Travel to Montana or Utah with Burpee Museum for the adventure of a lifetime! This is your opportunity to join the team that discovered and excavated Burpee's T. rex Jane and Homer - a juvenile Triceratops. In Utah's Morrison Formation you will enjoy excavating some of the largest dinosaur bones Burpee has ever collected. Whether you're a seasoned paleontologist or just curious about the past, this trip will be an experience to remember. If you are not sure if this is for you, come to one of our Orientation Sessions to hear more. Read more about Burpee's 2010 and 2011 field seasons on the BLOG click here.

What will we do?
We'll spend up to five week days prospecting for fossils and discovering specimens to add to the Museum's collection. You'll learn the fundamentals of dinosaur field work including prospecting, excavation, plastering, and working at micro-vertebrate locations.

What will we find?
Past Hell Creek expeditions have uncovered everything from tiny microfossils to entire dinosaurs! A recent Burpee group discovered more than three promising sites containing Edmontosaurus, theropod and Triceratops remains in Montana. In the Morrison Formation of Utah we have discovered a huge bone bed containing Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, and Apatosaurus remains, and more.

Let's go!
You have two locations and five sessions to choose from:
Project Utah - Hanksville, Utah
May 28 - June 1, 2012 (open to ages 18+)
June 4 - 8, 2012 (open to ages 18+)
June 11 - 15, 2012 (open to ages 15+)

Camp Needmore - Ekalaka, Montana
July 22 - 28, 2012 (open to ages 15+)

Medicine Rocks Lodge - Ekalaka, Montana Learn more and See Photos
July 29 - August 4 2012 (open to ages 18+)

*This session is limited to ten crew members and adults only.

Cost:
Rates are per person. Ask about discounts for returning crew members. Space is limited.

*Register before January 1st, 2012 and receive discounted, 2011 pricing!

Rates are per person and do NOT include transportation to and from Montana or Utah. The rate DOES include:

UTAH Transportation from Hanksville to the field sites each day and the right to prospect & excavate according to the Burpee's Federal permit. The daily rate allows great flexibility; only week days are "field days" and there is a three day minimum. Print the Utah accommodations sheet, click here

MONTANA Transportation to the field sites each day and the right to prospect & excavate according to the Burpee's Federal permit. The weekly rate also includes 6 nights accomodations, meals and snacks. Print the Montana "what to expect from the kitchen" sheet, click here

Applications will be accepted after November 15, 2011; call 815.965.3433 ext 1015 for more information. To download a 2012 Expedition Application, click here.

*Rates are per person and include the right to excavate and prospect for fossils under Burpee's permit on federally owned land. Rates do not include transportation to and from Montana or Utah. Federal law requires that all vertebrate fossils collected be deposited into the collection of Burpee Museum of Natural History. You will be credited with the discovery of all specimens you collect and your finds will be a valuable asset to the Museum for research, display, and education. Burpee Museum of Natural History reserves the right to refuse service and choose crew members.

Expedition Trips Orientation Dates:
You can expect to learn all you need to know to get the most out of your adventure and get any questions answered. Public welcome. All sessions are from 1-3 pm and held at Burpee Museum Saturday, April 28 & Saturday, June 30. Read more about Burpee's 2010 and 2011 field seasons on the BLOG click here

Links: WIU Alumni News or WIU Dr Bonnan Home Page or NIU Article or UTAH BLM PR or Salt Lake Tribune Article or MSNBC Utah Story or Caineville Inn Utah.