DevonianDigger Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm excited to share that I have officially joined the staff at the renowned Penn Dixie site. I've managed to turn my hobby, which has been greatly furthered by knowledge gained from the supportive and generous members of TFF, into a job! I am now an educator at the site and will be travelling to regional schools, museums and events to share the wonders of the site with the general public in addition to working at the site during the spring, summer, and fall! So a giant "thank you!" to all the TFF members who have helped me along in my journey thus far! I look forward to seeing many of you this year at the site and chatting with you all online! -Jay 6 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Congratulations Jay! I wish you the best of luck in your new journey! I know first hand how wonderful it feels to be able to turn a hobby into a livelihood. You will do a fantastic job I am sure! just make sure you leave some time to let TFF know what kinds of things you have been up to! -Blake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Thank you, Blake! I'm incredibly happy about it! I'm looking forward to learning more, and of course, continuing to do my part on the forum! Now I have an even better excuse—when the Mrs. asks what I'm doing all day on the forum I can just say it's for work! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Wow congratulations!!! "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Thank you! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Way to go! Maybe we'll see each other the next time I pop in there, although I'm not sure if I'll make it down this year. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank you @Ludwigia! Hopefully we'll run into each other at some point! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Congratulations on your new job! Hopefully I will make it out there this spring and get a chance to meet you. I have wanted to go there for awhile. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thanks, @darctooth! Hope you can make it out! It's an awesome site! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 That's what I keep hearing! I'm only a couple hours drive away. I will just have to pull myself away from my local sites I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Well done, Jay! Glad you will be doing something you love! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Quite fantastic! Congratulations. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Big congrats, Jay! A dream job, for sure. we'll visit again this spring ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank you guys! I'm pretty excited and very glad to be doing something I enjoy for sure! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hi, Congrats Jay, it is a marvelous news. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank you again everyone! Looking forward to this season and meeting lots of you, and seeing some of you again! Happy New Year! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Congrats, Jay. Nothing like getting paid to do something you love to do anyway. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 + Wonderful, Jay! Your news put a big smile on my face. It's awfully satisfying to work at a job you love. Congratulations. One of these days I really will get up to Penn Dixie. I've been saying that for years. Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Wooo Hooo... Congrats. Says another guy who has turned his once upon a time hobby into a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Good job, I dont think there are very many fossil site tour guides to be had.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Congratulations! Remember...kids of all ages love "hands-on" experiences! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Yay! Its especially sweet to get paid for something you like to do. Congrats--and have fun! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thank you again everyone! ...I better not hear any excuses now about not coming up and visiting the site, lol! But seriously, for anyone who has been there, you know it's a great time. Your haul will be dictated only by how much you feel like lugging back to your car. For those of you who haven't yet had the opportunity to check it out, I can't recommend it enough if you have any interest in marine invertebrates. In an given day of digging I find at least one, "holy snarge!" specimen that makes me feel like a kid on Christmas morning. In spring, there is the "Dig With The Experts" event which has been extended to a full weekend event this year. Paleontologist and geologists from around the world will be there with heavy equipment excavating new portions of the site. This is a great time to come and learn about the geology of the site, and also to reap the benefits of other people's heavy equipment, lol. For TFF members, I will also be setting up a group dig within a week or two after the DWTE event, so that any of you who can make it can meet up in person and go nuts! We had a small group event toward the end of last season, that if nothing else, was a ton of fun and friends were made. I will put up another post starting the conversation about those dates very soon. Penn Dixie Dig With The Experts Event: Sat, May 27, 2017, 9am – Sun, May 28, 2017, 4pm https://penndixie.org/dig-with-the-experts/ 2 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ischua Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I'm happy for you !!! Will you get free time to sneak us in when no one is around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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