This class will be through the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center Skills Classes:
Published in the Bluff Country Reader May 9th.
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The same paper had this very interesting article on the geology of Bluff Country.
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Here is a link to a Fossil Tour we held last year with Eagle Bluff:
We will spend about an hour and a half going through the basics here at Whispering Winds. View the fossil gardens to accustom the eye to see fossils, go through the basics of prepping fossils and some creative examples of what to do with your fossils. Then we will go hunting!
My plan is to hit 3 sites with this group, one will include an abandoned quarry. Guaranteed to find fossils, but what we find always varies.
Bring a sturdy bag to carry your fossils in. If you are bringing a hammer, bring eye protection. Dress for the weather. Once we leave Whispering Winds there will be no restrooms or water, so bring something to drink.
Laminated maps and ID sheets for 7 hunting sites within 10 miles of Spring Valley and 8 sites within 10 miles of St. Charles (which includes the Amish community in Winona county) will be available for purchase, if desired, for $5 apiece. I am working on a new map that has sites around Forestville State Park and Mystery Cave that may be available that day also.
You will be that much further ahead if you read The Beginners Guide to Fossil Hunting on the sidebar. 🙂
