Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation

World Heritage Site Study Program

admin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:28:05 +0000

The College of the Rockies - Golden Campus is putting on an in depth program about the Burgess Shale from August 6th to August 10th, 2013. If you are interested, the details are below.

Burgess Shale Virtual Tour

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:27:49 +0000

The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of virtual tours of the Walcott Quarry, Mount Stephen Trilobite Beds and various other locations that are of importance to the Burgess Shale fossil discovery.

The virtual tours are available at http://youview360.ca/BurgessShale/

A big thanks to Rick Lichtenauer for creating these virtual tours!

2013 Guided Hikes: Registration is Open

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:25:03 +0000

Registration for the 2013 guided hikes is now open! Phone 1-800-343-3006 to book your guided hike today.

Royal Ontario Museum On-Line Exhibition

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:48:14 +0000

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and Parks Canada have launched their Burgess Shale on-line exhibition, as part of the Virtual Museum of Canada. The website provides, for the first time ever, an immersive journey into the world of the bizarre prehistoric creatures that formed the foundation for all animal life on Earth half a billion years ago.

Cambrian Explosion Song by John Palmer

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:00:51 +0000

Check out this great song about the Cambrian Explosion performed by Brighter Lights, Thicker Glasses.