Another Fun (and FREE!) Day Camp at Joggins Fossil Centre!

Last week we held another day-long kids' camp at the Centre. Over 20 children from the local area were able to participate in learning about fossils, fun games, and we another visit from the ever-popular Sparky the Fire Dog! These camps have been so fun and popular that we plan to continue offering free day camps next March Break and summer. Many thanks are due to the Joggins Volunteer Fire Department for their continued support!

Visitor Finds Fabulous Fern!

Karen Stewart, a recent visitor to the site, made a lovely find on the beach. She was with a Joggins Fossil Institute Interpreter (Sophie Prayal-Brown) who is listed as a field crew member on the Intstitute's Heritage Research Permit and the fossil was able to be collected.

Visitors can be important contributors to the science here at Joggins and we encourage that visitors who find something they think may be of interest to:

1) take a photo of the fossil;
2) make a note of where this fossil is on the beach or in the cliffs;
3) seek out an Interpreter (dressed in orange) to let them know about the find.

Significant Fossil Find: Superstar!

The Joggins Fossil Institute is collaborating with the Nova Scotia Museum and the Fundy Geological Museum on what is being called the Province's most significant recent fossil find! Read more on this here:

http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/most-significant-fossils-in-n-s-found-by-family-walking-dog-1.917481

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/08/16/ns-superstar-sail-back-fossil.html

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/nova-scotia-man-discovers-incredible-fossil-while-walking-dog-along-beach/article4485215/

http://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20120816001

http://novascotia.ca/news/smr/2012-08-16-Fossil-Find/

CaGBC lists Joggins as sustainable site to visit

Looking for a green building and sustainable site to visit this summer? Well according to the Canada Green Building Council’s LEED team the Joggins Fossil Centre is a must visit. The team, responsible for approving sites as being Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified, included the Joggins Fossil Centre on the list of sustainable sites to visit this year.

The Joggins Fossil Centre recently received Gold LEED status. The Centre boasts a wide array of green features, a few of which include:

·         Photo electric solar panels

·         Insulated green roof (an actual lawn grows on it!)

·         Locally sourced building materials

·         Solara glazed windows for heat retention/distribution

Thank you CaGBC for including us on the list!  

The entire list can be viewed here: