Category: Field Trips
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ESCONI Field Trip to Bellevue, MI Quarry on Saturday, September 27th, 2025
A field trip to a quarry in Bellevue, MI is scheduled for Saturday, September 27th, 2025. This is a joint trip with the Kalamazoo Geological and Mineral Society (KGMS), and will be led by KGMS members. There is space for 15 ESCONI members. The trip will be from 9 AM ET to 3 PM ET.
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ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, September 27th, 2025
Danville Field Trip Rules for Saturday, September 27th, 2025 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville IL Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Saturday September 26, 2025 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of 25 people. The gate will be secured once we are
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ESCONI Field Trip to Mount Orab for Trilobites – Saturday, September 13th, 2025
ESCONI will have a field trip to Flat Run Fossils in Mt. Orab, Ohio on September 13th, 2025. Flat Run Fossils is a new pay-to-dig site in the famous Mt. Orab trilobite beds. For many years,thousands of gorgeous Flexicalymene and Isotelus trilobites have been collected from this area. Other possible finds include brachiopods, graptolites, cephalopods,
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ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 7th, 2025
Braceville Field Trip Rules for September 2025 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for September 6th and 7th, 2025 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an attendance limit of 50 people each day. You must register
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Mazon Monday #270: Braceville Field Trip Report for Spring 2025
This is Mazon Monday post #270. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. We had absolutely beautiful weather for both Saturday and Sunday, although it did get a little windy on Saturday. Attendance was excellent with very few no shows. Members who couldn’t make it, cancelled early to enable those on the
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ESCONI Field Trip to Mount Orab for Trilobites – Saturday, June 21st, 2025
This trip is full. We are taking names for a waiting list. ESCONI will have a field trip to Flat Run Fossils in Mt. Orab, Ohio on June 21st, 2025. Flat Run Fossils is a new pay-to-dig site in the famous Mt. Orab trilobite beds. For many years, thousands of gorgeous Flexicalymene and Isotelus trilobites
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ESCONI Field Trip to Napoleon Quarry in Napoleon Indiana – May 31st, 2025
This trip is currently full. There is a waiting list. There will be an ESCONI field trip on Saturday, May 31, 2025, to the quarry just east of Napoleon, Indiana. There is an attendance limit of 15 people. We need to meet, no exceptions, at the quarry entrance at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The quarry exposes
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ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th, 2025
This trip is full. We do have a waiting list. Braceville Field Trip Rules for May 2025 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for May 17 and 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an
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ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, April 26th, 2025
This field trip is full Danville Field Trip Rules for Saturday, April 26th, 2025 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville IL Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Saturday April 26, 2025 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of 25 people. The gate will
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ESCONI Field Trip to the Lab of Dr. Paul Sereno at the University of Chicago, Saturday, April 12, 2025
There will be a field trip for ESCONI members on Saturday, April 12, 2025, to the lab of Dr. Paul Sereno at the University of Chicago. We will be given a tour by Dr. Sereno of his lab and all the exciting projects he is working on. The tour begins at 2PM and will last
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ESCONI Field Trip to the Napoleon Quarry in Napoleon, IN – for Ordovician/Silurian Fossils – Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Cystoid from a field trip to Napoleon – from a University of Kentucky website. There will be a field trip for ESCONI members on Saturday, October 26, 2024, to the quarry just east of Napoleon, Indiana. We need to meet, no exceptions, at the quarry entrance at 8:30 a.m. EDT. We have the chance to collect
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Mazon Monday #234: Braceville Field Trip Report for Fall 2024
This is Mazon Monday post #234. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. ESCONI hosted the Fall 2024 edition of the Braceville Field Trip over the weekend of September 7th and 8th. The primary focus of the event was searching for Mazon Creek fossils and concretions. The site, commonly referred to as
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ESCONI Events for September 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Sep 7th ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils Details can be found here. Sat, Sep 8th ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils Details can be found here. Fri, Sep 13th ESCONI General Meeting – 8:00
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ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, September 28th, 2024
This trip is full, but we are accepting names for the waiting list. Danville Field Trip Rules for Sept 28th, 2024 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville IL Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Sept 28, 2024 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of
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ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan DeKalb Quarry, for Ordovician Fossils – Saturday, September 21st, 2024
An enrolled Isotelus found on a pervious field trip Vulcan DeKalb Quarry Field Trip Sept 21, 2024 There will be an ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan DeKalb (aka Larson) Quarry on Saturday Sept 21, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The quarry is located at 15622 Barber Green Road. The rock at this
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ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, September 7th and Sunday September 8th, 2024
Braceville Field Trip Rules Sept 2024 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for Sept 7 and 8, 2024 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an attendance limit of 50 people each day. You must register to
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Open House at Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago – Thursday, August 8, 2024
Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago has moved into a new facility, and they’re having an open house to welcome visitors in to see the new space and observe some of the new specimens they’ve been working on. Thursday, August 8, from 3:30-5:00pm.5437 S. Wabash (just West of the main University of Chicago
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ESCONI Field Trip to Hamilton, IL for Railroad Creek Geodes on August 10th, 2024
There will be a field trip to Vickers Geodes in Hamilton, IL on August 10, 2024. Hamilton IL is across the Mississippi River from Keokuk Iowa. The address is 511 South 9th St. The geodes at this location range from golf ball to basketball in size! They are in shale and need to be dug
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ESCONI Field Trip to Rockford Gravel Pit – Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
ESCONI Field Trip to Rockford Gravel Pit A field trip to a Rockford gravel pit is scheduled for Sunday, June 23rd, 2024. This is a shared trip with the Rockford club (RRVGMS). There is space for 15 ESCONI members. The trip will be from 9 AM to 12 noon. YOU MUST REGISTER TO GO ON
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ESCONI Field Trip to Napoleon, IN for Silurian/Ordovician Fossils – Saturday, June 1, 2024
Cystoid from a field trip to Napoleon – from a University of Kentucky website. There will be a field trip for ESCONI members on Saturday, June 1, 2024, to the quarry just east of Napoleon, Indiana. We need to meet at the quarry entrance at 8:30 a.m. EDT. We have the chance to collect Silurian
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ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, May 4th and Sunday May 5th, 2024
Both days are full! We do have a waiting list. Braceville Field Trip RulesMay 2024 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for May 4 and 5, 2024 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an attendance limit
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Trip Full: ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, April 27th, 2024
This trip is now full. Danville Field Trip Rules for April 27, 2024 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for April 27, 2024 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of 25 people. The gate will be secured once
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ESCONI Field Trip to Vulcan Manteno Quarry on Saturday, October 28th, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This trip is full! A waiting list is being kept. There will be an ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan Manteno Quarry on Saturday October 28, 2023 from 9 AM to 12 noon. We last visited this location in 2018. The rock there is Silurian dolomite. The quarry is located at 6141 Highway 50, Manteno,
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ESCONI Events September 2023
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Fri, Sep 8th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM – Topic: “Tropical rainforests – A 300-million-year-old history” by Fabiany Herrera, the Assistant Curator of Paleobotany at the Field Museum Zoom link Sat, Sep 9th ESCONI Junior Meeting – 6:30 PM at College of DuPage –
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TRIP FULL: ESCONI Field Trip to Danville, IL – Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
This trip is now FULL. Danville Field Trip Rules for Sept 23, 2023 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Sept 23, 2023 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of 25 people. The gate will be secured once
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ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, September 16th and Sunday September 17th, 2023
Update: both days are FULL! Braceville Field Trip Rules for Sept 2023 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for Sept 16 and 17, 2023 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an attendance limit of 50 people each
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ESCONI Field Trip to Napoleon, IN for Silurian Fossils – Saturday, August 19th, 2023
Cystoid from a field trip to Napoleon – from a University of Kentucky website. There will be a field trip for ESCONI members on Saturday, August 19, 2023 to the quarry in Napoleon, Indiana. The trip starts at 9 AM (Eastern) and ends at 1 PM. The rock at this location is Silurian in age,
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Mazon Monday #165: Braceville Spring 2023 Report
This is Mazon Monday post #165. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. The ESCONI Braceville field trips for spring of 2023 were well attended. We had 50+ people for both Saturday, May 6th and Sunday, May 7th. The weather was great. Saturday started overcast with light sprinkles, but turned into a
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Mazon Monday #162: Field Trip Report for Danville Spoil Pile
This is Mazon Monday post #162. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. This was our fifth field trip to the Danville spoil pile. It’s been a very productive locality over the last couple years. The trips have been very popular, with every trip filling up quickly, even though the site is
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Trip FULL! ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, May 6th and Sunday May 7th, 2023
Unfortunately, this trip is FULL! Braceville Field Trip Rules May 2023 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for May 6 and 7, 2023 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an attendance limit of 50 people each
