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Utah Friends of Paleontology (UFOP) is a statewide non-profit volunteer organization
dedicated to preserving Utah's fossil resources through public education and volunteer support
of sponsoring institutions. Certification classes train UFOP members to assist paleontologists in a variety of
ways. Trained volunteers may participate in museum-sponsored digs, specimen preparation projects,
and public outreach programs.
Individual chapters (listed at left) provide educational meetings, field trips and volunteer work for
university paleontological research as well as the State Paleontologist's office at the Utah Geological Survey.
Anyone can join UFOP and the public is welcome at any chapter's meetings. Our UFOP Brochure and Membership
Application is available on-line in PDF, Download Brochure.
Annual Meeting Report
Thanks to everyone who attended the annual meeting in Salt Lake City, and thanks especially to our presenters! We had an excellent weekend including two fun field trips and several fascinating papers.
During the general business meeting, Mike Getty (UMNH Paleontology Collections Manager) presented the curriculum for Level 1 Certification. This curriculum may be modified by your adviser depending on the needs of the individual chapter. If you have already completed the requirements for Level 1 Certification, please print out the sign-off form and have your adviser sign off on the appropriate areas. The form should then be sent to the main UFOP address in Salt Lake City and our state Adviser, Jim Kirkland, will issue the Level 1 certificate to you.
Click here for the certification program details and sign-off sheet.
Our next Annual Meeting will be held May 22 - 24, 2009 in St. George, Utah. Stay tuned for details!
Other Paleontology Sites link.
If you are a not-for-profit paleontology related organization, please contact us to have your site listed on this page.
Note to all Members:
1. Dr. Jim Kirkland, our statewide advisor, has made available a scale with the UFOP logo that can be used during field work. This .JPG image should print out at the right scale if you don't condense or enlarge the image during printing. After printing, cut out and laminate the image for your very own field scale! Download the scale here. (To save it to your computer, right-click the link and select "save target as".)
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