Petrified Wood Workshop

Dates:  Two-day class.  Saturday, May 2, is classroom instruction from 9 am to 3 pm.  Sunday, May 3, is a field session to collect and study petrified wood, starting at 1 pm.

Instructors:  Sam Alllen and Mike Viney

Location:  Mines Museum of Earth Science on Saturday, private ranch outside Elizabeth on Sunday

Number of Participants: 20

Age:  Adults and high school students

Cost:  $10 for adults, $5 for high school students

Sam Allen and Mike Viney will be conducting a two-day Petrified Wood Workshop for WIPS members.  The workshop will be hands-on and will include fossil wood taphonomy, general taxonomy identification, best practices for collecting and lab methods.

Both Sam and Mike are long-time petrified wood collectors and researchers.  They currently are involved in the research and writing of several technical journal articles on petrified wood species found in the Eden Valley of Wyoming.  They are also founding Board Members of the nonprofit Friends of Fossil Forests.

If you have questions about the class, please contact Sam Allen at samuelgallen@gmail.com.

Note:  You must attend the classroom session on Saturday to attend the field trip on Sunday.