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Fossil Week Held At Isle A La Cache In Romeoville

Programs will be held between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. through Saturday.

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The week will feature drop-in programs about fossils, including geology basics, identifying local specimens and a living dino scavenger hunt.
The week will feature drop-in programs about fossils, including geology basics, identifying local specimens and a living dino scavenger hunt. (Courtesy of Rick Uldricks)

ROMEOVILLE, IL — Fossil Week at Isle a la Cache kicked off Tuesday and will run through Saturday at the Romeoville preserve.

The week will feature drop-in programs about fossils, including geology basics, identifying local specimens and a living dino scavenger hunt.

Programs will be held between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., according to the forest preserve.

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  • Tuesday, "What's Underneath?", learn geology basics with rock and mineral samples.
  • Wednesday, "Name That Fossil," discover fossils and learn how they are made and how to identify local specimens.
  • Thursday, "Tully Monster," learn about Tully monster fossils.
  • Friday, "Living Dinosaurs," go a living dino scavenger hunt.
  • Saturday, "The Dig," participate in a dig created by preserve staff.

No registration is required for any of the programs, according to the preserve website.

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