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Field Trips and Travel
The Fellows Program offers members the unique opportunity to visit exotic locations with NHM curators or other experts who can provide exclusive access to places no one else can go. Whether it's a few hours featuring a historic Southern California locale, or a week-long exotic island adventure, Fellows are taken on a trip they will always cherish.
Past Trips and Travel include:
The Fossil Finder
More than 80 Fellows participated in a family adventure featuring fossil mollusk hunting at Silverado Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains. Fellows searched for 90-million-year-old marine fossils with Lindsey Groves, Collections Manager of Malacology. With lunch, expert sleuthing, and a curatorial intake activity, Fellows and their families treasured this private excavation experience, and were even able to take home their own mollusk fossils!
Argentina: Patagonia and Beyond
Argentina provided a wonderful setting for the most recent Fellows travel adventure. Dr. Luis Chiappe, a native Argentinean and Director of NHM's Dinosaur Institute, along with Museum President and Director, Dr. Jane G. Pisano, led a once-in-a-lifetime journey to this spectacular region. The Fellows enjoyed glamorous Buenos Aires, seeing many of the colorful neighborhoods and historic sites. The group enjoyed local pleasures such as passionate tango performances (and lessons) and quintessential Argentinean steakhouse meals. The trip took the group to the majestic foothills of the Andes, the thriving penguin colonies of the Atlantic coast and the breathtaking Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian frontier. One of the highlights of the trip included a special visit to the sauropod nesting ground where Dr. Chiappe discovered dinosaur eggs with intact embryos!