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February 15 Saturday, VIPS Exhibit at Campbell River Museum, 12 noon – 5 pm
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.
February 23 Sunday, VIPS AGM 1:30 pm at the Courtenay Museum
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.
March 1 Saturday, Campbell River Museum/VIPS Presentation 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
“The fantastic Fossils of Vancouver Island”, with Dan Bowen, VIPS chair. Learn of the amazing new discoveries found on Vancouver Island, “Our ancient island”.
March 9 Sunday, Doumont Road field trip
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.
March 30 Sunday, Hornby Islandfield Trip #1
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.
April 6 Sunday, Memekay River, Marine Jurassic site
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.