Steve Jorgensen has accumulated a world-class collection of ammonites from the Western Interior Seaway and has invited WIPS members to his home to tour his collection. During the tour, Steve will show examples of the wide variety of ammonites that lived during the Campanian and Maastrichtian Stages of the Late Cretaceous. You will see closely […]
Steve and his drone
Everyone is invited to our annual holiday auction and potluck! Bid on numerous items of paleontological– and geological– interest, including books, fossils, fossil replicas, minerals, art, and much more. Enjoy potluck refreshments. (Bring a dish to share if you’d like!) The verbal auction later in the afternoon will feature bigger ticket items. Proceeds benefit WIPS […]
Saturday, December 27, 2025 WIPS member Steve Miller (Principal Investigator) has obtained a Paleontological Resources Research Permit through the US Forest Service (USFS) to conduct a survey of the Blue Hill Shale Member of the Carlile Formation in the Comanche National Grassland. The survey enabled by this permit provides WIPS members with an opportunity to […]
Dr. Jim Kirkland earned a BS in Geology from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, an MS in Geology from Northern Arizona University, and a PhD in Geoscience from the University of Colorado. For the past 27 years, he has been the Utah State Paleontologist, permitting and promoting Utah’s paleontological resourcesfor the public good. […]
The Museum has offered WIPS members a behind the scenes tour. Group(s) of 10 to 15 members will be guided by an Earth Sciences curator. Tours will last about 60 to 90 minutes. After the tour members are encouraged to view the rest of the Museum on their own. Accompanied children, age 10-17 are allowed. […]
