This calendar includes Heartwood’s scheduled chapter, volunteer, and training events.
For a list of unscheduled (work at your own pace) volunteer activities, check out the approved chapter activities: Heartwood Volunteer Projects
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The Rolling Plains Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist, is a partner with Whiteside Museum of Natural History. Naturalists across Texas are invited to come to Seymour for a special event.
Have you ever wanted to be a Paleontologist? Would you like to participate in an active dig site from the Permian period? This is your opportunity to do just that!
The Whiteside Museum of Natural History is hosting PERMIAN FEST! The Director of the Whiteside Museum, Chris Flis, provided a virtual presentation during our COVID annual meeting in 2020.
Baylor County, Texas, is the BEST place in the world to find fossils from the Permian period from about 290 million years ago, and now you can
This event will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for participants to walk in the footsteps of early fossil hunters on Texas soil! There are limited spots available so start planning your adventure to Seymour, TX now!
The events have a fee, but the money raised will help to provide educational opportunities and benefit the longevity of the museum. Whiteside Museum of Natural History is a non-profit organization.
Contact: www.wmnh.org/permianfest or 940-889-6548
Tickets on sale beginning January 1, 2023.
$350 per day (8 slots available per day)
Lectures
Permian Fest Dinner
Permian Fest Fundraiser Dinner and Lectures Package
$75 for non-members
$60 for members
Full Event Package
Sunday – 8 AM to 2 PM Dig Workshop
Monday – 8 AM to 2 PM Dig Workshop
Tuesday – 8 AM to 2 PM Dig Workshop
Wednesday – 8 AM to 2 PM Dig Workshop
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Vendors 9 AM – 6 PM
Food Trucks
Workshops (TBD)