Meeting Info
The Society meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Atco Senior Center, 474 E. Atlantic Ave, Waterford, NJ 08004. Google map of location.The latest DVESScapades
DVESS
The Delaware Valley Earth Science Society, Inc., a non-profit organization, was founded in 1956 and incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1957. The Society promotes interest, knowledge, and the development of skills in the earth sciences. These interests include mineralogy, Paleontology, lapidary arts, archeology, and location preservation. The society supports the conservation of natural resources, advocates the availability of collecting sites, and maintains close contact with those in the academic field.
The Society meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Atco Senior Center, 474 E. Atlantic Ave, Waterford, NJ 08004. Google map of location.
Meetings start promptly at 7:30 p.m. with the main program followed by the business portion, and conclude around 10 p.m. Meetings are open to the general public.
Sterling Hill Images
Sterling Hill 2007 & 2008
Afterwards, we met up at the Aurora Fossil Museum in town. That's Gary looking in the front window. It spans three storefronts, and has a pile of material across the street for people to paw through. Earlier this year, Paul Funk found a walnut-sized chunk of amber in that pile. (See the rest of the story in the Aurora Nov. 2002 section of Photos)