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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.
The 8th Conference on Fossil Resources and the GSENM Cretaceous Conference were both huge successes. Many thanks to all UFOP members who provided volunteer support for the conferences. Special thanks go to Phil Policelli, who acted as treasurer for both conferences; Elaine Jones, who managed the exhibits, 8CFR website, and provided on-site liaison with the Dixie Center; and Elisabeth Nipperus, who coordinated our volunteer efforts.
Click here for a few photos from the conferences.
UMNH Field Season is underway! Click here for information.
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:
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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