2455 Old Penitentiary Road

Boise, ID 83712 (Next to the Old Pen)

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Hours: 12-5 Friday & Saturday; Sundays 12:30-3:30. CLOSED 9/5-9/7 due to an event at the Old Pen which will close off access to the museum.

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Lecture: Willow Creek Jasper Mine and other Geologic Field Trips

April 27 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
$5

This 2:30pm presentation a repeat of the 1pm lecture and is designed for folks who enjoy rocks, minerals, fossils and petrified wood. Steve Schaps and mine owner, Larry Ridley, will begin with a discussion of the Willow Creek Jasper mine in Eagle. The Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology (IMMG) is planning field trips to the Willow Creek Jasper mine all summer, beginning in May.

Steve and Barb Beatty will talk about the Shoofly Oolites, the Bruneau Fossil Reef and the Bruneau Woodpile—all outstanding field trips offered by the IMMG in fall and winter. Lots of photos!

The presentation is free for IMMG Members and children, $5 Non-members of IMMG. All Museum events offer free admission to members, and we have events scheduled almost every weekend through October. To join, see www.idahomuseum.org/membership.

Pre-registration is required at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/willow-creek-jasper-mine-and-other-geologic-field-trips-tickets-1312240238879?aff=oddtdtcreator

 

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Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
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208 283-3186

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Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
2455 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712 United States
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