Thanks David. Construction is expected to be complete by mid to late 2025. It will start filling before that. Even now all the good material is being hung up by two crossover bridges. They are for the construction trucks. Worst part is there is another damn planned east of this one. NSR as we know it will be gone.
East of there. We went down close to the old park. There is trail that you can use for easy access. Had a lot of weeds but it is there. Thanks for watching!
Do you find any arrowheads or other ancient Native American artifacts there in the NSR ? I live in Fouke Arkansas near the southern end of Sulphur river close to where it dumps in to Red river. Cool video 👍
Hi Jeff. Some people find a lot of points. In all my travels in the river basin I have found one compete point. Really cool semi lucent golodrina. Within 30 yards I found a 4 in piece of quartz, not native to this area, and what some Native Americans identified as a Star Pendant. There's a couple of videos where I find these. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/g_XcfKdW-tI/v-deo.html
I've been so many times I've lost count. The ground is grey and the fossils are black. Easy finds. There is also a red layer that undulates the sides of the chasm. That's the layer the fossils come out of. Don't be down there when rain is in the forecast. Really. Otherwise it's a blast if you know how to find things.
I hunt Cretaceous sea stuff (echinoids, ammos, etc)around Austin/Central Texas all the time, but I almost never find bone. It seems like you NSR guys find verts all the time! I wonder why that discrepancy exists
That is mainly what we also hunt for. NSR has the Ozan formation which is where the majority of the bones from marine reptiles and fish come from. Get away from that formation and we haven't found one bone.
I haven't been there in 10 years. Last time there were footprints everywhere and I said heck with this and decided to just focus around D-FW and west for fossil treasures. Thankfully the Dallas paleo/rock clubers don't go very far west.
Hey Lance. We haven't been there in awhile. I wouldn't go back but have tonfind one of those small ammos for my collection. Also together verts for then trades for ammos overseas. It is in very sad shape right now.
Yea, that's the temporary park. They have that cross over dam that is causing all that mud. There is a way down away from the mud if you are fairly mobile. If not best to tray another bridge east of there.
Sorry for the late response. This didn't show on my phone. Construction ends in 2026 of the dam. Not sure of the date when they will start filling it. So there is still time! Thanks fore watching.
They are. Problem is the dam is cutting off a big chunk of the area that the prime fossils come from. New park will not have the quality of fossils NSR is known for.
@@northtexasfossildude Little do they think this may hurt the tourism for the area quite a bit. However, I'm anything but shocked given how shortsighted many people can be. What a sad day that will be.
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Sweet. I wish I had found your channel sooner. Probably to late to search there. I’ll investigate.👍
Hi William. There is still time. Google Ladonia Fossil park. There is a temp park for now with easy access. Thanks for watching!
I’m coming to Greenville Texas this weekend to visit family (I live in NE Oklahoma) and can’t wait to check this place out!
Goodluck! Still a lot to be found. Hope you get it all.
Cool finds. I need to get out there again now that we had some rain.
Thanks for watching. Still not alot there. Want to take an excavator and dig from behind those two crossover dams. Run the spoils through a sluth box.
Cool finds again,love the coprolite.When do they flood the area all those fossils lost 😞
Thanks David. Construction is expected to be complete by mid to late 2025. It will start filling before that. Even now all the good material is being hung up by two crossover bridges. They are for the construction trucks. Worst part is there is another damn planned east of this one. NSR as we know it will be gone.
nice creek lots of goodies , to bad its goin to be covered up , subscribed
Thanks for watching and subscribing. Yes, it is a shame about the dam. It will be interesting how they build the new park below the dam with no water.
This is awesome! Where were you on the NSR compared to Ladonia Fossil Park?
East of there. We went down close to the old park. There is trail that you can use for easy access. Had a lot of weeds but it is there. Thanks for watching!
Do you find any arrowheads or other ancient Native American artifacts there in the NSR ? I live in Fouke Arkansas near the southern end of Sulphur river close to where it dumps in to Red river.
Cool video 👍
Hi Jeff. Some people find a lot of points. In all my travels in the river basin I have found one compete point. Really cool semi lucent golodrina. Within 30 yards I found a 4 in piece of quartz, not native to this area, and what some Native Americans identified as a Star Pendant. There's a couple of videos where I find these. Thanks for watching.
ua-cam.com/video/g_XcfKdW-tI/v-deo.html
Can I know which dam is being constructed there?? Is it the lake Ralph hall??
Yes it is
I've been so many times I've lost count. The ground is grey and the fossils are black. Easy finds. There is also a red layer that undulates the sides of the chasm. That's the layer the fossils come out of. Don't be down there when rain is in the forecast. Really. Otherwise it's a blast if you know how to find things.
Yes color is everything not just black but the reds, tans and Grey's. Thanks for watching
Nice haul!
Thanks! Quite a few smalls make a good day. 👍
I hunt Cretaceous sea stuff (echinoids, ammos, etc)around Austin/Central Texas all the time, but I almost never find bone. It seems like you NSR guys find verts all the time! I wonder why that discrepancy exists
That is mainly what we also hunt for. NSR has the Ozan formation which is where the majority of the bones from marine reptiles and fish come from. Get away from that formation and we haven't found one bone.
@@northtexasfossildude Interesting--thanks for the info.
I haven't been there in 10 years. Last time there were footprints everywhere and I said heck with this and decided to just focus around D-FW and west for fossil treasures. Thankfully the Dallas paleo/rock clubers don't go very far west.
Hey Lance. We haven't been there in awhile. I wouldn't go back but have tonfind one of those small ammos for my collection. Also together verts for then trades for ammos overseas. It is in very sad shape right now.
NTFD: you look familiar. Did I meet you a few years back at the Waco pit?
Hello, I will have to say no to that. I was not able to make it to the Waco site before they closed it to the public. Yep, it stinks!
@@northtexasfossildude Hmmm. The only other hunt I might have met you on was the Midlovian quarry trip? Maybe I'm imagining things
Probably thinking of Indiana Lewis. We look very similar
I stopped by there on Sunday and the whole area was solid mud about knee deep.
Hi Jacob. Did you go to the new park area?
@@northtexasfossildude I believe so. The park off Fm2990.
Yea, that's the temporary park. They have that cross over dam that is causing all that mud. There is a way down away from the mud if you are fairly mobile. If not best to tray another bridge east of there.
@@northtexasfossildude much appreciated👍
When do they flood the area would like to take my grandboys
Sorry for the late response. This didn't show on my phone. Construction ends in 2026 of the dam. Not sure of the date when they will start filling it. So there is still time! Thanks fore watching.
Upsetting that NE Texas is being ruined by these super lakes so Dallas Ft Worth can keep their grass green.
Pretty much. No way to stop it. After this dam gets done they are making one further east. NSR will be no more.
@@northtexasfossildude i thought they were making another fossil park.. this is ridiculous
They are. Problem is the dam is cutting off a big chunk of the area that the prime fossils come from. New park will not have the quality of fossils NSR is known for.
@@northtexasfossildude Little do they think this may hurt the tourism for the area quite a bit. However, I'm anything but shocked given how shortsighted many people can be. What a sad day that will be.
Like lake ray Hubbard so rich can have sailboat an sailboat races that’s man for you