Permian Fest Dig Workshops (18+)

We will meet at the museum at 8:30 AM and come in at 2:00 PM

Registration will open on April 1st for the 2025 Permian Fest Paleontology Workshop!

The Whiteside Museum of Natural History proudly offers the Permian Fest Paleontology Dig program which will allow guests a rare opportunity to experience and learn about the world-famous Lower Permian fossil beds of Baylor County. Attendees will get to assist WMNH paleontologists as they uncover fossils of Dimetrodon and other Permian reptiles and amphibians. Though guests will not be allowed to keep these fossils, it presents a once-in-a-lifetime chance to help collect specimens from a historic and scientifically important fossil site. These fossils will be permanently cataloged into the WMNH collections and research database, as well as placed on exhibit for the world to see and enjoy.

Three dig sessions will be held from Monday, June 9th through Wednesday, June 11th. Each session is limited to 8 guests. Attendees can expect to experience light hiking and getting dirty!

The registration fee is non-refundable. If the weather forces cancelation, the session will be rescheduled.

We ask all guests to abide by the following requirements:

• Close-toed shoes and long pants- All field trip guests are required to wear clothes toed shoes and long pants during our field activities.
• Tobacco and alcohol products are not allowed within the Whiteside Museum or at any of the ranches guests will be visiting.
• Guests will not be allowed to keep any specimens collected from field activities. All rocks and fossils, or any other item collected from research sites and visited ranches belong to Whiteside Museum of Natural History.
• All guests are required to stay with the group or with a WMNH representative while conducting fieldwork. Guests are not permitted to wander from the group.
• Items recommended in the field: gloves, hat, sunscreen, and drinking water.
• Meals are not provided by WMNH- snacks, drinks, and pack-lunches are encouraged.
• All guests are required to sign the liability waiver form prior to fieldwork.

Tickets are non-refundable