In this week’s Voluntourism Spotlight, together with Go Voluntouring we’re highlighting a different side of Texas.  Find out how you can help uncover an unexplored section of Cretaceous rock, approximately 95-100 million years in age. Check back every Wednesday for more voluntourism opportunities and tune into Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio on Saturday for more information.

The Arlington Archosaur Site (AAS), located in North Arlington, Texas, is offering a research based summer program.

This fossil site provides important information about the Earth’s history during a period way before our time. The AAS, “is unique in producing hundreds of fossils…approximately 95-100 million years in age.”

The program has volunteers work on the Arlington Archosaur Site excavating the soil and mapping each fossil that is discovered. Once in the lab, volunteers will work on distinguishing the fossils and conducting their research.

This excavating project organized by the Earthwatch Institute, ranges from 9-16 days during the months of June-August with costs ranging from $2295 for 9 days and $3,295 for 16 days. The team will stay in extended-stay hotel with full amenities.

The program is listed on GoVoluntouring is a connecting site for travelers looking for their ideal volunteer vacation with pre-checked charities as well as non-profits the chance to connect with the volunteers they desperately need, with no added cost to the user or the volunteer organization.

To sign up, please call the Earthwatch Institute at 1-800-776-0188 or from outside the US at 1-978-461-0081.

By Tara Ekmekci for PeterGreenberg.com

Feature Image credit: Earthwatch Institute