Author Archives: Beverly
2024 Fossil Hunts!
FUN, fast paced, outdoor learning adventure! Guaranteed to find fossils older than the dinosaurs! Amateur paleontologist and expert fossil hunter, Beverly Sandlin, will lead you on a 3 hour, 7 site hunt starting with the Fossil Gardens at Whispering Winds, Spring Valley, MN. The “caveman cave” that you can enter and explore is seen by … Continue reading
2022 Fossil Hunts!
Fun! Educational! Guaranteed to Find Fossils Older than the Dinosaurs! Booking for next year’s hunts! 😀 I do a fast moving 3 hr. introductory hunt suitable for everyone including families with small children. No one gets bored, and many people even circle back after the hunt is over to continue hunting favorite spots on their … Continue reading
Birthday Dino Hunt!
Seven year old Declan wanted to go dinosaur fossil hunting for his birthday. We don’t have dinosaur fossils in Minnesota, but we do have fossils older than the dinosaurs. His Mom and Uncle made a reservation for a hunt and also booked the Garden Cottage to stay in for the night. What an adventure! It … Continue reading
Minnesota Bound: Cops ‘N Kids/Fossil Hunting
http://mnbound.com/watch-mn-bound Minnesota Bound is an outdoor adventure TV series produced in Minnesota. Fossil hunting at Whispering Winds is featured on episode #903 Cops ‘N Kids, second segment about four minutes and thirty seconds into the episode. Such FUN! 😀 Yes, I do private hunts for individuals and families! $10 per person per hour for adults, … Continue reading
Minnesota Bound Fossil Hunting Episode!
Minnesota Bound is a TV series that focuses on outdoor adventures in Minnesota. In May of 2018 Laura Schara and her photographer, Kent, came to Whispering Winds to experience the adventure of fossil hunting! How FUN! And of course, I invited some very knowledgeable fossil hunters to join us. The episode, I believe it is … Continue reading
Eagle Bluff Hunt with RARE Trilobite Find!
These images are from a wonderful family friendly hunt put on by the Eagle Bluff Skills School on June 1st, 2019. We had eight adults and I believe seven children ranging in ages from three and up. We started out familiarizing everyone with the fossils we would be hunting in the fossil gardens in the … Continue reading
Homemade Fossil Sluice!
Sometimes your fossil finds need washing. Brent and I were out fossil hunting this spring and he sent me these pictures of a fossil sluice he made. How innovative! An old ladder, some sawhorses and screen and you have a comfortable way to wash your fossils! Thanks Brent for sharing!
Mid-America Paleontology Society 40th Expo
MAPS is here! April 6-8, 2018, Sharpless Auctions, Iowa City, IA Â http://www.midamericapaleo.org/index.php
Winds of Change Ecovillage
Imagine living/aging in an affordable manner in a lovely, park-like permaculture garden of Eden with entrepreneurial economic opportunities while helping our veterans… This is happening now in Spring Valley, Minnesota. This Vision is meant to produce a model that can be replicated with a variety of populations in a variety of climates around the world … Continue reading
Trilobite Beetle Found in East Asia
This is Super Fun! https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/161028-trilobite-beetle-singapore-vin?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20171226video-resurfbeetles&utm_campaign=Content&sf175995662=1 Copy and paste the link to National Geographic and be AMAZED! No they are not related to the ocean crawling fossil trilobites, but were named after them!
Niagara Cave
Top Ten Rated Cave! Not a Bat Habitat! Gift Shop! Miniature Golf! Picnic Pavilions! Playground! Concession Stand! Pan for Gems & Fossils! Local Fossils!
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www.511mn.org
thefossilforum.com
Everything Fossils! And Fossil Identification.
Midwestpaleo.com
Midwestpaleo.com
www.crinus.info
LOTS of photos of Ordovician Fossils - especially crinoids
The BEST Trilobite Site
Sam Gon's Site
Ordovician Period – Facebook
Facebook Fun! The Ordovician Period
theartisticindulgence.com
Paleo Art & More from a fellow fossil hunter!
Houston Nature Center
International Owl Fest, Houston Trail Head, Fossil Trail
Fillmorenature.blogspot.com
Fillmorenature.blogspot.com
Bluffcountry.com
Everlything Bluff Country!
PaleoNature.org Natural History Magazine
PaleoNature.org Multilingual Natural History Magazine
Equatorialminnesota.blogspot
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