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generally meets the third Wednesday of each month, August through May. For early 2024, we are meeting at Boal Hall (Boalsburg Fire Hall, 113 East Pine St., Boalsburg PA 16827). Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/gtHjdzUgXbN9b5J8A All are welcome to attend our meetings! Parents must provide supervision of minors. Mineral collectors and rockhounds, earth scientists and dinosaur lovers will all enjoy our activities. |
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Please contact the President to verify time and location of a Board meeting for a particular month. Regular Meetings: 2024 January 17: 30 Years of NMS: Past, Present, and Future, by David Glick and others February 21: Coast to Coast: A 100 day Adventure, by Mike Canich March 20: Geode Night, by Jeff Smith April 17: A Geologist's Trip to Antarctica, by Dr. Charles E. Miller, Jr. May 15: Pennsylvania Iron Slag: From Trash to (Potential) Treasure, by Dr. Maureen Feineman, Dr. Isabel Fendley, and Dr. Joshua Garber, Penn State Department of Geosciences no meetings in June or July - see Special Events below August 21: Show and Tell by the members and guests September 18: Geology of the Colorado Plateau: Highlights of the Grand Staircase, by Dr. Charles E. Miller, Jr. October 16: A presentation for NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY: "Incognitum, Mastodon, Frankenstein! The rocky relationship between science and the American Mastodon," by Dr. Chris Widga, Director, Penn State EMS Museum and Art Gallery. November 20: Reconsidering the Ordovician, Ancient Landscapes, and the Elusively Enigmatic Juniata Formation in Central Pennsylvania, by Dr. Jesse D. Thornburg, Temple University December 18: Holiday Dinner at Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant Special Events planned for 2024: Minerals Junior Education Day Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Central PA Institute of Science & Technology, Pleasant Gap Arbor Day celebration with other nature groups, Saturday, April 17 at Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden, Centre Hall, PA. Caverns tour, May 25 Social dinner, Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant, State College, June 19 Social dinner, Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant, State College, August 19 August Bulletin Annual Picnic / Pool Party, August 24 August Bulletin |
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