Excitingly Old & Priceless - Blue Beach Fossils


 THESE BONES NEED A HOME

 350 million year old fossils at Blue Beach
 Nova Scotia, Canada need a Funding Champion...

Do you like really old bones and paleontology?
Have you ever wanted to create a destination for scientists and families to discover the past?

Now is your chance to become a philanthropist for one of the worlds coolest projects!
We are initially seeking to raise $2,000,000.00 - whether from one donor or many!



Architect Rendition: Vince Den Hartog

Please take a few minutes and review our package to build a super cool 'Paleo-Centre' for all to enjoy at famous fossil site, Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada. The large one-of-a-kind, cutting edge fossil collection is nearing 100,000 lbs of rock and has outgrown its home! 

 
Video: Creating A Legacy To Evolution - Student's Dream

            THE TETRAPODS
             

Blog: Rarely Seen, Yet Commonly Found

The fossil collection at Blue Beach contains the oldest footprints on the Planet Earth! These discoveries and many others from this location shed light on one of the most important and vexing puzzles of evolution – the transition from water to land, from fish to amphibian! Already, world renowned vertebrate/invertebrate/trackway experts are focusing on the Blue Beach collection, and scientific papers are now being published!


 
Photo's from left to right:        

The new Paleo-Centre is destined to represent an exciting brand in the world of science museums. The uniqueness of the project is that it features not only one of the greatest chapters in animal evolution, but also its bold innovations in museum displays – including: 
  • evolutionary 3D art and 7D holographic projections
  • videos, and a variety of educational/interactive displays
  • science, geology, and paleontology store 
  • monuments up to 50ft. - as well as cabinets full of fossils!



Our Funding Proposal demonstrates how the growing Geotourism Industry and an established public interest in the fossil history of Nova Scotia can be leveraged to create a one-of-a-kind attraction to benefit the public, the people of Nova Scotia and the investors in this museum.





Blue Beach, Nova Scotia Canada

Your generous contribution will allow: 
  • the Blue Beach Fossil Museum Society to begin the 'on-site' development of the Blue Beach project
  • us to move forward, exciting and securing additional dollars from both our Federal and Provincial Departments. 
  • this valuable project to be a success! 

In advance, on behalf of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum Society, thank you for your time; we hope you'll find an interest in this great project!

Want to get involved?
Please feel free to contact us at:
bbfmsfundraising@xplornet.com 

Additional Blogs:

The Word From Above

 Hidden In Stone

A Big Dead Fish Story

 Birthplace of Vertebrate Paleontology

 Excited Students Want A Paleo-Centre

 Paper Cuts

 Website - Blue Beach Fossil Museum 

Old Fossils Never Die - Do They Sonja Wood?


  

Location: Blue Beach Rd, Hantsport, NS B0P 1P0, Canada

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