The Public is always welcome to join our meetings!

We hope you can come in person and if you can’t, jump on the Zoom! It’s a low stakes, casual, easy going meeting, we are all here to learn about gems, minerals and fossils; geology and earth science!  Aren’t you a little gem-curious? Come with questions, homework or just your imagination and meet some new friends that rock!

We meet in person at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, California.

Classes canceled due to the February 2022 early morning fire at the Durley Park Art Center. Repairs are being made. We will resume classes in 2025.

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Meetings

October 1, 2025 – “From Beach Walk to Scientific Discovery: The 13-Million-Year-Old Gaviota Coast”- meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Hoffman, Paleontologist & Curator of Earth Science, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, will share the incredible story of how a casual beach walk by Geologist Chris Driesbach after the January 2024 storms led to the discovery of a nearly complete 13-16 million-year-old whale skull at Tajiguas Beach.

You’ll hear about:

*The dramatic helicopter rescue operation needed to recover the massive fossil skull. *What this rare, possibly the most complete whale skeleton ever, tells us about ancient marine life.

*The painstaking process of fossil preparation and study. 

*Other marine fossils found along our Central Coast and the Channel Islands (Sea Cow). 

*How local fossil enthusiasts can contribute to science

This is a rare opportunity to hear from the scientist who led this groundbreaking recovery right in our backyard on the Gaviota Coast!

The Public is always welcome to join our meetings!

As always, bring your curiosity and questions.

Hope to see all of you at:

Oxnard Performing Arts Center
800 Hobson Way,
Oxnard, CA

For anyone unable to attend the in person meeting, connect with us via Zoom.

The Public is always welcome to join our meetings!

For our Zoom Participants – As always, wearing headphones to prevent microphone feedback is encouraged.  

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