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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: 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

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 3 (Monday)
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

Northwest Fossil Fest
DATE: August 1 (Saturday)
TIME: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Tualatin Heritage Center
ADDRESS: 8700 SW Sweek Dr
CITY: Tualatin
STATE: Oregon
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You are invited to Northwest Fossil Fest presented by North America Research Group. This year’s theme is “Dinosaurs at Your Birdfeeder.” We will have exhibits, activities, and free fossils for kids, fossil prep demonstrations, and more. This year, we are planning to have a food truck too! Please bring your fossils for identification! All are welcome and encouraged! Free event!

July NARG Meeting
DATE: July 1 (Wednesday)
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Tualatin Heritage Center
ADDRESS: 8700 SW Sweek Dr
CITY: Tualatin
STATE: Oregon
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Dr. Samantha Hopkins is our speaker for the evening. Dr. Hopkins has been a paleontologist and professor in Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon since 2007. For some interesting articles about her research, please check out https://news.uoregon.edu/…/samantha-hopkins-department….
She will be joining us via Zoom almost immediately after returning from the field. Her talk is entitled “Fieldwork updates from the Oregon High Desert: collecting fossil mammals from the mid-Cenozoic of Oregon.”
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.
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