Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI : Calendar of Events

ESCONI Events June 2019

Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings!

Sat, June 8rd	ESCONI Field Trip, Rockford Area Gravel Pit in Rockford, IL, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Details here
Fri, June 14th	ESCONI Junior Meeting, 7:00 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "Maps"
Fri, June 14th	ESCONI General Meeting, 8:00 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "Diamond Mine Disaster" by Michele Micetich of the Carbon Hill School Museum in Carbon Hill, IL
	ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting - No meeting in June. Have a great Summer! Be ready for Show & Tell in September!

Posted on June 02, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI Field Trip to Rockford-area Gravel Pit - June 8th, 2019

There will be a field trip to a gravel pit in the Rockford area on June 8th, 2019. This is the same location that has been visited before. Because this is a shared trip with the Rockford club (RRVGMS) there is space for 20 ESCONI members. The trip will be from 9 AM to 12 noon.

You and everyone in your group must be a member of ESCONI by June 5th. Have your membership status resolved by then.
The minimum age to attend this trip is 18 years old.
Hard hats are required!
You will be required to sign a waiver from the quarry.
Please review the Code of Ethics and Conduct on the ESCONI website. You will be expected to sign-in at the quarry. By signing you agree to follow the Code of Ethics and the conditions on the ESCONI Liability and Waiver form (sent by email to those that sign up). You do not need to print out the waiver form, just know what you’re agreeing to.
ESCONI members can sign up by sending me (Dave) an email with the number of members attending and their names. My email is fossil54@att.net No phone calls please. Do not call the quarry.
I will acknowledge by return email. If you don't get a reply in 24 hours, send it again!
The address is 6230 Beltline Rd. Rockford, IL 61109

Note: this is a sand and gravel quarry, not the usual hard rock quarry in Rockford. There are fossils, but they come from the glacial till. So, if you are in the mood for a general rock collecting trip, this is for you!

Posted on May 22, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reminder: ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting on May 18th - "The Bundenbach Fauna"

The May Paleontology Study Group Meeting will feature a presentation on the "The Bundenbach Fauna" by ESCONI member Tom Williams. There will some interesting fossils to see. The lower Devonian Lagerstatte of the Hunsruck Slate is known for some amazing specimens. See you there!

Posted on May 16, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting on May 18th - "The Bundenbach Fauna"

The May Paleontology Study Group Meeting will feature a presentation on the "The Bundenbach Fauna" by ESCONI member Tom Williams. There will some interesting fossils to see. The lower Devonian Lagerstatte of the Hunsruck Slate is known for some amazing specimens. See you there!

Posted on May 11, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reminder: ESCONI May Junior Meeting - Topic: Stone Age Tools and Art

For May, the topic of the Junior Meeting is "Stone Age Tools and Art". See you there!

Posted on May 08, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI May Junior Meeting on May 10th, 2019 - Topic: Stone Age Tools and Art

For May, the topic of the Junior Meeting is "Stone Age Tools and Art". See you there!

Posted on May 04, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI Events May 2019

Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings!

Fri, May 3rd	ESCONI Field Trip, St. Paul Quarry in St. Paul IN, 8:45 AM to 2:30 PM - Details here
Fri, May 10th	ESCONI Junior Meeting, 7:00 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "Stone Age Tools and Art"
Fri, May 10th	ESCONI General Meeting, 8:00 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "Like the Back of My Hand: The Evolution of Dorso-ventral Asymmetry During the Fin-to-Limb Transition" by Dr. Thomas Stewart of the University of Chicago
Sat, May 18th	ESCONI Field Trip, Braceville for Mazon Creek Concretions, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Details here TRIP FULL!
Sat, May 18th	ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting, 7:30 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "The Bundenback Fauna" by ESCONI Member Tom Williams
Sun, May 19th	ESCONI Field Trip, Braceville for Mazon Creek Concretions, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Details here TRIP FULL!

Posted on May 03, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI May General Meeting on May 10th, 2019 - "Like the Back of My Hand: The Evolution of Dorso-ventral Asymmetry During the Fin-to-Limb Transition"

The speaker at our May 10th meeting will be Dr. Thomas Stewart. Dr. Stewart is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr. Neil Shubin at the University of Chicago. He will be speaking about his project with Dr. Shubin on the evolution of pectoral fins in tetrapodomorph fishes. His talk is entitled "Like the Back of My Hand: The Evolution of Dorso-ventral Asymmetry During the Fin-to-Limb Transition".

Posted on April 29, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting on April 20th - Assembling a Systematic Collection: Field Work in Action

The topic for the April 2019 ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting will be "Assembling a Systematic Collection: Field Work in Action". It will be given by ESCONI member and Paleontology Study Group leader John Cataloni. This is an enlarged version of the program that he gave at this year's MAPS EXPO. Come on out and learn best practices for field work!

Posted on April 12, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reminder: ESCONI November Junior Meeting, Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Topic "Fossils"

Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois

Does your child love Fossils?

Join us at our junior meeting!
Friday January 11th 7pm
College of DuPage
Technical Education Center West side room 1038B
Contact gallowayscottf@gmail.com with questions
facebook.com/ESCONI.fb

Posted on April 09, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reminder: ESCONI General Meeting on April 12th, 2019 - “Geology of the Illinois Valley”

The speaker at our April meeting will be Mike Phillips, Geology Professor at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, IL. The title of his program is "Geology of the Illinois Valley".

Posted on April 09, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

ESCONI Events April 2019

Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings!

Fri, April 12th	ESCONI Junior Meeting, 7:00 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: Fossils
Fri, April 12th	ESCONI General Meeting, 8:00 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "Geology of the Illinois Valley" by Mike Phillips, Geology Professor at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, IL
Sat, April 13th	ESCONI Field Trip, Vulcan Dekalb Quarry, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM - Details here
Sat, April 20th	ESCONI Field Trip, Belvidere Quarry, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Details here
Sat, April 20th	ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting, 7:30 PM College of Dupage - Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) - Topic: "Assembling a Systematic Collection: Field Work in Action" by John Catalani

Posted on April 01, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reminder: MAPS: Mid-American Paleontology Society Annual Show - March 29th-31st

The Mid-American Paleontology Society (MAPS) will hold its 41st National Fossil EXPO on March 29th-31st, 2019. This is the largest fossil only show in the world.

The topic this year is Trilobites and the keynote speaker is Dr. Jonathon Adrian of the University of Iowa. The keynote will be at 6:00 PM on Friday, March 29th, 2019.

MAPS EXPO:

    Friday March 29: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
    Saturday March 30: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
    Sunday March 31: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Hotel Show:

    Wednesday March 27: 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Thursday March 28: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
    Friday March 29: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Saturday March 30: All Day

Details are in this flier and on their website.

Posted on March 25, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - New Auction Material for Sunday

Come on out to the show! There is a bunch of new live and silent auction material! Additionally, the vendors will be back again for another day of fun and great deals!

Posted on March 24, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23rd and March 24th is Today!

Pictures from the show! Come on out! There's lots to do and see!

Posted on March 23, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Is Tomorrow!

Show Setup Pictures!

Ready to crack some geodes!

Mazon Creek Specimens!

Minerals!

Posted on March 22, 2019 | Permalink | Comments (0)

2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th - Preview #15, Macroneuropteris (Mazon Creek)

Tomorrow is the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! Here are a few more pictures of live auction material Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri (Mazon Creek)