Saturday, November 19, 2011 - Swope’s Pit in Pennsylvania. This is a 3-1/2 hour drive from the metro Washington, D.C. area, but is always a productive site. A marine Devonian location, there will be lots of trilos and horn corals, the occasional ammonite or gastropod. Car pooling is encouraged. Call the leader, Gerald Elgert, at (301)681-5720 for details as the date approaches. There are some other Devonian sites along the route that may be visited.

Saturday, December 12, 2011 - Potomac River near Fort Washington. This is the Aquia Formation with lots of shark teeth. We’ll most likely meet at 10 AM at the Staples parking lot on Greenbelt Road, across from the Greenbelt Mall.
This is a shoreline trip so boots and warm clothes are a must. Hopefully it will be a mild day. Please contact the leader, Gerald Elgert, at (301)681-5720 as the date approaches.

News from Lee Creek, NC: The PCS Mine in Aurora, NC canceled all fossil collecting for 2011 due to safety concerns related to heavy equipment in the mine area. Mine officials stated that they will re-evaluate the situation as we approach the spring season of 2012. MGS has not received any updates

News from the Dinosaur Park at Muirkirk: From March 3, 2012 to April 30, 2012 there will be an exhibit for fossils and related items from Dinosaur Park at the Montpelier Mansion on Muirkirk Road and Rt.197 in Laurel, Maryland. More details to come. A permanent sign is now installed along Contee road, leading to the park entrance. Discoveries at the park continue to amaze everyone. Muirkirk has been called, “The most important dinosaur site on the East Coast.” While the findings may be sparse, the fossils are more than often spectacular. The park is open to the public on the first and third Saturdays of each month, from 12 Noon to 4:00 P.M. If you would like to volunteer, you can call Dr. Peter Kranz at (202)669-0269. One busy Saturday, there were 252 visitors.