There will be an ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan DeKalb (aka Larson) Quarry on Monday (!) April 10, 2017 from 1 PM to 3 PM. The quarry is located at 15622 Barber Green Road.This trip is combined with a visit from Dr. Reed Scherer’s Invert Paleo class from NIU. There are no trips to this quarry on weekends. The rules are shown below:
You must be an ESCONI member as of April 3rd and at least 18 years old to attend this trip. That means you can pay your membership dues at the upcoming show, if you haven’t done so already.
1. Because this is a combined trip, there are only 12 open slots for ESCONI members.
2. The parking lot is on the south side of the road, but it isn’t big. Follow any directions given by quarry management on parking.
3. We will have site-specific training, and everyone will sign a waiver. Waiver forms will be distributed by email a few days before the trip.
4. We will be collecting in a designated area on the overburden shale dump only. We cannot go anywhere else in the quarry.
5. You must have the following safety gear: steel-toed boots, hard hat, safety glasses and safety vest. These must be worn at all times on the property.
6. No rock hammers, chisels, or large shovels. We can keep the fossils we find as long as they can easily be carried.
7. Photographs of the quarry or quarry facilities are not allowed. Photographs of fossils ARE allowed, and Vulcan management would like to have pictures of nice specimens.
8. Please review the ESCONI Code of Ethics available on the ESCONI website. This applies to field trips.
If you have unique or impressive specimens found at this quarry, and are willing to bring them for the group(s) to see, please do so.
To sign up for this field trip, please send Dave Carlson an email with the number of members attending. The email address is: fossil54@att.net No phone calls please. You will receive a confirmation via return email within 24 hours. If you do not hear back within that time, send it again!
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