Friday, 5/14, ESCONI General Meeting. Dr. Lindsay Zanno, of the Field Museum, will
speak on, “Fight For Survival Asian immigrants
and
the Dinosaurs of
the American West.“, at the ESCONI General Meeting
at 8:00
p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131.

The Early Cretaceous was a time of turmoil
across the American West.  Titan-lizards (sauropods) and giant predators
(allosaurs) thundered
across the landscape as they had for millions of years, yet their reign
was
drawing to a close.  At the same
time, a wave of new dinosaur forms emigrating from Asia was about to hit
North
America and change the landscape forever. 
Join Field Museum Paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno for a discussion about her
latest dinosaur expedition to uncover new Cretaceous
dinosaurs from the American West and what these discoveries are teaching
us about how the dinosaurs from these two great
continents clashed here in North America and who survived the
confrontation.  

Sat. 5/15, Braceville—Mazon Creek Fossils. Free. Collecting
Mazon Creek Fossils on private property. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at
the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit.  Hard Hats not required. Take
I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division
Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will
be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil pile on private
property.

Hard hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock
hammer is the best tool.  A small shovel or pick is helpful.  Knee pads,
backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are
also a plus.  Bring a bucket for the fossils. Also bring insect
repellent. Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail
at esconi@hotmail.com

Sat 5/15  Miner Safety Training / Paleo
Meeting  6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at
COD – Rm 161. The cost will be $10 for each ESCONI Member
payable at the
door to John
McArdle.

We are offering  Miner Safety Certification Training. 
John McArdle of ZRS (Zoological Research Services) is approved to offer
Miner Safety Certification Training and issue certificates. He will 
teach the course.

This involves a formal presentation based on a
250 page book, followed by a formal test that must be passed to
receive a certificate.  The training takes three (3) hours with a
break. 

Reservations recommended due to ordering
certificates
in advance.  Contact John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or
e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com.

Sun. 5/16, Braceville—Mazon Creek Fossils. Free. Collecting
Mazon Creek Fossils on private property. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at
the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit.  Hard Hats not required. Take
I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division
Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will
be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil pile on private
property.