can sign them! She will speak on some of the fossil-bearing volcanic tufts related to Yellowstone (Succor Creek is one of them….) and include more info about Miocene and earlier ecosystems.
Everyone is welcome to join us! Membership is NOT required! Before the talk, we will have show-and-tell by members and guests. Please bring fossils for identification and discussion.
For a link to the meeting via Zoom, send a Message a day or so before the meeting. We have had problems with Zoom-bombing, so we don’t post the invite publicly anymore. If you are a NARG member, check your email Inbox for an invite.
Woodburn Ice Age Dig
DATE: August 13 (Thursday)
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Woodburn High School
ADDRESS: 1785 N Front Street
CITY: Woodburn
STATE: Oregon
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You are invited to come and dig into the Ice Age! You could find bones from ancient bison, frogs, turtles, birds, and more. This is an annual event sponsored by Woodburn High School and the City of Woodburn. You will be looking through over-turned dirt either using hand tools or water and sieving/sifting, so plan to get dirty and/or wet. Bring lots of water to drink, hat, and sunscreen. Tools and training are provided. All are invited. You do not need to be a NARG member to participate. Some of the best finds are made by children and first-timers!
The site is located in the grassy area near the southeast parking area at the high school. Come anytime Tuesday-Friday between 8 am and 1 pm. Questions can be directed to dellingson9@yahoo.com

Woodburn Ice Age Dig
DATE: August 12 (Wednesday)
TIME: 8:00 AM
LOCATION: Woodburn High School
ADDRESS: 1785 N Front Street
CITY: Woodburn
STATE: Oregon
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You are invited to come and dig into the Ice Age! You could find bones from ancient bison, frogs, turtles, birds, and more. This is an annual event sponsored by Woodburn High School and the City of Woodburn. You will be looking through over-turned dirt either using hand tools or water and sieving/sifting, so plan to get dirty and/or wet. Bring lots of water to drink, hat, and sunscreen. Tools and training are provided. All are invited. You do not need to be a NARG member to participate. Some of the best finds are made by children and first-timers!
The site is located in the grassy area near the southeast parking area at the high school. Come anytime Tuesday-Friday between 8 am and 1 pm. Questions can be directed to dellingson9@yahoo.com

August NARG Meeting
DATE: August 5 (Wednesday)
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Tualatin Heritage Center
ADDRESS: 8700 SW Sweek Dr
CITY: Tualatin
STATE: Oregon
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NARG member Isaac Gagner is our speaker for the evening. Isaac is spending a second summer as an intern at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park in Nebraska. Part of his presentation will include a walkthrough of the museum at Ashfall. To read about the unique paleontology location, please check out https://www.nps.gov/…/paleontology-of-ashfall-fossil….
He will be joining us via Zoom.
Everyone is welcome to join us! Membership is NOT required! Before the talk, we will have a show-and-tell by members and guests. Please bring fossils for identification and discussion.
For a Zoom link to the meeting, send a Message a day or so before the meeting. We have had problems with Zoom-bombing, so we no longer post the invite publicly. If you are a NARG member, check your email Inbox for an invite.
Beneke Creek Trip
DATE: July 18 (Saturday)
TIME: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Jewell School
ADDRESS: 83874 OR-103
CITY: Seaside
STATE: Oregon
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We’ll be looking for concretions in the creek bedrock, some of which contain fossil crabs. It’s also a lovely small creek in the woods, perfect for a hot July day.  Tools for this field trip might include rock hammer and chisel.  Because it is probably going to be warm, make sure you have a hat, sunscreen and plenty of water. Recommended that you wear lightweight long pants and shirt. You will be in the water, but think about wearing shoes that cover toes and heels, like sneakers you don’t worry about getting wet. You need to be a member of NARG to participate for liability concerns. You can find information on how to join by going to nargpaleo.org.  Free event and car pool is available. We will meet at Jewell School, 83874 OR-103, Seaside, OR 97138 at 10AM, then go together to the dig site.  For details, please contact Greg at greg.fossil.hunter@gmail.com.

Woodburn Ice Age Dig
DATE: August 11 (Tuesday)
TIME: 8:00 AM
LOCATION: Woodburn High School
ADDRESS: 1785 N Front Street
CITY: Woodburn
STATE: Oregon
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You are invited to come and dig into the Ice Age! You could find bones from ancient bison, frogs, turtles, birds, and more. This is an annual event sponsored by Woodburn High School and the City of Woodburn. You will be looking through over-turned dirt either using hand tools or water and sieving/sifting, so plan to get dirty and/or wet. Bring lots of water to drink, hat, and sunscreen. Tools and training are provided. All are invited. You do not need to be a NARG member to participate. Some of the best finds are made by children and first-timers!
The site is located in the grassy area near the southeast parking area at the high school. Come anytime Tuesday-Friday between 8 am and 1 pm. Questions can be directed to dellingson9@yahoo.com

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