MNH Geology Trips

Fern Fossil Foray
Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Return to the Coal Age by the shore of Narragansett Bay. Here we will unearth the remnants of a primeval forest teeming with luxurious ferns, towering club mosses, and majestic horsetail rushes. Bring your hammers, chisels, and old clothes. You will get dirty! Pre-registration Required.

Cost: $5.00 per person/Museum Members: $3.00
(Children under age 7 are not permitted. No pets permitted.)

Geology of the East Bay Bike Path
Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 9:00 am
Winding around the shoreline, the East Bay Bike Path provides wonderful vistas of the coastal lagoons, marshes and coast of the upper Narragansett Bay but it also provides a glimpse into Rhode Island's distant past 300 million years ago. Along the bike path we will examine rock sequences recording the deposition of braided rivers, floodplains, and lakes culminating with faulting and deformation from the final assembly of the supercontinent of Pangaea. Along our walk from Watchemocket Cove to Riverside Square we will also see traces of the mighty glaciers that scoured the area during the last Ice Age. Pre- registration required.

Cost: $3.00 per person/Museum Members: Free
(Children under age 7 are not permitted. No pets permitted.)

Special programming offered in the spring, summer and Fall. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
First-come, first-served. For further information or to request a registration form, contact the Museum at (401) 785.9457 x246.