Join us for a Fossil Exploration Evening at the Case Nature Center!

PVAS Host: Sonja Melander

$15/person (PVAS members receive a 10% discount). For ages 12 and older. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required and limited to 15 participants. This program has a minimum of 5 participants.

PVMN Continuing Education Credit Eligible

Did you know that West Virginia was once home to a warm, tropical, shallow sea? We will learn about this and more during our Fossil Exploration Evening at the Case Nature Center! We will get hands-on with real fossils—many from the rocks that make up the Mountain State. Along the way, we will journey through deep geologic time as we imagine what West Virginia looked like long, long ago and explore the ancient creatures that once lived here.

• Walking Distance: Little to no walking.
• Exposure: This is an indoor program.
• Restroom: Indoor, flushing restrooms are available in the Case Nature Center.
• Parking/Where to Meet: Meet inside the Case Nature Center.
• What to Bring: Your curiosity! You are welcome to bring any rocks of your own to show others.

Register Here!

Registration will remain open until the start of the program.

If the required minimum # of people do not register by 4 pm the evening prior, the program will be cancelled.

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About our Host: Sonja began her career in environmental education during her time as a camp counselor during summers in college in western Pennsylvania.  In 2008, Sonja earned her B.S. in physics and geology from the University of Pittsburgh and physics and her M.S. in geology from the State University of New York at Buffalo.  Since then, Sonja has worked in informal education at Montserrat Volcano Observatory, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, and Mount St. Helens Institute before joining the PVAS team in 2023!