News and Events Around Colorado
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Events and dates may change, check with Event planners before attending.
Thank you Peter J. Modreski, USGS, Denver, CO, for communicating these events. Now through March 31: The Conifer Historical Society hosts a special exhibit on “Mining in Jefferson County” at Conifer’s “Little White School House” meeting place at 26951 Barkley Road, Conifer. The exhibit will be open (no admission charge; donations accepted) just one day a week, every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Two special programs will be presented in conjunction with the exhibit; admission to each program will be $8/$10 for members/nonmembers:
Feb. 10 (Sun), 1:00 p.m., How the 1859 Gold Rush put Colorado on the map, by Wes Brown Mar. 10 (Sun), 1:00 p.m., Frontier mining methods, by Ed Raines . In addition, there will be a special “Bring your favorite rocks and minerals” (and a School of Mines geology student will identify them) day, Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; no charge to come. For more information about the Historical Society and the exhibit, or to make reservations to attend the lectures, see https://www.coniferhistoricalsociety.org/events/ . Feb. 8 (Fri), 7:30 p.m., “Fossil Turtle Tracks, Marshall, Colorado”, by Dr. Sue Ellen Hirschfeld, of Boulder, CO. “Dr. Hirschfeld discovered a unique fossil track site just east of Marshall, CO. DGMG members helped map the original site in the spring of 2018. Since then over 500 tracks have been mapped and recorded, and some of the finest fossil turtle tracks ever found have been photographed, cast, and molded, along with crocodile and dinosaur tracks. Come hear about the discoveries!” At the monthly meeting of the Denver Gem and Mineral Guild, Berthoud Hall, Room 109 (lower level) , Colorado School of Mines campus; all are welcome. Parking is on campus streets or lots (no parking charge after 5 p.m.). For details see the club’s January or February newsletters (the program was rescheduled from January due to snow), http://mineralguild.wixsite.com/newsletters . Feb. 12 (Tue), 7:00-9:00 p.m., WMMI Speakers' Bureau Lecture: "Mining High Grade Ore", presented by Calvin Johnson. “Calvin Johnson, with Gold Prospectors Of Colorado (GPOC), will give a presentation accounting his "Experience of a Lifetime" in the recovery of a quartz vein that assayed at 2281.7 ounces per ton containing crystalline (93.887 fine) gold wires. In layman's terms that equals $2.8 million dollars per ton. The gold is in sugar quartz, which is very rare on its own. Calvin will have samples for all of us to gaze upon (sorry no touching). The samples are very fragile and some crystalline gold wire falls out when handled.” Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 North Gate Blvd. , Colorado Springs, CO 80921 (In the museum library). RSVP to 719-488-0880 or email rsvp@wmmi.org. Fee $5, free to WMMI members. Feb 14-17 (Thur-Sun), Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. These are the dates of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in the Tucson Convention Center; other shows in town, indoor and in outdoor booths, take place then and earlier at locations at multiple locations. Feb. 19 (Tue), 5:30 p.m., at the monthly meeting of the Rocky Mountain Map Society, “Colorado: A Historical Atlas, and Color-Oddities”, by Dr. Thomas J. Noel. At Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room; the meeting is free and open to the public. From the RMMS: "Don't miss Tom "Dr. Colorado" Noel's presentation on his book Colorado: A Historical Atlas. His book maps 90 chapters of Colorado history from Mesa Verde to the present. Tom will also share with us Color-Oddities: Strangest Things about the Highest State. Tom is a professor of history at CU-Denver. He has authored or contributed to 53 books, and is a former longtime Sunday columnist for the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. He appears regularly as Dr. Colorado on Channel 9's Colorado & Company. Copies of Colorado: A Historical Atlas will be available for you to acquire a signed copy. For more information about Tom, see https://dr-colorado.com/ ; about the RMMS, see http://rmmaps.org/. Feb. 21 Thur), 7:00 p.m., New exhibit opening at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry, “Underground Mine Lighting,” beginning at 7pm with a lecture by Joe Samek of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, part of Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources, “Our Report Card in Mining” (Safety in the mining industry). See www.wmmi.org . Feb 21 (Thur), 7:00 p.m., Ken Balleweg (Consulting Geologist), “The Beulah marble: Ornamental stones of Colorado”, and Don McGurk (Rocky Mountain Map Society), "Geographies Unrealized, The Story of Four Cartographic Myths of North America." Monthly meeting of the Colorado Scientific Society, Shepherd of the Hills Church, 11500 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood; all are welcome. Feb 22-24 (Fri-Sun), Denver Gem & Mineral Guild Jewelry, Gem, and Mineral Show, Jefferson County Fair Grounds, 15200 W. 6 th Ave., Golden, CO. Free parking & free admission; hours 10-6 Fri. & Sat., 10-5 Sun. Mar. 1 (Fri), 3:00-4:00 p.m., The origins of C4 photosynthesis: A fossil dilemma, an evolutionary hypothesis, and (possible) isotopic tests, by Boz Wing (CU Boulder). Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Earth Science Colloquium Series; VIP Room, DMNS, all are welcome, no charge, museum admission not required. Seminars in this series are given once or twice a month; always at 3 p.m., date and day of the week vary. Mar. 2 (Sat), 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Mineral and Book Sale at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, 1310 Maple St., Golden. Public sale opens at 10 a.m.; advance sale for Friends of the Museum members only, 8 to 10 a.m. (“Drop by and become a member!”). Mar. 12 (Tue), 7:00 p.m., WMMI Speakers' Bureau Lecture: Ben Elick, "Repeat Photography of the Pikes Peak Region". Admission $5, free to WMMI members. Mar. 16 (Sat), 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Family Science Day at Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs. Regular admission rates apply; see www.wmmi.org. Mar. 21 (Thur), “A Cook's Tour of Colorado's Glacial Landscape” by Dr. Vince Matthews. Monthly meeting of the Colorado Scientific Society, Shepherd of the Hills Church, 11500 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood; all are welcome. Mar. 22-24 (Fri-Sun), Fort Collins Gem & Mineral Show; at Thomas M. McKee Building, at The Ranch/Larimer County Fairgrounds, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO (I-25 exit 259); hours 4-8 Fri., 9-6 Sat., 10-5 Sun. Sponsored by the Fort Collins Rockhounds Club. Mar. 23-24 (Sat-Sun), WIPS (Western Interior Paletontological Society) semi-annual Founders Symposium, “Lagerstätten: Exceptional Preservation, Extraordinary Fossils”. To be held at Lowry Conference Center, 1061 Akron Way, Denver. Two days of lectures, educational exhibits, displays of fossils, paleo art show and sale with over a dozen artists. Colo. Sci. Soc. will have a display table at this Symposium—we are looking for CSS members to held be at the table and talk to people! (There is a registration fee to attend the symposium—none to just see the exhibit hall and/or to help staff the CSS table. Please contact one of the CSS officers, if you are interested in helping!) For full information on the Symposium, see https://www.westernpaleo.org/symposiums/2019_pages/about-2019.php . Apr. 2-11 (Tue-Thur), geologist Lew Kleinhans is leading a 9-Day Grand Canyon Geology float trip from April 2-11 which has between 5 and 10 spaces remaining. This is scheduled at a time few get to float the river and generally is more attractive to the more adventurous adventurers, owing to variable temperatures (generally between 55 and 85); i.e., great hiking, fishing, sleeping, and occasional swimming weather and lots of wildflowers. For more info, please contact Lew, lewis.oysterclub@gmail.com , or write to me (pmodreski@gmail.com ) and I’ll forward you a flier about the trip. Apr. 12-14 (Fri-Sun), Colorado Mineral and Fossil Spring Show, Crown Plaza Hotel /Convention Center, 15500 E 40th Ave., Denver, Colorado, 10-6 Fri. & Sat., 10-5 Sun., free parking & admission. May 19 (Sun), Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, Silent (+Vocal) Auction. Noon to 4 p.m., Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood CO. All are welcome to attend. May 19 (Sun), Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, Silent (+Vocal) Auction. Noon to 4 p.m., Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood CO. All are welcome to attend. May 31-June 2 (Fri-Sun), Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show, Norris-Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80905. Sponsored by the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society. New events in Colorado are posted as they are announced. Other Area Geology Club's Meetings
Lake George Gem and Mineral Club - The Club meets on the second Saturday of each month at the Lake George Community Center, located on the north side of US Highway 24 on the east edge of town, sharing a building with the county highway shops. In the winter, meeting is at 10:00AM. From April through October, meeting is at 9:00AM, to allow more time for field trips. http://www.lggmclub.org/www.lggmclub.org/ Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center, 530 Communication Circle, Colorado Springs. http://www.csms1936.com Columbine Gem & Mineral Society, meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30PM in the meeting room, Mt. Shavano Manor, 525 W. 16 th (at J St.), Salida. https://rockaholics.org/ Pueblo Rockhounds, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 University Circle, Pueblo. http://www.pueblorockhounds.org/ Colorado Mineral Society - General membership meetings start at 7:30 PM on the first Friday of each month, October through May, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at 10th and Garrison in Lakewood. http://www.coloradomineralsociety.org/ |
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
2019 Hike and Program Schedule (Bob Hickey, Linda Julia) See below. Click on image to download a copy. Contact AHRA at (719)539‐7289 if you would like to sign up for a hike, to request more information, or if you have any questions 
Colorado School of Mines
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