May is planned to be quite busy for VicPS activities. Please update your calendar for the events that fit your schedule and interests, or add the vicpalaeo@gmail.com calendar to yours from here.
Please note the change in date of our monthly meeting moved to Tuesday, May 19 from May 13 to accommodate our speaker.
Also note that BC Wildfire Service is predicting a dry and active season, which may impact access to some of our sites. At the time of this post, there are already (thankfully under control) wildfires near Bowser and Ladysmith. We will monitor conditions as event dates approach.
May 3
On a fieldtrip to Cowichan Head (Island View Beach), we examined what the winter managed to wash from the cliffs. Fieldtrip leader was Jerri Wilkins.
Sunday, May 17
Off to the Sooke area to take advantage of a negative tide. 7:30 AM start. Fieldtrip leader, John Kitson.
Tuesday, May 19
Monthly meeting, where we welcome our host, Edward Davies, Branta Biostratigraphy Ltd., to share the types of materials emerging through fossil recovery in various regionals of BC. 7:30 PM start.
Sunday, May 31
Fieldtrip up island to a site that is accessible via logging roads and fire gates, so there is always a chance of interruption from this year’s early fire season. If all goes well, it’s a 9 AM start. Fieldtrip leader, John Kitson.
Notable Fossil Find
Congratulations to John Kitson for the ammonoid found at the Nanaimo motocross site during the April 12 fieldtrip. It may be a juvenile Eutrephoceras, which are uncommon anywhere in the Nanaimo Group. The well-preserved specimen is currently with Dr. Jim Haggart, Geological Survey of Canada, for examination.
We look forward to seeing you in May.