PRESERVING THE PAST FOR THE PRESENT

Meetings - Held at 7:00 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Edison State College, located at 26300 Airport Road in Punta Gorda. Meetings feature a guest speaker & programs on archaeology and paleontology, fossil identifications, raffles, and fossil items for sale. Directions to Edison State College

Club Activities - Two field trips a month in addition to scheduled “Kids Digs”, fossil workshops, raffles with an Annual Scholarship Auction. Club volunteers speak at local schools, participating with fossil show & exhibits. We have served Southwest Florida for 26 years. Families and children are always welcome!

Newsletter - Published monthly. Contains interesting news, stories about paleontological and archaeological discoveries, and fossil identifications.

Membership Dues - $15 single, $20 family $4 children

Membership Application

Membership Information blondie1638@comcast.net

Kathy Caldwell1540 Schenley Street

Port Charlotte FL 33952

President - Ollie Tipton - 941-625-2010 or 941-979-2791 For more information email one of the board members of the Southwest Florida Fossil Club Executive Board

Fossiling Permit - It is Florida's public policy to protect and preserve all vertebrate fossils including bones, teeth, natural casts, molds, impressions and remains of prehistoric animals. Fossil sharks teeth are specifically excluded from these regulations, as are fossil plants, and invertebrates, including shells, so no permit is required to collect these specimens. To obtain a copy of the permit, click picture below

Check the Peace River Water Depth

Arcadia Water Depth

Canoe Outpost in Arcadia

Zolfo Springs

Photo Gallery

Don't forget to check out our photo gallery with updated pictures of our club activities Gallery

Upcoming Events

Saturday, July 11, 2009 Monthly Meeting - Roger Portell, Collection Mgr. Invert. Paleontology of the Museum in Gainesville, will do a talk about "Fossil Hunting at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba". 

Sunday, August 9, 2009 - We will be having our annual picnic as our monthly meeting. Details to follow at July meeting and in newsletter.

Recent Events

Saturday, June 13, 2009 - We had a buy, sell or swap social gathering. Everyone really enjoyed doing a project made from non perfect fossils. Additional Photos

Saturday, May 9, 2009 - One of our Lifetime Members - Terry Sellari was the guest speaker. His slide program was about Hunting and Diving for Fossils in Florida.

Monday, April 20, 2009 - approximately 23 members of the SWFFC went to CF Industries on a field trip. Photos

Saturday, April 11, 2009 - Our speaker was this year’s Vertebrate Scholarship Recipient, Catalina Pimiento. She is currently a graduate student in Biology at the University of Florida with a minor in Science Education. She works as a researcher-curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Photos

More Recent Events complete with photos