| Show I JF OP Volunteers Dig up the Past iJ i Fossils Lab s. s Projects id Educate ate Students Christopher Cartwright Contributor r AS a trained rained volunteer par par- will get t the golden opportunity op opportunity op- op l l o y to dig up dinosaurs a across r s t the e st state te and learn earn specimen preparation projects in inthe inthe inthe the laboratory Utah Friends O Of Paleontology was founded in ii 1990 Paul Smith Js is the president of the Great Bas Basin n chapter which is in LC Paul can be e cone ed edat at the South City It cam carn us Tom Crofford Grofford is the ire treasurer s he c can can r contacted in the comp computer Jt r rih la tab ih er i at t. t t edW campus I Il i l p e e U F IS in inV the C- C 1 S of starting s sta V ii R p d which ables 61 volunteers volunteers- i s J Ji i h dif different J levels o of certification e on at their their own pace Tl The e procedure proc dure to become e Q e certified fors fo each lev level l r requires guir s a certain a amount amount nt of v volunteer volunteer hours hours per perea ea each Ii level evel Test will wil be required for certain ertain lev levels ls not all It is not necessary to know the scientific name of evec every dinosaur The p parries s will become becom familiar w Y working on the ahe job tast si summer the group group was workIng f 1 on a site in Green River Utah ti One of the discoveries was a ri od which r is simi similar r- r to the seen on the Sinclair g gestation tion s signs g s. s f Field eld trips are arc e mostly O Y scheduled on th the weekends ends or r luring during ud school Ii Ibre I bre breaks I It KS' KS t Transportation and arid andall all r 4 I ng su supplies must t be bep p paid paid ir r 0 J I. tI l t r i. J 4 rl l r 7 l by participants The first rust time it inthe in inthe i J r the the field field f Jd p participants cip should ex- ex ex 1 is to cons construct small jobs job s such f fas as emptying ll Buckets keiS of dirt arid and il J being ing a gofer ff for ft tools Those who ho j show o interest will be offered p more Q deta Detailed led work The work is not V i strenuous everyone works at their own pace If a job is to deD demanding demanding demand demand- ing ng you alwa always s have alot of pC- friends willing to tb I help elp says can cari f. dice i is a state wide nonprofit nonprofit nonprofit non non- J profit Volunteer er organization at on The Js to i pre preserving Utah's h s fos fossil iI records records' I t through volunteer t support and and sponsoring mus museums V 1 Other r c chapters rs the tate state include the Unita chapter ln i-ln in price utah Utah V Valley l y in grovo provo and nd the V Vernal chapt chapter r. r ny questions con concerning ern ng information in- in J formation pl please as contact contact Martha Mar Mar- Mart t Aha tha Hayden VV l yd i f ft r t V i A. A a Jf F |
