President's Message

2024-2025 Season

And just like that, 2024 is done.

Over the past few years my December messages seem to continue a c ommon theme. Get out there and hunt for some fossils! The summer rains and hurricanes have helped the rivers wash a lot of fossils from their buried hiding spots. It’s one of the few benefits we get from the bad weather many of you have had to endure during Florida’s long wet season and these past two bad hurricanes. Should there be no more natural catastrophes, I think everyone will have a great winter/spring fossil hunting season and find lots of good fossils. It seems the rain has finally slacked off and the currents and depths are starting to come down. As I write this message though, a tropical disturbance is on the radar to hit Florida tomorrow (what was tropical storm Sarah). So, what do I know...

TBFC’s river trips have been canceled recently due to safety concerns with currents and depth, but I’m hopeful folks will be finding lots of shark teeth and other goodies very soon. There’s never been a better time to start planning your trips into the rivers for some SCUBA diving or screen washing. Visit our Facebook page to hook up with other fossil hunters who are planning fossil hunting trips. Don’t forget to keep those hunting permits up to date too!

TBFC had a great auction at the November meeting despite a low turnout (only about 40 people in attendance). We made a good amount of money to spend on scholarships this coming year. I want to thank Dr. Bob Sinibaldi, Rachael Cronin and John and Cheryl Jacobs for working on the auction and all of you who donated and purchased items. Thank you!

Read the Chronicles each month (Members Only), check the calendar here on the TBFC website, and follow us on Facebook. Also, please be very cautious while venturing out into the rivers and creeks. There’s nothing in those rivers worth dying for.



FossilFest 2025: FossilFest 2025 runs March 15 - 16 (set up on March 14). The show is big, one of the biggest amateur run shows in the country. It takes a lot of volunteers to operate FossilFest!


Please don’t forget that FossilFest 2025 is right around the corner (March 15 & 16, set up on March 14). Please put those dates into your calendars and sign up to volunteer for our big event. We will start scheduling volunteers in January. Please share the FossilFest flyer in your social media.

What is FossilFest? Find more information here!--> I want to wish all TBFC members a Merry Christmas and Happy Everything! Also a prosperous and fossiliferous 2025. Be good to each other and be safe out there.

Good Hunting,

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