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. […]
Paul Sereno, Professor and National Geographic Explorer, works in his Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago, resurrecting creatures long extinct. His field exploits began in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, where Sereno discovered the earliest dinosaurs. Other expeditions have explored the Sahara and Gobi Deserts, India’s Thar Desert and remote valleys in […]
Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology Dates: Two-day class, Sunday, February 22, 2-6 pm and Saturday, February 28, noon-4 pm Instructors: Dennis Gertenbach and Shellie Luallin Location: Secular Hub Community Center in Denver Age: Adults and high school students Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for high school students. (One charge covers one or both classes) Most of […]
