Name: Stratford Hall Paleontology Excursion
Start: 2022-05-14T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-09-24T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Stratford Hall

Description

Dating from the Miocene Epoch - approximately 17 to 10 million years ago, the Cliffs, which are part of the Calvert Formation, are a rare geological phenomenon ranking among the most important fossil research sites in the Mid-Atlantic region. Spend a day outdoors, explore the Cliffs, and hunt for fossils on our private beach.

Upcoming Dates:

Sunday, June 26 SOLD OUT

Saturday, July 30 SOLD OUT

Sunday, August 28 (Registration opens July 1st)

Saturday, September 24 (Registration opens August 1st)

Excursions are rated at a moderately strenuous activity level requiring long periods of walking, hiking, standing, stooping, and bending. If you wish to access the further extremities of the beach, this may include climbing over or under washed up debris or felled trees. Minimum age requirements for paleo excursions are 8 years old. All participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Paleo excursions are weather dependent activities and Stratford Hall reserves the right to cancel excursions at any time. A full refund will be given unless the cancellation is due to inclement weather, in which case a reschedule date will be provided. All participant cancellations require a 48-hour email notice before the excursion takes place. Absence from an excursion is nonrefundable. Refunds are the sole discretion of Stratford Hall and will be considered in such cases where there is an illness or emergency. All requests for refunds must be submitted in writing.

Pre-registration is required for paleo excursions. While this is an outdoor activity, please be advised that masks are required in all indoor spaces and when social distancing is not possible. Additional information will be provided to attendees following registration. Please contact Kelly Childress at kchildress@stratfordhall.org with any questions regarding Stratford Hall’s paleontology excursions.

Date & Time

May 14 - Sep 24, 2022

Venue Details

Stratford Hall

483 Great House Road
Stratford, Virginia 22520

Stratford Hall Historic Preserve

Stratford Hall brings together people from around the world to experience two-thousand acres of natural and human history, preserved and presented so that we can all learn from the courageous struggles of our ancestors, taking inspiration both from what they endured and what they accomplished. There are few places in America where people can travel down small, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life, from the Great House where the influential Lee family helped to forge a new nation, to the fields worked by enslaved Africans, to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade, to the ground, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before.

Come experience this extraordinary place and learn about a layered history that began millions of years ago - a history that continues to educate, inspire, and influence Americans to the present day.

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