Bruneau Fossil Reef trip—February 1–CANCELED DUE TO THE WEATHER
Bruneau Fossil Reef Field Trip February 1, 2025 CANCELLED DUE TO IMPENDING BAD WEATHER.
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Bruneau Fossil Reef: Geologic Field Trip
Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Steve Schaps. This area is 80 miles from Boise and has a lot of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. We will meet in the Albertson’s Shopping Center parking lot at 10am near McDonald's Restaurant, 6574 S Federal Way. From here Steve will facilitate […]
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Shoofly Oolites: Landscape of Mars
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesJoin Steve Sawyer PhD for a field trip to the Shoofly Oolites, one of the largest outcrops of Oolites in North America—located 70 miles from Boise near Grand View. Meet in the Albertson’s parking lot on Federal Way near McDonald’s Restaurant at 9:45am for a 10am departure. Sponsored by Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, […]
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Volunteer Opportunities at the Museum
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesJoin us at the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd. Boise, 83712 on Saturday, March 1, at 2:00 for an exciting volunteering event! Are you passionate about history, mining, and geology? This is your chance to make a difference and contribute to our amazing museum community. We are offering a variety […]
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Snowpack, Water and Drought: What’s Up with the Weather
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesThis talk will cover this year’s snowpack and projected water supplies or shortages. We’ll look at early seasonal outlooks for this winter and see how analog years are selected and used to help predict what may happen. The lecture is presented by Ron Abramovich. 1:00 PM, Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary […]
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Bruneau Fossil Reef: Geologic Field Trip
Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Barb Beatty. This area is 80 miles from Boise and has a lot of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. We will meet in the Albertson’s Shopping Center parking lot at 10am near McDonald's Restaurant, 6574 S Federal Way. From here Barb will facilitate […]
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Mineral Identification
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesNeed help identifying rocks you’ve found or purchased? Coyote Short, Professional Geologist, can identify rocks, minerals, fossils and Native American artifacts. Bring in your specimens and she will help you identify them. Plus, you’ll learn steps to identifying rocks and minerals. 1pm, Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd, $5-General, Free for […]
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Bruneau Woodpile Geologic Field Trip
Bruneau, IdahoThis geologic field trip will be to the famous “Bruneau Woodpile” and is centered on collecting petrified wood and other fossils without any digging. We'll be carpooling from the Albertsons Parking Lot (near McDonalds but not at McDonalds) at 6574 S Federal Way and Hwy 21 at 9:45 AM. We will spend ~2 hours exploring […]
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