sorry for the redundant post

if you  google "Poricy Park Conservancy" and then go to the left
margin of the homepage there is info. on fossil trips. they have an
organized trip on Sept 13 (this Sunday) and one in Oct.  Its a fun
site and worth a visit.

On 9/9/09, steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Avril, I dont know where in NY your friend is, there are alot of sites
> upstate in NY around Albany, though I dont know the specifics it
> should be easy to find on the net.
>
> However, if they are in the New York city area and have access to a
> car, here are two places not far away in Suburban NJ that are kid
> friendly (though ages 2 and 4 may be a bit of a stretch), certainly
> close supervision is warranted:
>
> Lifted from a quick net search:
> There are two sites in Monmouth county, NJ for shark's teeth. The best
> is Big Brook. Access is at the bridge at Boundary Road in Marlboro.
> The other site is Poricy Brook in Poricy Park. Poricy park is a county
> park & collecting is encouraged in the stream bed. In addition to
> shark's teeth, both sites produce belemnitella americana, exogyra, ray
> crusher pavements & rarely mosasaur bone fragments & jaw parts.
>
> (i have been to both these sites, the latter with my kids, but they
> were quite a bit older at the time)- using the names above you should
> be able to get more info. on location/directions etc, I dont have the
> information any longer.Kids would need to be watched closely as there
> is running water at both sites. As noted, Poricey  is now actually a
> state park- there was no park years ago when I went there, and the Big
> Brook site is fairly well known, so with luck they may be able to
> latch onto an organized outing of some kind at those sites.
>
> Steve
>
> On 9/9/09, Avril Bourquin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I have a mother with 2 young sons (2 and 4) wondering if there is a
>> family
>> safe place they can hunt for fossils.
>>
>>
>>
>> I will forward the answer/s on to her.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you once again for your time and help
>>
>>
>>
>> Avril Bourquin
>> PO Box 366
>> Invermere, BC
>> Canada, V0A 1K0
>>
>> Phone/Fax:  (250) 342-7224
>> Email:  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> URLS:
>>  <http://www.manandmollusc.net/> http://www.manandmollusc.net/
>>  <http://www.directory.manandmollusc.net/molluscs/>
>> http://www.directory.manandmollusc.net/molluscs/
>>  <http://avrils-place.com/> http://avrils-place.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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