September 29 - October 5, 2008

Registration fee: $250 + housing & meals / Commuter fee: $250 (no meals included)
After August 15: $350 + housing & meals / $350

Collect Triassic vertebrate fossils at the new Hayden Quarry site in the cooler autumn weather.  Explore the badlands of Ghost Ranch for new fossil sites.  Clean and repair the fossils in the evening and learn about the geology and paleontology of Ghost Ranch.  All day and evening sessions.

Alex Downs, Abiquiu, NM Alex is in his 13th year as Curator of Paleontology for the Museums at Ghost Ranch. Alex engages learners of all ages in the fascinating interplay of bones, rocks and stars.  He was trained as a preparator at the Smithsonian Institution.