Events

Apr
18
Fri
Virtual Fossil Fridays, Museum of the Rockies @ Museum of the Rockies via ZOOM
Apr 18 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Love fossils? So do we! Join Outreach Program Manager Ashley Hall on Zoom on most Fridays to explore the evolutionary history of fascinating fossil specimens. Meet paleontologists from around the globe and discover how fossils reveal the story of life on Earth. Bring your curiosity and questions!

Join via Zoom with this link: https://museumoftherockies.org/calendar/virtual-fossil-fridays

Most Fridays, 9 – 9:30 a.m. MST
Free and open to the public

Apr
25
Fri
Virtual Fossil Fridays, Museum of the Rockies @ Museum of the Rockies via ZOOM
Apr 25 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Love fossils? So do we! Join Outreach Program Manager Ashley Hall on Zoom on most Fridays to explore the evolutionary history of fascinating fossil specimens. Meet paleontologists from around the globe and discover how fossils reveal the story of life on Earth. Bring your curiosity and questions!

Join via Zoom with this link: https://museumoftherockies.org/calendar/virtual-fossil-fridays

Most Fridays, 9 – 9:30 a.m. MST
Free and open to the public

May
1
Thu
Presenting Prehistory: Denali’s Dinosaur Trackways with Cassi Knight, Museum of the Rockies @ Museum of the Rockies
May 1 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Discover Denali’s ancient secrets! Join MOR’s Fossil Preparator Cassi Knight for an adventure into Denali National Park’s 70-million-year-old ecosystem. Learn about the dinosaurs that once roamed this wilderness, the fascinating fossil trackways they left behind, and the challenges of backcountry fieldwork in one of America’s most stunning landscapes.

5:30 p.m. | Hager Auditorium
Included with membership, $5/non-member

May
5
Mon
Carter County Geological Society Monthly Meeting, Carter County Museum @ Carter County Museum
May 5 @ 5:30 pm

Each meeting features a lecture on a subject of paleontology, history, or art and a show & tell of new happenings at the museum. Free and open to the public. Full details on our website: https://cartercountymuseum.org/carter-county-geological-society-meetings

Jun
1
Sun
Field Expedition Dig Program, The Montana Dinosaur Center @ The Montana Dinosaur Center
Jun 1 – Aug 31 all-day

Public Field Dig Expedition Program offered Wednesday-Monday and range from a Half-Day site tour to 1, 2 and 3 day field dig expeditions. Reservations required, costs vary.

Jun
2
Mon
Field Expedition Dig Program, The Montana Dinosaur Center @ The Montana Dinosaur Center
Jun 2 – Sep 1 all-day

Public Field Dig Expedition Program offered Wednesday-Monday and range from a Half-Day site tour to 1, 2 and 3 day field dig expeditions. Reservations required, costs vary.

Hands-on Junior Paleo Experience, Great Plains Dinosaur Museum @ Great Plains Dinosaur Museum
Jun 2 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

This 3-hour experience is for Kids 5-11 yrs of age. Includes an extensive tour of the museum, guided by GPDM Staff. This tour includes collections and our prep lab, which are normally inaccessible to visitors. Learn to identify fossils! Groups of 1-2 kids can sort through screen-washed sediment. Groups of 3 or more kids can take a trip out into the field and look for fossils just like a paleontologist! Offered Mon-Fri with pre-registration. Fees.

Jun
3
Tue
Hands-on Junior Paleo Experience, Great Plains Dinosaur Museum @ Great Plains Dinosaur Museum
Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

This 3-hour experience is for Kids 5-11 yrs of age. Includes an extensive tour of the museum, guided by GPDM Staff. This tour includes collections and our prep lab, which are normally inaccessible to visitors. Learn to identify fossils! Groups of 1-2 kids can sort through screen-washed sediment. Groups of 3 or more kids can take a trip out into the field and look for fossils just like a paleontologist! Offered Mon-Fri with pre-registration. Fees.

Jun
4
Wed
Field Expedition Dig Program, The Montana Dinosaur Center @ The Montana Dinosaur Center
Jun 4 – Sep 3 all-day

Public Field Dig Expedition Program offered Wednesday-Monday and range from a Half-Day site tour to 1, 2 and 3 day field dig expeditions. Reservations required, costs vary.

Hands-on Junior Paleo Experience, Great Plains Dinosaur Museum @ Great Plains Dinosaur Museum
Jun 4 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

This 3-hour experience is for Kids 5-11 yrs of age. Includes an extensive tour of the museum, guided by GPDM Staff. This tour includes collections and our prep lab, which are normally inaccessible to visitors. Learn to identify fossils! Groups of 1-2 kids can sort through screen-washed sediment. Groups of 3 or more kids can take a trip out into the field and look for fossils just like a paleontologist! Offered Mon-Fri with pre-registration. Fees.