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Thomas Condon 200th Birthday

  • Start date: 03/03/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 03/03/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is a 3-mile walk through the Eugene Masonic Cemetery and the University of Oregon celebrating the 200th birthday of Thomas Condon, a fossil-hunting minister who was Oregon's first state geologist, the University of Oregon’s first science professor, and the first to recognize the paleontological importance of the John Day region. He was a forward-thinking man who ensured that future generations could fully appreciate the richness of the state’s natural history. This hike begins and ends at 25th & University St - Eugene Masonic Cemetery. Because of Covid we will not be visiting the inside of the Museum of Natural & Cultural History or stepping inside buildings on the UO campus. We will make a brief stop at the Erb Memorial Union if a bathroom stop is requested, but that is dependent upon public access at that time. We should be finished by 6pm. Bring a flashlight and dress for the weather. The hike goes rain or shine. Fossils fans - bring your stories!

  • Event Leader: Hougardy Mark

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our walk through the Masonic cemetery and across the UO campus recognized the 200th birthday of Thomas Condon, a fossil-hunting minister who was Oregon's first state geologist, the UO's first science professor, and the first to recognize the paleontological importance of the John Day region.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N 1
2 Signed-Up Alexander, Joanna 458-209-7798 N 1
3 Signed-Up Esch, Patricia 541-338-8280 N 1
4 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
5 Signed-Up Lindstrom, Lana 541-683-1409 N 1
6 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 1
7 Signed-Up Iredale, Gwyneth 541-505-0055 N 1
8 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 1
9 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N 1
10 Signed-Up Hawkins, David 541-505-0119 N 1
11 Signed-Up Reich, Ginny 541-686-8188 N 1
12 Signed-Up Frank, Nikki 541-954-3050 N 1
13 Signed-Up Hanson, Vicky 541-683-7107- cell 541-954-5269 N 1
14 Signed-Up Kelley, Suzanne 541-600-3940 N 2
15 Signed-Up Baldwin, Mari 541-206-9251 N 1
16 Waitlist Halpern, Betsy 541-729-3949 N 1
17 Signed-Up Tracer, Sam 541-998-4652 N 1
18 Waitlist Koch, Victoria 541-915-5448 N 2
19 Signed-Up Pergamit, Jerry 541-968-6212 N 1