When: Saturday, 10/7 from 9 am – 4 pm

Where:  Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve – 4050 North Street, Blasdell, NY 14219

What: We’ve participated in WNY Earth Science Day for over 6 years as it is an amazing event. Over 500 people attend each year, and this year’s attendance expected to be around 1,000. Executive Director and UB Geology alum, Dr. Phil Stokes, has invited UB Geology to participate again this year. We spend the day talking to parents/students about the programs offered through the department, and running demonstrations pertaining to mineral identification, groundwater flow, seismic waves, and plate tectonics. There are usually plenty of volunteers, so first timers will have a chance to wander around collecting fossils, watch the drill rig extract a core, see the other exhibits, etc.