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A scheduled VIPS event.

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February 15 Saturday, VIPS Exhibit at Campbell River Museum, 12 noon – 5 pm

Bytwc January 20, 2025


Open house at the museum, fossil displays, Storyboards and show and tell with fossils. We would also have a fossil ID workshop. All VIPS invited, volunteers. This is in association with their Dino exhibit (Feb 8th-June 2nd) Dinosaurs of BC – Campbell River Museum.

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February 23 Sunday, VIPS AGM 1:30 pm at the Courtenay Museum

Bytwc January 2, 2025January 7, 2025

Then at 2:30-3:30 pm, presentation by Dan Bowen of the fossil discoveries and highlights of 2024. Bring your latest fossil discovery for show and tell.…

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March 1 Saturday, Campbell River Museum/VIPS Presentation 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Bytwc January 20, 2025
“The fantastic Fossils of Vancouver Island”, with Dan Bowen, VIPS chair. Learn of the amazing new discoveries found on Vancouver Island, “Our ancient island”.…

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March 9 Sunday, Doumont Road field trip

Bytwc January 5, 2025January 7, 2025

Lower Motor cross area and also upper pits of Doumont Road. Leave Courteney at 8:15 am or meet at the Doumont Road gate at 9:15am. I don’t think there are any activities there yet. Surface collecting and some digging. Looking for the ammonite Canadoceras yokoyamai.…

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March 23 Sunday, Boomerang Lake field trip

Bytwc January 20, 2025
We’ll be exploring new sites. Leave Courtenay at 8:15 to meet at the NW Bay Road intersection with Island highway at the gate for 9:15 am.…

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March 30 Sunday, Hornby Islandfield Trip #1

Bytwc January 6, 2025January 7, 2025

Depart from Dan’s at 8:10 am or meet at the Buckley Bay ferry to catch the 9:00 am to Denman, arrive Hornby 11:00 am. Find what the winter storms turned up. Carpool. At 12:20 pm 4.2 ft low tide. Our target is Collishaw Point.…

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April 6 Sunday, Memekay River, Marine Jurassic site

Bytwc January 6, 2025January 7, 2025

This site is unique for Vancouver Island, a first for some species of ammonites, bivalves and gastropods recorded here. The route in is complicated and we will meet at my house at 8:00 am then meet again at the Big Tree Creek FSR intersection at 9:00am and all drive in together.…

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April 13 Sunday, Hornby Islandfield Trip #2

Bytwc January 6, 2025

Depart from Dan’s at 8:15 am or meet at the Buckley Bay ferry to catch the 9:00 am to Denman, arrive Hornby 11:00 am. Find what the winter storms turned up since March 30th. Carpool. At 12:00 pm 4.6 ft low tide. Our target includes Phipps to Maning Point or south to the red zone.…

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May 12-16 Escalante, Fly in via Nootka Air from Gold River

Bytwc January 6, 2025January 7, 2025

Eocene exposures, fossil crabs, and important finds. Isopods, fossil mammal and bird bones last year. Limited to five people. This trip is full. Prepare for five days of wilderness camping.…

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July 24-29 Yellow Bluff Bay field trip

Bytwc January 6, 2025January 7, 2025

Drive to Tahsis and stay overnight there to catch the boat next day at 7:00 am. Boat trip from Tahsis travel north of Nootka Island then into Esparanza Inlet to YBB. We will base camp there then hike one hour to Tatchu Point and Sandstone Point. For the more energetic members we will go to Jurassic Point, a full day hike.…

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