We’re excited to be holding a post-pandemic Fossil Fair on March 26, 2022. Check out the poster below for details!
Please register for this event at Eventbrite.
In keeping with the BC government’s COVID-19 directive of no events in the province with over 250 people, our 24th fossil fair is being cancelled, or possibly postponed, until later notice.
Swan Lake is in the process of posting notices in the Nature House, and updating their website and Facebook page. Given the BC government’s province-wide directive, there was really no choice in this matter. We will try to re-schedule at a later date if the situation changes for the positive.
Key things to know about the 23rd Fossil Fair:
- takes place March 23-24, 2019
- at the Nature House in the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Road in Victoria
- from 10 am to 3 pm each day
- admission by donation.
For all you school age palaeontologists out there, the Fossil Fair will occur during your Spring Break.
The Fossil Fair will display a rich and diverse variety of ancient fossil animals and plants from the Cambrian (550 million years ago) to the end of the last Ice Age (10,000 years ago). Fossils will be displayed from Vancouver Island, other parts of British Columbia and other areas. The fossils include dinosaur bones, ammonites, trilobites, corals, mollusks, insects, giant palm leaves and microscopic fossils.
Of interest will be a display of 42 million year old fossil snails from the Crescent Terraine which are partially crystalized. Information will also be available on the results of voting for a provincial fossil recently released by the provincial government.
The display cases and story boards from the VicPS Educational Kit which is used by the society in presentations to school groups, youth camps and other organizations will also be displayed. This will be of interest to school teachers and other educators.
The Fossil Fair is an educational experience for all age groups. The public is invited to bring in fossils for identification. Specific activities for children include a fossil scavenger hunt with prizes, fossil colouring, rubbings stampings, and looking through microscopes.
The Victoria Palaeontology Society cooperates with professional palaeontologists undertaking research on fossils collected by Society members. Information will be provided on some of the scientific contributions made by members, including the discovery and naming of new species. All scientifically important fossils are donated to the Royal British Columbia Museum.
The Society is a member of the British Columbia Paleontological Alliance, an umbrella organization representing the interests of a number of paleontological organizations in the province.
Admission is by donation.
Key things to know about the 23rd Fossil Fair:
- takes place March 23-24, 2019
- at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Road, Victoria
- from 10 am to 3 pm each day
- admission by donation.
For all you school age palaeontologists out there, the Fossil Fair will occur during your Spring Break.
The Victoria Palaeontology Society will hold its 22nd Fossil Fair on March 24-25, 2018, 10 am to 3 pm in the Nature House at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Road in Victoria. Admission is by donation.
| PLACE: | Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary 3873 Swan Lake Road, Victoria |
| DATE: | Saturday & Sunday, March 24 & 25, 2018 |
| TIME: | 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| COST: | Admission by Donation |
| CONTACT: | Tom Cockburn (Victoria Palaeontology Society) 250-652- 4267 Renee Cenerini (Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary) 250-479- 0211 |
The Fossil Fair will display a rich and diverse variety of ancient fossil animals and plants from the Cambrian (550 million years ago) to the end of the last Ice Age (10,000 years ago). Fossils will be displayed from Vancouver Island, other parts of British Columbia and other areas. The fossils include dinosaur bones, ammonites, trilobites, corals, mollusks, insects, giant palm leaves and microscopic fossils.
The display cases and story boards from the VicPS Educational Kit which is used by the society in presentations to school groups, youth camps and other organizations will also be displayed. This will be of interest to school teachers and other educators.
The Fossil Fair is an educational experience for all age groups. The public is invited to bring in fossils for identification. Specific activities for children include a fossil scavenger hunt with prizes, fossil colouring, rubbings stampings, and looking through microscopes.
The Victoria Palaeontology Society cooperates with professional palaeontologists undertaking research on fossils collected by Society members. Information will be provided on some of the scientific contributions made by members, including the discovery and naming of new species. All scientifically important fossils are donated to the Royal British Columbia Museum.