Community Outreach

July 19

Driftwood Fossil Beds Fest Saturday July 19 

BC Parks is planning a celebration of the Driftwood Fossil Beds near Smithers Saturday July 19. SEG will be on hand to explain the geological settings and how the fossils came about. Hans Smit PGeo will provide the technical explanation and Dr. Bruce Archibald PhD  Curator of Paleontology from the UBC Biodiversity Museum will present on his extensive research at the Driftwood beds.

SEG will also have a booth with lots of fun information for kids such as a geological timeline, a nifty way of creating your own sedimentary rocks and rocks (of course). Plus there is an opportunity for the kids to break open rocks to discover a fossil for themselves. Nothing compares to the joy of discovery.

Plus there’s a BBQ for everyone.  Come out to enjoy the fossil beds and bring your kids and whoever else you can squeeze into the car.

The celebration of fossils continues on Sunday JUly 20  back in Smithers at the Old Church at 1 pm. UBC Paleontologist Bruce Archibald PhD will expand on his research on the Driftwood beds. The talk is open to the general public. 

SEG's Outreach initiatives target the broader community, including schools and elected bodies. Outreach helps non-industry people in the northwest understand the minerals industry, how it works and the benefits it brings to communities across northern BC. The Outreach program is partially funded by the Association for Mineral Exploration.

If you want to request a speaker for your event or meeting, please contact  Outreach Co-ordinator Georgia Mack outreachsmithersexplorationgroup@gmail.com

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