Fri, Feb 21
|Durham Mine Trails
Durham Fossil Dig - Feb. 21, 2025
Join us at the Durham Mine Trails to dig for Pennsylvanian plant fossils dating back to 320 to 300 million years ago!
Time & Location
Feb 21, 2025, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Durham Mine Trails, Walker County, GA 30738, USA
About the event
The Durham Mine Trails, part of Lula Lake Land Trust's extensive network of protected properties, is one of the best places in Georgia to collect Pennsylvanian plant fossils, dating back approximately 320 to 300 million years ago. The area was once a coastal swamp forest populated by the giant ancestors of ferns, seed ferns, club mosses and horsetails. As these plants died, they accumulated in the stagnant waters of the swamp bottom, gradually turning into coal and fossil-rich shale. We will be collecting in the overgrown mine dumps from when the area was mined for coal. The best way to collect is to dig shale out, split it, and look for leaves and other plant fossils. We will have staff on hand to help participants.
Date: Friday, Feb 21, 2025
Online Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/durham-fossil-dig-tickets-1141291787459?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
About this event
The Durham Mine Trails, part of Lula Lake Land Trust's extensive network of protected…