tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52033463473879496902024-03-04T23:07:56.736-08:00Teaching the Earth SciencesNews from the Far Western Section of the National Association of Geoscience TeachersGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-23553518588966442422015-09-14T00:49:00.000-07:002015-09-14T00:49:00.075-07:00Announcement: 2015 Fall Field Conference of the Far West Section, National Association of Geoscience Teachers<!--[if !mso]>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hunting for fossils near Sharktooth Hill east of Bakersfield</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2015 Fall Field Conference of the Far
West Section</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">National Association of Geoscience
Teachers</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: lime; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-highlight: lime;">Sediments,
Oil, and Fossils in the Southern San Joaquin Valley</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">October
16-18, 2015</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Hosted by
California State University, Bakersfield</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dirk Baron and Rob Negrini, CSU Bakersfield</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tim Elam, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Website: <a href="http://www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm">www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm</a></b></div>
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We invite all teachers, professors, students, and friends of
the earth and geological sciences to attend the 2015 Fall Conference of the Far
West Section of the NAGT on October 16 – 18, 2015 based in Bakersfield,
California. Check the conference website <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm</b>
after Labor Day for latest updates and complete details.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Southern San
Joaquin Valley of California</span></b></div>
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Join us to explore a region that offers interesting geology,
a World-class fossil location, and provides employment to many geoscientists. The
Field Conference will be based at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">California
State University, Bakersfield</b> and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.sharktoothhill.org/">Buena Vista Museum of Natural History</a></b>
in downtown Bakersfield. The best place to camp in the area is the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.co.kern.ca.us/parks/kern-river-camp.asp">Kern River Campground</a>
</b>near Lake Ming east of Bakersfield. Sites cannot be reserved but should be
available on Fridays in October. Alternatives a little farther afield are several
campgrounds along the Kern River in the Kern Canyon. Bakersfield has many
hotels in all price ranges. Homewood Suites are located within walking distance
of the campus; the historic and recently renovated Padre Hotel is a good (but
somewhat expensive) choice with great ambiance downtown within walking distance
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We hope to see you in
Bakersfield!</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sponsor:</b> California State University, Bakersfield, Department of
Geological Sciences</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Coordinator:</b> Dirk Baron, Geological Sciences, CSU Bakersfield; <a href="mailto:dbaron@csub.edu">dbaron@csub.edu</a>; 661-654-3044</div>
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<a href="http://www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm">www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm</a>
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October 16, 2015</span></b></div>
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CSU Bakersfield</div>
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Section business meeting</div>
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CSU Bakersfield</div>
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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Trip 1: Paleontology
and Geology of the Miocene Round Mountain Silt Bonebed at Sharktooth Hill </b>This
field trip examines the geologic genesis and paleontologic significance of
fossil-rich sediment of the middle Miocene Round Mountain Silt Bonebed, which
outcrops near Bakersfield, Ca. Over 140 species of fauna have been found in the
Bonebed, which is the most prolific middle Miocene marine vertebrate fossil
location in the world. At Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science in
Bakersfield, field trip participants will be introduced to the Bonebed by
viewing fossils of marine creatures such as whales, sea lions, dolphins,
sharks, etc., as well as rare terrestrial fossils of deer, camels, and other
large mammals. A Museum presentation will then cover 1) history of
paleontologic study at Sharktooth Hill, 2) stratigraphy, sedimentology, and
structure of Round Mountain Silt outcrops, and 3) recent dating techniques used
on the Bonebed at Sharktooth Hill. Participants will then be transported to the
Ernst Quarries northeast of Bakersfield. There they will dig for shark teeth
and other Round Mountain Silt fossils, which they can take home. Participants
will receive a field trip guidebook plus a fossil identification booklet they
can use while unearthing treasures. Monitoring will be done by Buena Vista
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the West Side of the Southern San Joaquin Valley </b>Trip will explore outcrops
of major San Joaquin Valley Formations, tar seeps, and the history of oil in
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Well Sample Repository</a> </b>The repository is the only facility in
California providing permanent storage and public use of cores, sidewall
samples, drill cuttings, outcrop samples, microfaunal slides, foundation
borings, and mineral suites. Cores, ditch samples, and sidewall samples from
more than 6,000 exploration and development, oil and gas wells located
throughout onshore and offshore California, as well as microscope slides
processed for microfauna from over 2,000 wells and outcrop localities are in
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school dual-credit honors geology courses as a tool for recruiting students
into college geoscience majors. </b>The Kern High School District and CSU
Bakersfield have partnered to offer a rigorous physical geology class for high
school seniors. The opportunity to earn college credit attracts top
college-bound students, introduces them to the field and is a recruiting
opportunity for CSUB. This workshop is intended for teachers and community
college and university professors interested in implementing a similar program.
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Preserve</a> </b>The 93,000 ac. Wildlands Conservancy preserve is an
ecologically unique region where the Transverse Ranges, Coast Ranges, Sierra
Nevada, western Mojave Desert and San Joaquin Valley converge. Due to elevation
ranging from 640 to 6,005 feet, the preserve has an impressive array of
landforms and habitats that serve as a critical landscape linkage and wildlife
corridor between the Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada. The trip is intended as an
introduction to the opportunities for geologist in the preserve. The location
of the preserve makes this a convenient option for those driving back to the LA
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and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">information updates</b>, please
check the conference website at: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm">www.csub.edu/~dbaron/NAGT2015.htm</a>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>GeoCorps Positions Now Available for Summer 2015!</strong><br />
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Are you interested in doing geoscience in some of America’s most beautiful public lands?<br />
<br />
The Geological Society of America (GSA) has posted 125+ new GeoCorps America positions for summer 2015 on the <a href="http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/index.htm" target="_blank">GeoCorps website</a>!
Applications can be submitted online from now through February 3, 2015 (noon, Mountain Time).<br />
<br />
Once again, GeoCorps features paid geoscience projects in some of
America’s most amazing public lands, which are managed by our partner
agencies—the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and
the U.S. Forest Service. This round of projects features
some of the nation's premier public lands, such as the BLM San Juan
Islands National Monument (WA), White Mountain National Forest (NH),
Mesa Verde National Park (CO), and Grand Canyon National Park (AZ). It
also includes some extremely remote, wild places,
like Denali National Park (AK), as well as sites closer to an urban
setting, such as Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
(PA). GeoCorps project areas cover a broad range of subjects, including
geology, hydrology, paleontology, mapping, GIS (Geographic
Information Systems), geo-hazards, education, and interpretation. There
are even positions relating to astronomy and archaeology this season.<br />
<br />
<strong>Benefits<br />
</strong>These temporary, paid opportunities provide on-the-ground
geoscience experience and include a stipend of $2,750 (or more), free
housing (or a housing allowance), and in some cases, a travel allowance.
Watch this
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzL2HW6uO80&list=PLGVe6BxyFHNUlwTkfa_2ZNsuiGa4QFVQ9&index=7" target="_blank">video</a> to hear directly from recent GeoCorps America participants about their experiences.<br />
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<strong>Eligibility<br />
</strong>Geoscientists of all levels are eligible to apply. This
includes, but is not limited to, undergraduate students, graduate
students, post-docs, professionals, faculty members, teachers, and
retirees. Past GeoCorps participants are eligible to apply
for "Guest Scientist" positions and "GeoCorps Diversity" positions.<br />
<br />
<strong>Apply Now!<br />
</strong>The GeoCorps website’s online application system is now open to
receive applications, so get started on yours today! The final
application deadline is February 3, 2015 (noon, Mountain Time). Apply
online at the
<a href="http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/index.htm" target="_blank">GeoCorps website</a>.<br />
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<strong>More Information<br />
</strong>For more information, see the official <a href="http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/index.htm" target="_blank">GeoCorps website</a>,
follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeoCorps" target="_blank">GeoCorps Facebook page</a>, subscribe to the <a href="https://twitter.com/geocorps" target="_blank">GeoCorps Twitter</a> feed,
or contact Matthew Dawson at <a href="mailto:mdawson@geosociety.org" target="_blank">mdawson@geosociety.org</a> or 303-357-1025.<br />
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<strong>Quick Links<br />
</strong>• <a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=G5acyVSZPUqsN-c-Tbk6-CZ3f9pJCdIIu-cgMsw0t6pjmRtYpxG6HZ_IPsJo_etdDG1DiZjdaa8.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fGSOA.informz.net%2fz%2fcjUucD9taT00NDUzODk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNTcxMTgwNjYmbGk9MjYyNzI0ODE%2findex.html" target="_blank"><span id="goog_259736005"></span>GeoCorps Home Page<span id="goog_259736006"></span><br />
</a>• <a href="https://rock.geosociety.org/eo/GeoCorpsJobDescriptions.asp" target="_blank">Summer 2015 Position Descriptions</a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">• <a href="http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/apply.htm" target="_blank">How to Apply</a><br />
• <a href="http://rock.geosociety.org/g_corps/eligibility.htm" target="_blank">Eligibility Requirements</a> <br />
• <a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=G5acyVSZPUqsN-c-Tbk6-CZ3f9pJCdIIu-cgMsw0t6pjmRtYpxG6HZ_IPsJo_etdDG1DiZjdaa8.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fGSOA.informz.net%2fz%2fcjUucD9taT00NDUzODk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNTcxMTgwNjYmbGk9MjYyNzI0ODg%2findex.html" target="_blank">Flier</a>,
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poster</a>, and <a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=G5acyVSZPUqsN-c-Tbk6-CZ3f9pJCdIIu-cgMsw0t6pjmRtYpxG6HZ_IPsJo_etdDG1DiZjdaa8.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fGSOA.informz.net%2fz%2fcjUucD9taT00NDUzODk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNTcxMTgwNjYmbGk9MjYyNzI0OTA%2findex.html" target="_blank">
brochure</a> to print for friends and colleagues</span>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-14347581307638583602014-09-04T20:46:00.001-07:002014-09-04T20:47:15.463-07:00Register for the Fall Meeting of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers! Oct. 10-12 at CSU Sacramento<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sacramento sponsored NAGT field trip from 2003 in the gold fields of the Mother Lode</td></tr>
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<span class="style2"><span class="style1"><span class="style2">The fall meeting of the Far Western Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers is taking place on Oct 10th-12th in Sacramento
at California State University Sacramento. Trip opportunities include the
Sierras, Delta and local Sacramento geology. Professors, K-12 teachers, and students (official and unofficial) of the earth sciences or geology are encouraged to join us. You do not have to be a member of the NAGT to attend, although we would love to have you join our organization. We encourage and support the teaching of the earth sciences in California, Nevada and Hawaii, and try to sponsor meetings that are not a great stress on teachers and students on limited budgets. You do not have to live in these three states either. These meetings are a great way to become acquainted with the geology of this fascinating region!</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="style2"><span class="style1"><span class="style2">Here is a sampling of some of the exciting field trips that are planned: </span></span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Sue McClurg, Deputy Executive Director, Water
Education Foundation </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: How did we get
here, and where are we going? </span></u></span><br />
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Lots of other activities and field trips are scheduled! <br />
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<span class="style2"><span class="style1"><span class="style2">Register now! </span></span></span><span class="style2"><span class="style1"><span class="style2">Information can be found at the links below:<br />
Register Online, using credit card or PayPal!
<a href="http://nagt-farwestern2014.bpt.me/" target="_blank">
http://nagt-farwestern2014.bpt.me/</a><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> </span><br />
Registration form:
<a href="http://nagt-fws.org/New_Registration_Form-1.pdf">
http://nagt-fws.org/New_Registration_Form-1.pdf </a><br />
Conference Information:
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<a href="http://nagt-fws.org/NAGT_fall_conference_info.docx.pdf">
http://nagt-fws.org/NAGT_fall_conference_info.docx.pdf </a></span><br />
Conference Agenda:
<a href="http://nagt-fws.org/NAGT_FWS_2014_Conference_Agenda.pdf">http://na<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">gt-fws.org/NAGT_FWS_2014_Conference_Agenda.pdf</span></a><br />
Accommodation Options:
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<a href="http://farwest.pairserver.com/Accommodation_Options_Fall_2014.pdf">
hhttp://nagt-fws.org/Accommodation_Options_Fall_2014.pdf</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-71615385206821404782014-05-02T11:41:00.000-07:002014-05-02T11:41:05.475-07:00Instructional Support Technician-Life Science position at Modesto Junior College<div class="MsoNormal">
The Science, Math, & Engineering department
at Modesto Junior College has opened an Instructional Support
Technician – Life Sciences position for recruitment. To view this
position and/or apply please access the link below:</div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=O8W7rP1r5EyTonDitWGZ4HlVs66oONEIaERW03zyNNkTHOpw1Rpxpo39p49GTUpd6ZaF49U1hxU.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fyosemite.peopleadmin.com%2fpostings%2f1137" target="_blank">https://yosemite.peopleadmin.com/postings/1137</a></span></div>
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Recruitment for this position will close on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 11:59 pm.
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Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-51388788276789372912014-02-24T23:24:00.002-08:002014-02-24T23:25:04.750-08:00Do we have a serious problem with Earth Science in California?<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">A Note from Wendy Van Norden, the far west section director of NESTA... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Dear Earth Science Educator,
</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Is there a crisis in California Earth Science?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">I
received an email from a teacher about the Earth
Science crisis that she was seeing in her school district. (see letter
below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">That prompted me to wonder, is there a state-wide problem, and what, if anything, can we do about it?
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">First, let us compile some data. I have written a survey, could you please take it?
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";"><a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=EiEUig6zEUqaTb5LiK7OSkQ8cIogBdEIJZ18Z5OVPnAAJQRkUB2qsq10EWzGr1HxvW5lSU1avRc.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.surveymonkey.com%2fs%2fN32G5KR" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N32G5KR</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Please
forward this survey to other Earth Science High School and Middle
School teachers in California so that we can gather as much data as
possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">When
I have compiled the results of the survey, I will get back to you, and
we will discuss how we may best address any concerns that we find.
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Wendy Van Norden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">NESTA Far West Director</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Harvard-Westlake School</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Studio City, CA 91604</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">818 487-6665</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";"><a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=EiEUig6zEUqaTb5LiK7OSkQ8cIogBdEIJZ18Z5OVPnAAJQRkUB2qsq10EWzGr1HxvW5lSU1avRc.&URL=mailto%3awvannorden%40hw.com" target="_blank">wvannorden@hw.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Letter from an earth science teacher</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">I
attended a training yesterday given by our school district
administration. During the training, we talked about the fact that the
formula used
to allot funds from the state to individual school districts will be
changing. One of the criteria for receiving funds will be the number of
high school students in the district that are enrolled in what are
called "a-g" classes. Basically, these are the classes
that CA universities look at when admitting students to the system.</span><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">
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<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">To
put it simply, earth science is not considered an "a-g" course. Only
biology, physics, and chemistry are what they consider "d" lab-science
courses. We tried to get our earth science classes as a "g" requirement
(elective) but the university board denied it because they insisted on
an algebra prerequisite. We could try to get a "d" geology course but it
wouldn't cover all the NGSS standards.</span><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Most
of the students in our earth sciences are our lower-academic kids who
have not mastered algebra (they are freshmen). What our district is
probably going to do is filter as many kids into biology as freshmen
and put the really low kids in earth science. I foresee earth science in
the future being integrated into the other sciences as districts
struggle to grab as much state money as they can.</span><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">
</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">It's
a dilemma since districts will not receive funds for students who earn a
"D" or "F" in a subject. I have a feeling that our district will
probably come up with an introductory physical science class that will
integrate most of the NGSS earth science standards and try to get a "d'
designation.</span><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">
</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">The
California Dept. of Education has said that they would like to see
integrated science classes at the high school level. They have already
made middle school science integrated.</span><span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">
</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Am I wrong in my assumptions? I came out of the training feeling really depressed.
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Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-50907519950415011442014-01-24T13:56:00.000-08:002014-01-24T13:56:14.650-08:00Education Related Sessions at the Joint Cordilleran-Rocky Mountains GSA Meeting in Bozeman Montana May 19-21, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the GSA Education Section:<br />
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Please consider submitting an abstract to one of the four education sessions at the forthcoming joint meeting of the Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sections of the Geological Society of America. Many faculty teach geology using the iconic sites in the western United States and we welcome contributions with examples at all instructional levels. Place-based instruction is also a demonstrated instructional practice to help recruit students from underrepresented groups. We are also convening sessions on Field-Based Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Education and Outreach activities related to the EarthScope Program. Authors can submit abstracts for an education session in addition to another theme session.<br />
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The Rocky Mountain/Cordilleran Section meeting will be held on May 19-21 at Montana State University, Bozeman MT. There is also an extensive pre- and post-meeting field trip program. Abstract deadline is February 11, 2004. More details about this meeting can be found at: http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/rm/2014mtg/<br />
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Please forward this announcement to any interested contributors. We'll look forward to seeing you at springtime in the Rockies.
Dave Mogk, Cathy Manduca, Basil Tickoff, Emily Geraghty Ward, Derek Sjostrom, Kim Hannula
Education Session Conveners<br />
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<b>T25. Teaching the Geology of Western North America.</b>
Cosponsored by National Association of Geoscience Teachers.
David Mogk, Montana State University; Basil Tikoff, University of Wisconsin; Cathy Manduca, SERC at Carleton College<br />
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This session will feature teaching strategies that focus on the geology of western North America from introductory courses to “core” geoscience courses for majors. Examples and case studies that cover geoscience resources, hazards, geology of the national parks, use of geoscience databases, and EarthScope science are encouraged.<br />
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<b> T27. Field-Based Research Experiences for Undergraduates.</b>
Cosponsored by Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR); National Association of Geoscience Teachers.
Emily Geraghty Ward, Rocky Mountain College; Derek Sjostrom, Rocky Mountain College; David Mogk, Montana State University; Kim Hannula, Fort Lewis College<br />
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This session will highlight the variety of undergraduate research projects happening in the geosciences and how they are being implemented at different types of institutions. The session is open to students who would like to present their research findings and faculty mentors who can speak to the effectiveness of these research experiences on student learning.<br />
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<b>T28. Teaching Geoscience in the Context of Place and Culture for Sustainability and Diversity.
</b>Steven Semken, Arizona State University; David Mogk, Montana State University<br />
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Our senses of place and cultural perspectives influence—and provide relevant context and meaning for—the ways that we teach about geoscience. Place-based and culturally informed geoscience teaching is that which intentionally leverages the diverse meanings people make in geologically illustrative places, the attachments students and instructors affix to such places, and the cultural knowledge of groups that reside in these places (whether indigenous, historically resident, or recent arrivals). These methods, applied in formal or free-choice learning contexts, are advocated to better engage underrepresented minority students, enrich the senses of place of all learners, and to promote environmental and cultural sustainability in places and regions. This session welcomes presentations that highlight current practices, theoretical models, and authentic assessment of place-based and culturally informed geoscience teaching.<br />
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<b> T24. EarthScope: Innovative Research, Education, and Outreach Activities.</b>
Steven Semken, Arizona State University<br />
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The EarthScope Program began its scientific journey in the western United States, then traversed eastward over the past decade, and will soon cover Alaska. Data from this unprecedented high-definition, continental-scale study of crust, mantle, and other Earth systems, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, have already led to new findings on the evolution and dynamics of the Cordillera and Rocky Mountains (including the overlying cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere). EarthScope education and outreach programs are sharing these findings with diverse stakeholders in the region. This session welcomes presentations by all geoscientists and geoscience educators who use EarthScope science and products in their work, in any and all ways.
Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-62434924883711872982014-01-06T11:43:00.000-08:002014-01-06T11:43:36.446-08:00The Finest Science Center in the Great Valley Needs a Museum Director<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Modesto Junior College recently occupied what we think may be the finest teaching facility of its kind in the Great Valley of California, and maybe in the entire state. The <b>Science Community Center</b> at Modesto Junior College is a monument to the importance of science education, with state-of-the-art labs and classrooms for biology, astronomy, chemistry, physics, and the earth sciences, as well as a fully equipped observatory, and the most technically advanced planetarium projector in the United States (seriously, it's the newest generation, and we were the first to have it installed). And very soon we will open the Great Valley Museum and Outdoor Education Laboratory. The museum will have exhibits emphasizing the unique biology, paleontology and geology of the Great Valley, and will include the unique teaching tool called Science on a Sphere.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>And we need a museum director.</b></i></span><br />
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The position announcement was posted this morning, and can be found here: <a href="https://yosemite.peopleadmin.com/postings/987">https://yosemite.peopleadmin.com/postings/987</a>. If you are a talented person who knows and loves science, but can also navigate the depths and passages of a college and state bureaucracy as well as excelling at fundraising, you may be the person we need to lead our school and our valley into a new era of science excellence. Contact me or the Human Resources office at Yosemite Community College District if you have questions.<br />
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<br />Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-17319092121395891742013-04-19T15:47:00.000-07:002013-04-19T15:47:41.081-07:00Field Course Opportunity: Geology of the Colorado Plateau, June 15-29(cross-posted from <a href="http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2013/04/interested-in-earth-history-this-is.html">Geotripper</a>, by Garry Hayes)
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park (yes, Gaelyn, we'll be on the North Rim, hope to see you there!)</td></tr>
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There is no place on this planet like the Colorado Plateau. It's hard to find anyplace else on Earth where the crust remained relatively stable for upwards of a billion years, accumulating several miles of horizontal sediments, only to be lifted up rapidly in the last few million. The Colorado River and her tributaries then stripped away much of the sedimentary cover, and cut deep into the underlying metamorphic rocks, which record a violent geologic history of colliding landmasses and mountain-building. The resulting landscape is one of the most beautiful places imaginable.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angels Landing Trail in Zion National Park, Utah</td></tr>
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The plateau country is a training ground for geologists and earth scientists, and has been since the days of John Wesley Powell and Joseph Ives, who were the first to lead research parties into the region (they didn't "discover" the plateau, of course; Native Americans have known the region for thousands of years). If you are curious about learning geology in this incredible region, you might consider joining us as a student (of any age) on our geology field studies course Geology 174, offered under the auspices of Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goosenecks of the San Juan River, Utah</td></tr>
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Our field course will be a grand loop through the plateau country, with investigations of the Mojave National Scenic Preserve, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Mesa Verde and Great Basin National Parks, as well as many monuments, including Natural Bridges, Navajo, Hovenweap, Colorado, and state parks like Kodachrome Basin, Goblin Valley, and Berlin-Ichthyosaur. It will be an unforgettable two week trip from June 15-29, beginning and ending in Modesto. Information can be found at my school website at <a href="http://hayesg.faculty.mjc.edu/Geology_174_Colorado_Plateau.html">http://hayesg.faculty.mjc.edu/Geology_174_Colorado_Plateau.html</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado</td></tr>
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It's not a comfortable trip...we travel in school vans (which of course are known for their luxuriousness!), we camp every night, and the days can be hot, windy, cold, stormy, and we are out in the middle of anything that happens. But we are staying in beautiful places each night, and there are even showers and laundry available every third day or so! Extensive hiking is not required, but there will be many chances to explore the parks and monuments that we are visiting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double Arch in Arches National Park in Utah</td></tr>
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Geology 174 is a 3 semester unit course. By end of the course, you will be able to see the landscape the way geologists do: by identifying rocks, minerals and fossils, and interpreting the geological history of an area by working out the sequence of events as exposed in outcrops. If you are a science teacher, you will come home with a collection of photographs that illustrate most of the important principles of geology, and a selection of rocks, minerals and fossils that will make a great classroom teaching tool (legally collected, of course; there are many localities outside of protected parks from which to collect samples).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyonlands National Park, Utah</td></tr>
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The cost of the trip is $650.00 plus the cost of tuition (Currently $46 per unit for California residents, and $222 per unit for out-of-state residents). The cost includes transportation, food, camp fees, and entrance fees. Participants would want to bring a few dollars along for showers, laundry, and souvenirs. The food is tasty and plentiful (everyone helps cook and clean!), and the school vans...are vans.<br />
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For those of you who live in the Modesto region, we are having an organizational meeting on Monday, April 22 at 7PM in Science 132 of the East Campus at Modesto Junior College. Attendance is not mandatory (and not binding, either), but will be a chance to learn more about the trip and the class. If you can't make it to the meeting, I will send the class materials to you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation Tribal Park</td></tr>
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If you are not in the area, we will be glad to arrange for transportation from nearby airports and train stations (we actually have an Amtrak station in town). Enrollment can be completed online once you are registered with the college (<a href="http://www.mjc.edu/index.html">http://www.mjc.edu/index.html</a>). Please contact me <a href="http://hayesg.faculty.mjc.edu/Geology_174_Colorado_Plateau.html">through the class website</a> if you have any questions.<br />
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Hope to see you out there, back of beyond!Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-30116559133506391782013-03-05T23:43:00.002-08:002013-03-05T23:43:56.507-08:00Memorial Service for Lauren Wright, Death Valley Geologist<!--[if !mso]>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Jim Calzia</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Geologist Emeritus, USGS, has asked me to pass on this announcement about a memorial service for Lauren Wright, long time explorer of Death Valley geology, who passed away in February:</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lauren
Albert Wright</span></div>
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23, 2013; Shoshone, CA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lauren A. Wright, 94, of State College, PA, passed away
Feb 6, 2013. Professor Wright received his BS and MS in Geology from the
University of Southern California, and a PhD from Cal Tech in 1952. He was
first employed by the California Division of Mines (now CA Geological Survey)
from 1947 to 1961, then accepted the position of Chairman, Dept of Geology and
Geophysics, at Penn State University; he retired from Penn State in 1985 after
teaching geology for 24 years. In his lifetime, Prof Wright became an
internationally-recognized expert on the geology of Death Valley, CA. He is
survived by his son Anthony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">You
are cordially invited to a Memorial Service for Lauren Wright on March 23,
2013, in Shoshone, CA. The Service will be preceded by a short field trip to
see a few of the geologic problems Prof Wright studied during his lifetime. The
field trip is scheduled from 10-2PM; the Memorial Service begins at 3PM and is
followed by a reception. In addition, Cynthia Keinitz will host an informal
campfire service at China Ranch from 8PM. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please RSVP to Susan Sorrells at <a href="mailto:villagecentral@shoshonevillage.com">villagecentral "at" shoshonevillage.com</a> or (760) 852-4224 for recommendations regarding lodging.</span></div>
Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-9699226570403174912013-01-23T22:52:00.000-08:002013-01-23T22:52:44.964-08:00Full Time Geology-Environmental Sciences Teaching Position at Santa Rosa Junior College<a href="https://www.cccregistry.org/jobs/searchResults.aspx">From the CCC Registry</a>...<br /><br />GENERAL
DESCRIPTION<br /><br />Santa Rosa Junior College is seeking an individual with
demonstrated instructional skills to join an outstanding team of faculty and
instructional administrators to provide high quality services to our district,
our community, and most importantly to our students. This is a full-time,
regular contract position, located at the Petaluma Campus, beginning Fall
Semester, August 2013. Appointment is contingent upon funding and Board
approval.<br /><br />POSITION DESCRIPTION<br /><br />The Earth and Space Sciences
Department of Santa Rosa Junior College is seeking an interdisciplinary instructor to teach in the Earth
Sciences at the Petaluma Campus. This position requires teaching in at least two
of the Earth Sciences disciplines (environmental science, geography, geology,
meteorology and/or oceanography), with a preference that at least one of the two
disciplines be environmental science, geography or geology. A typical assignment
might include lecture and lab courses, and both day and evening classes;
specific assignments will vary depending upon department needs and instructor
expertise. The new faculty member will be joining one other Earth and Space
Sciences faculty member at the Petaluma campus, and will be expected to support
the department on this campus, in addition to department-wide responsibilities
on both campuses.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES<br />Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics<br /><br />PRIORITY FILING DEADLINE<br />Tuesday, February 5,
2013<br />(initial screening date - open until filled)<br /><br />*It is the
candidates responsibility to be sure that all required materials reach Human
Resources by 4:00 p.m. on the priority filing deadline to be given priority
consideration for the position. For applications received after the priority
filing deadline where the committee has already begun the initial screening
process, materials will be kept on file and only be considered if the initial
screening is unsuccessful. Contact Human Resources for details.<br />SRJC offers courses at the Santa Rosa and Petaluma
Campuses, at the Southwest Center, and in online formats as well. While this
assignment is primarily for the Petaluma Campus, please note that the District
reserves the right of assignment to any location, and that assignments could
involve any combination of day or evening classes with mandatory weekly Student
Consultation Time. Instructors assume responsibility for maintaining currency in
the field and for updating existing courses and developing new curricula;
participating in the assessment of student learning outcomes; managing labs and
Tutorial Centers; and participating in community outreach on behalf of the
College.<br /><br />DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION<br /><br />The Earth and Space Sciences
Department offers courses in Astronomy, Environmental Science, Geography,
Geology and Meteorology. Four full-time and fifteen adjunct instructors maintain
high academic standards and place primary emphasis on quality undergraduate
education with a strong commitment to student learning and student success.
District-wide, the department has large rock and mineral collections, a well
equipped rock-cutting and preparation workshop, a weather station, map
collections, telescopes, and a first-class planetarium staffed by a full time
specialist, all of which are resources available for department faculty. The
Petaluma campus has newly renovated science labs, computer labs, lecture halls,
and full administrative and academic support.<br /><br />The department serves
transfer students, associate degree students, and general interest students from
the community. Classes are offered during the day and evening at the Santa Rosa
and Petaluma campuses; some classes are offered in an online format as
well.<br /><br />Faculty are required to maintain currency in their fields by
regularly participating in professional development activities, such as
attending conferences and workshops. In addition, faculty are expected to
develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community members outside
the department by doing outreach activities, such as leading field trips,
hosting workshops, or meeting with community groups.<br /><br />CAMPUS
DESCRIPTION<br /><br />The SRJC Petaluma Campus currently enrolls nearly 6,000
students in credit and non-credit courses. Each semester, approximately 350
course sections in nearly 60 disciplines are offered, including many majors and
certificates as well as all of the courses necessary for transfer to UC, CSU, or
to complete SRJCs general education requirements. SRJC has been offering courses
in the Petaluma area for nearly 50 years. The original Petaluma Center operated
primarily as an evening program until the completion in 1995 of permanent
facilities on its current site, and was granted campus status by the SRJC Board
of Trustees and the California Community College Chancellors Office in the
spring of 1999. A second phase of new construction was completed in 2008; a
third phase renovated the original campus. This project, the largest of its kind
in SRJCs history, tripled the square footage of the campus. Among the new
facilities are labs and classrooms, a second art studio, a 35,000 square foot
library, a physical fitness center, a bookstore, student services and support
areas, expanded dining space, faculty/administrative offices, and a 256-seat
auditorium. The campus offers state-of-the-art technology throughout, including
a wireless network, fully mediated instructional facilities, and
video-conferencing capabilities. Other unique features of the campus include the
Capri Creek restoration project and an accessible walking and bike trail system.
A Cinema Series, Digital Media, Networking, Help Desk, Fitness, Nutrition and
Health, CISCO, and Water Resources Technology certificates are some of the
program offerings unique to the campus. This beautiful campus is located 35
miles north of San
Francisco.<br /><br />QUALIFICATIONS<br /><br />Required:<br /><br />Environmental Science:
Masters degree in Geography, Geology, Environmental Science (with physical
science emphasis), Meteorology, or related field; OR the equivalent; OR
possession of a fully satisfied (Life) California Community College Instructors
Credential in Ecology or any of the above disciplines, AND (B) Coursework within
Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Hydrology, Pollution, Energy Resources, and/or
Waste Management.<br /><br />Geology/Meteorology/ Oceanography: Masters degree in
Geology, Geophysics, Earth Sciences, Meteorology, Oceanography, or Paleontology;
OR Bachelors Degree in Geology AND Masters Degree in Geography, Physics or
Geochemistry; OR the equivalent.<br /><br />*Geography: Masters Degree in Geography;
OR Bachelors Degree in Geography AND Masters degree in Geology, History,
Meteorology or Oceanography; OR the equivalent.<br /><br />*Geography - you must
also qualify in one of the other areas noted (Environmental Science or
Geology/Meteorology/Oceanography)<br /><br />If you do not possess the minimum
qualifications exactly as stated above, you must file for equivalency. If
claiming equivalency, applicants are responsible for documenting all course
work, degree programs and related professional experience at time of
application.<br /><br />Preferred:<br /><br />• Experience teaching Earth Science
courses at the college level<br />• Experience with curriculum development and
student learning outcomes assessment<br />• Demonstrated commitment to
student-centered learning and the use of innovative teaching modalities, such as
multi-media, web-based and cooperative learning<br />• Ability to collaborate and
communicate effectively within department, across disciplines, and across
campuses<br />• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to
self-motivate, take initiative and solve problems<br /><br />APPLICATION
PROCEDURES<br /><br />In order to be given priority consideration for this position,
applicants must submit AN ORIGINAL PLUS ONE COPY OF EACH of the following
documents by the priority filing deadline:<br /><br />• A completed Santa Rosa
Junior College Faculty Application Form, Personal Data Form and Applicant
Notification Form. Voluntary Data Form is optional.<br />• • If applicable,
completed Equivalency Form and supporting documents.<br />• A cover letter
explaining your interest in the position, including how you meet the
requirements and are qualified to perform the duties as listed in the Position
Description section of this announcement.<br />• A statement describing your
demonstrated experience in understanding and being sensitive to the diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and disabled community
college students, faculty and staff.<br />• Current Resume.<br />• Copies of
transcripts of all college level course work. Unofficial copies (both sides) are
acceptable, but official transcripts must be submitted prior to hiring. If
transcripts are from an institution outside of the United States, applicants
must provide a formal evaluation of their foreign degree(s) at the time of
application. Contact the Human Resources Department for more information.<br />•
If applicable, a copy of your California Community College Instructors
Credential (both sides).<br />• Completed Supplemental
Questionnaire.<br /><br />PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY MATERIALS REQUESTED.<br />(In loose-leaf
form - no folders or binding please.)<br /><br />COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<br /><br />•
Starting Salary Range: $53,938 - $76,871 per year (2013/14 Faculty Salary
Schedule - the rates on this schedule include a 2.116% pay reduction and a 1.13%
furlough). Teaching experience, other related professional experience, and
academic degrees determine salary placement on a schedule that is competitive
with other California Community Colleges.<br />• Benefits: The District offers a
competitive health and benefit package for employees and eligible
dependents.<br />• Leave/Holiday time: Full-time faculty members earn one day of
sick leave for each month worked.<br />• Housing: A mortgage loan at reduced fees
may be available to the candidate selected for this position (contact Human
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527-4967Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-2698578965137473492013-01-23T22:08:00.000-08:002013-01-23T22:10:47.513-08:00Subaru/GSA Minority Scholarships Announced<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUzaWR6rtLFgnhhIJH1cbiYUlD2Oo2vhlNujAU7As56GMRHVVqpd4ey-XL1WVHGDDwrO2X6ZadXtPbMglyiOfMvIJyOBuRWYMVxIJtargrQ9BLC97-OzANerl5KrlbnJ_LAfza71iqxY/s1600/mmHead_genWithBar.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462779647411891714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUzaWR6rtLFgnhhIJH1cbiYUlD2Oo2vhlNujAU7As56GMRHVVqpd4ey-XL1WVHGDDwrO2X6ZadXtPbMglyiOfMvIJyOBuRWYMVxIJtargrQ9BLC97-OzANerl5KrlbnJ_LAfza71iqxY/s400/mmHead_genWithBar.jpg" style="display: block; height: 59px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> From the Geological Society of America:<br />
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We
are pleased to announce that Subaru of America, Inc., in partnership
with GSA, has funded a scholarship program to encourage minority
undergraduate students to continue their studies in the geosciences.<br />
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The
Subaru Minority Student Scholarship Program provides $1,000 to one
student at an accredited university or college in each of the six
North-American GSA regional Sections as nominated by the GSA Campus
Representatives. The funds are to be used to purchase text books, pay
college fees, or attend GSA field trips or conferences.<br />
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In addition to the cash award, a complimentary student membership for 2014 will
be granted. Meeting registration for this year’s GSA Annual Meeting in Denver,
Colorado will also be provided where a student awards reception will be held.<br />
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We are asking our Campus Reps to nominate one (1)
minority student whom they believe will benefit and be encouraged to
continue their studies in the geosciences by receiving this award.<br />
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<b>Student Requirements for Nomination:</b><br />
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Be
a U.S. citizen and a member of a minority group (a ‘minority’ is
described by the U.S. Census Bureau as being of Hispanic or Latino,
African-American or Black, Asian, American-Indian, Alaskan Native, or
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander ethnicity/race);<br />
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Has taken at least two (2) introductory (first year) geoscience courses;<br />
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Be enrolled in additional geoscience courses in the upcoming academic year; and<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Be
a current undergraduate <a href="http://www.geosociety.org/members/student.htm" target="">student member</a> of GSA. Please find information on our
membership assistance program <a href="http://rock.geosociety.org/forms/MbrSponsorForm.asp">here</a>.</span><br />
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<b>Campus Rep Responsibilities and Timeline</b><br />
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Verify with the student that he/she is a member of a minority group as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.<br />
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Verify
that the student has completed two introductory geoscience courses and
is enrolled in geosciences classes for the upcoming academic year.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Complete
and return the <u><b><u><span style="text-decoration: none;">nomination form</span></u> (from the GSA campus representative)</b></u> via email to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/redir.aspx?C=TxXNMCZ_T0GfCu0pPjXs-CeJOmZYzc8ImRjgIFHKclTraWHSI2pf4W9dcmwtz3xp14UB1Ns-npA.&URL=mailto%3aawards%40geosociety.org" target="_blank">awards@geosociety.org</a> no later than <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>8 March 2013</b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nominations
will be forwarded to the GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee for
review.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All
awards will be announced by 1 June 2013.</span><br />
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We hope you take advantage of this opportunity for your minority students, sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.<br />
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Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions that you may have.<br />
<br />
Diane Lorenz-Olsen<br />
Grants, Awards, and Recognition<br />
The Geological Society of America<br />
3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301<br />
awards@geosociety.org <br />
<span class="skype_pnh_container" dir="ltr" tabindex="-1"> <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><img class="skype_pnh_logo_img" src="chrome://skype_ff_extension/skin/numbers_button_skype_logo.png" /><span class="skype_pnh_text_span">(303) 357-1028</span></span> </span>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-48988885012984560672013-01-23T21:44:00.001-08:002013-01-24T11:22:01.492-08:00Upcoming National NAGT Award Deadlines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">F<span style="font-size: small;">rom National:</span></span> </h2>
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Upcoming NAGT Award Deadlines</h2>
NAGT supports both educators and students through a variety of awards for
teaching and learning in the geosciences. <br />
Awards with upcoming deadlines
include: <br />
<ul>
<li><b>NAGT Scholarships for Field Study</b><br />Each year, NAGT makes several
$500 awards to undergraduate students to facilitate their study of field
geoscience. These awards, previously given to students who attend a traditional
summer field camp, are now available for students attending field-based courses
at any time of year.<br /><b>Application Deadline: February 14</b>Application
Information: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://nagt.org/nagt/programs/field_scholarships.html" target="_blank">http://nagt.org/nagt/programs/field_scholarships.html</a>
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Other awards programs have deadlines in April, May, and June. You can find
full information about all of NAGT's awards programs on the website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://nagt.org/nagt/programs/awards.html" target="_blank">http://nagt.org/nagt/programs/awards.html</a>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-64375714560135051502013-01-13T17:57:00.000-08:002013-01-17T15:44:25.784-08:00Assistant Professor in Geology position at Palomar College in Southern CaliforniaDetails can be found by following the link:<br />
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<a href="https://palomar.peopleadmin.com/postings/15221">https://palomar.peopleadmin.com/postings/15221</a><br />
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From the announcement: <br />
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"The Assistant Professor, Geology will be primarily responsible for teaching a variety of courses in the discipline of geology. Specifically, these courses may include physical geology lecture and lab, historical geology lecture and lab, regional field studies, and other courses within the geology program. The position also requires administration and ongoing development of a strong geology program.<br />
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The Earth, Space, and Aviation Sciences department is a large, multi-disciplinary department that includes programs in geology, geography, oceanography, astronomy, and aviation. The geology program offers an Associate degree with a history of graduating majors who transfer to a variety of institutions and are successful professionals in geology-related fields. A degree program in Geographic Information Systems (<span class="caps">GIS</span>) is a strong and growing part of the department. The Geology, Geography, and Oceanography programs have a long-standing history of offering local field trips and regional field studies programs. The department celebrated the recent opening of a new planetarium to serve the college and North San Diego County communities.<br />
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The Assistant Professor will primarily teach geology lecture, lab, and field courses and perform the following duties related to the program, department, and college. The position will administer and promote quality educational programs, including Associate degrees, thereby producing students who are well-equipped for geology-related careers or degree programs at transfer universities leading to geology-related professions. Related duties include the following:<br />
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1. Updating course curricula and instructional materials.<br />
2. Hiring, overseeing, and evaluating adjunct instructors for geology course offerings.<br />
3. Developing, maintaining, and updating student learning outcomes for geology courses. <br />
4. Overseeing directed studies activities for geology majors.<br />
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The Assistant Professor will also work cooperatively to support programs within the Department of Earth, Space, and Aviation Sciences. In addition to the teaching responsibilities, other duties include maintaining regular office hours, curriculum and program development, development and assessment of student learning outcomes, full participation in department activities, and participation in college governance."Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-2115772125361140052012-10-26T19:07:00.000-07:002012-10-26T19:07:03.502-07:00Far Western Section Field Guide for the Sonora Pass Region available at Sunbelt Publishing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(<a href="http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2012/10/geological-excursions-in-sonora-pass.html">Cross-posted from Geotripper</a>)<br />
Our field guide to the geology of the Sonora Pass region and the eastern Sierra Nevada region is now available for sale at <b>Sunbelt Publishing</b> for $24.95 (<a href="http://www.sunbeltbook.com/BookDetails.asp?id=458">here is the link</a>)! This was the roadguide for our recent meeting of the Far Western Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. There are quite a few geological road guides out there for the eastern Sierra Nevada, especially around the Mono Lake area, but there have been fewer guides for the area to the north. It is a fascinating area, with wide areas of Miocene volcanism, faulting and Pleistocene glaciations (the largest glaciers of the eastern Sierra Nevada traversed the West Walker River gorge). <br />
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One of California's most intriguing ghost towns can be found at Bodie (above),
and one can also find a strange "fluvial forest" in the West Walker
River, a group of long-dead Ponderosa pines that provide evidence of a
century-long mega drought only a thousand years ago (below).<br />
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The western slope of the Sierra along the Stanislaus River hides some geological treasures as well, including the Columns of the Giants and the Natural Bridges in the cave country north of Columbia State Park (below).<br />
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Here is the table of contents...<br />
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<b><i>A Geographical Sketch of the Central Sierra Nevada <br />A Brief Overview of the Basement Rocks of the Central Sierra Nevada</i></b><br />
Trip 1: <i><b>The Sierra Crest Graben: A Miocene Walker Lane Pull-Apart in the Ancestral</b><br /><b>Cascades Arc at Sonora Pass</b></i>
by Cathy Busby, Alice Koerner, Jeanette Hagan, and Graham Andrews at the University of California, Santa Barbara<br />
Trip 2: <i><b>A Guide to the Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada between Sonora Pass<br />and June Lake, California</b></i> by Garry Hayes, Modesto Junior College<br />
Trip 3: <i><b>Geology and Climatology of the Saddlebag Lake Region near<br />Tioga Pass</b></i>, CA by Laura and Ryan Hollister<br />
Trip 4: <b><i>Sword Lake Debris Flow</i></b> by Jeff Tolhurst, Columbia College<br />
Trip 5: <b><i>Unique Geology along the Stanislaus River, Western Central Sierra Nevada</i></b> by Noah Hughes, Modesto Junior College<br />
Appendix A: <b><i>The Flora of Central California: Central Valley to the Great Basin</i></b> by Mary Cook<br />
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<b>A reminder</b>: Sales of this guide will fund <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/scholarshipintro.htm">the scholarship program of the Far Western Section</a> of the NAGT, which supports geology majors throughout California, Nevada and Hawaii. Check it out!Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-17329805695011134162012-10-22T23:51:00.001-07:002012-10-22T23:51:20.691-07:00Evolving Earth Foundation student research grants announcedThe 2013 cycle of the annual Evolving Earth Foundation student research<br />grant
program has started. A total of ten grants are available, for amounts<br />of up
to $3000 per grant. Undergraduate students, graduate students,
and<br />post-doctoral researchers at accredited U.S. colleges and universities
or<br />research institutions are eligible to apply for grants.<br /><br />The
Evolving Earth Foundation is dedicated to an increased understanding
and<br />awareness of the geologic and biologic processes that shape our earth.
Award<br />emphasis will be on research topics that relate to the mission
and<br />priorities of the foundation.<br /><br />Please visit the grant section of
the Evolving Earth Foundation Web site for<br />full grant program details:<br /><a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=uGaFtZU1MUuVutf5kuAPFT9HBoZLhM8IUSZYCGeElWoHuKH2hLuS-s6j0S3aQEnNmptmtDds-k4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.evolvingearth.org%2fevolvingearthgrants%2fgrantsmain.htm" target="_blank">http://www.evolvingearth.org/evolvingearthgrants/grantsmain.htm</a><br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Evolving
Earth Foundation<br /><a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=uGaFtZU1MUuVutf5kuAPFT9HBoZLhM8IUSZYCGeElWoHuKH2hLuS-s6j0S3aQEnNmptmtDds-k4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.evolvingearth.org" target="_blank">http://www.evolvingearth.org</a>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-3527660906114202952012-10-11T00:07:00.000-07:002012-10-11T00:07:14.489-07:00Alaska Travel Opportunity with NAGT Geology Teachers! July 31-August 10, 2013<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Long-time members Wendy Van
Norden and Greg Wheeler want to show you the HEART OF ALASKA on an 11 day van
trip to some of the most beautiful, unusual, biologically, and geologically
significant wilderness in the world. The trip begins in Anchorage Alaska and
goes by van to the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area (the largest Wilderness
Area in the United States). Participants will see the place which once made
Kennecott Copper the largest copper mining company in the world, spend a day on
the Root Glacier, and hike in the wilderness around McCarthy. They will
then drive to Paxson for an afternoon and overnight in log cabins at the beginning of
the Denali Highway. The adventure continues for two days of van camping along
the Denali Highway on the way to Denali National Park. At the entrance to
Denali, they will raft the Nenana River and stay at the Nenana cabins.They will
have two adventure filled days in Denali. The last night is in cabins at Beyer’s
Lake. The group returns to Anchorage on August 10. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">You will see true wilderness,
spectacular glaciers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>moose, caribou,
grizzly bear, and Dall sheep. You will learn about the geology, and biology of
this wild part of America AND you will do it, while tent (except for three
nights in cabins) and van supported camping. <o:p><a href="http://nagt-fws.org/THE_HEART_OF_ALASKA_flyer.docx">For more information, please download this information sheet.</a></o:p></span></div>
Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-27128620457331746612012-09-17T21:25:00.002-07:002012-09-17T21:26:35.955-07:00Oceanography Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">June 18-20, 2013, with optional field trips on June 17 and 21<br />Chinatown/North Beach Campus<br />City College of San Francisco</span></h2>
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<a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/oceanography/workshop2013/application.html">Application</a> deadline - <strong>March 1, 2013</strong></div>
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Limited stipends are available to help defray workshop costs; applications for these stipends will be available in Fall 2012. Stipend application deadline - <strong>March 12, 2013</strong></div>
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This workshop is designed specifically for instructors of <strong>Introductory Oceanography</strong>. Session topics focus on sharing tested models and strategies for effectively teaching this topic in undergraduate courses. Each participant will contribute tested teaching materials and strategies and participate in the development and review of classroom resources that take advantage of cutting edge technology and pedagogy.</div>
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Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-16951822621844759402012-09-10T23:22:00.000-07:002012-09-10T23:22:29.258-07:00New Geology Guidebook available! Geological Excursions in the Sonora Pass Region of the Sierra Nevada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(<a href="http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2012/09/just-published-geological-excursions-in.html">cross-posted from Geotripper</a>)<br />
The newest guide by the Far Western Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers is now available for sale! <i><b>Geological Excursions in the Sonora Pass Region of the Sierra Nevada</b></i>, edited by Noah Hughes and yours truly, is a series of field trips at Sonora Pass and along the eastern Sierra Nevada as far south as June Lake and Saddlebag Lake near Tioga Pass. Other excursions include significant geologic sites on the Stanislaus River, including the unique Natural Bridges near the town of Columbia.<br />
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This is a fascinating region that hasn't always received the attention it deserves. A great deal of recent research has been done on the Miocene volcanism in the region and how it relates to the uplift history of the Sierra Nevada and the development of the Sierra Nevada microplate. The region is part of the Walker Lane, which in all likelihood is the future margin of the North American Plate. There are ghost towns, saline lakes, ancient metamorphic rocks glacial deposits and a strange "fluvial forest" <i>in</i> the West Walker River. There is the strange "Reversed Creek" near June Lake.<br />
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Chapters in the book include the following:<br />
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A Geographical Sketch of the Central Sierra Nevada<br />
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A Brief Overview of the Basement Rocks of the Central Sierra Nevada<br />
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Trip 1: <b>Sierra Crest Graben: A Miocene Walker Lane Pull-Apart in the Ancestral</b><br />
<b>Cascades Arc at Sonora Pass</b> (by Cathy Busby, Alice Koerner, Jeanette Hagan, and Graham Andrews at the University of California, Santa Barbara)<br />
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Trip 2: <b>A Guide to the Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada between Sonora Pass<br />and June Lake, California</b> (by Garry Hayes, Modesto Junior College)<br />
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Trip 3: <b>Geology and Climatology of the Saddlebag Lake Region near<br />Tioga Pass, CA</b> (by Ryan Hollister of Turlock High School and Laura Hollister of Pitman High School)<br />
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Trip 4: <b>Sword Lake Debris Flow</b> (by Jeff Tolhurst, Columbia College)<br />
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Trip 5: <b>Unique Geology along the Stanislaus River, Western Central Sierra Nevada</b> (by Noah Hughes, Modesto Junior College)<br />
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Appendix A: <b>The Flora of Central California: Central Valley to the Great Basin </b>(by Mary Cook, Modesto Junior College)<br />
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The book was prepared for the Fall 2012 meeting of the Far Western Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers held last weekend at the High Sierra Institute at Baker Station below Sonora Pass. All proceeds from the sale of the book support scholarships for geology majors in California, Nevada and Hawaii (details of the scholarship <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/scholarshipintro.htm">can be found here</a>).<br />
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At this time, the book can be ordered directly from the Far Western Section at <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/publications.html">http://nagt-fws.org/publications.html</a> for $29.95 plus shipping and handling (checks only). The web page also includes dozens of other guides for geological tours all over California and Nevada. The guide will soon be available from Sunbelt Publishing, which published the volume (<a href="http://www.sunbeltbook.com/">http://www.sunbeltbook.com/</a>). The ISBN number is 978-0-9606704-4-4.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Ryan Hollister</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We are excited to be able to offer this exploration of a fascinating region! If you are interested in seeing some unique landscapes and want to catch up with some new Sierra Nevada research, check it out (and help some worthy students advance their studies in geology at the same time).<br />
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Here is the promised furry animal. The pika is a rodent adapted to living at the highest elevations in the Sierra Nevada. Their habitat is being affected by global warming. They can be seen near Sonora Pass and in the region above Saddlebag Lake.Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-16581781891402834842012-09-02T21:13:00.001-07:002012-09-10T23:53:53.523-07:00Siccar Point to become a garbage dump?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siccar Point is in the far distance on the left</td></tr>
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(Cross-posted from <a href="http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2012/09/siccar-point-one-of-most-important.html">the Geotripper blog</a>) <br />
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The abyss of time is about to become a cesspool... <br />
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An issue has crossed my desk that ought to be upsetting to anyone who has followed geology as a career or has any passing interest in the history of geology. Siccar Point in southern Scotland is under serious threat of "development". Not development as in hotels and parking lots, but as in "being turned into a pile of sewage". An agricultural company is proposing to cut a pipeline through the point, to be used to transport rotting vegetables and agricultural wastes, untreated, into the sea a very short distance offshore. Information about this desecration and efforts being made to stop it can be found here: <a href="http://www.savesiccarpoint.co.uk/">http://www.savesiccarpoint.co.uk/</a>. The response time is very short, so I hope that as many geologists as possible will be heard from. <br />
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I had a single chance to visit Siccar Point back in 2001. We made all the special arrangements with the touring company to get to the locality on the back roads, but a rather awful incident in Scotland interfered in a big way: hoof and mouth disease. The malady was detected and wholesale destruction of the cattle herds in the country followed. The few unaffected herds were placed in quarantine, and no one was allowed to cross pastures (which was necessary to get to the point). One cannot imagine how disappointed we were. I started studying the maps and realized that a second access point might exist, one that wouldn't threaten any herd animals. We drove to a campground at Pease Bay and started walking along the shoreline (actually, I was running, an act that is legend in our department; it was pretty rugged and I should have broken something). We were able to get within sight of the point (it's the point of rocks in the farthest distance of the top picture; click on the picture for a better view).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although we couldn't stand on the Siccar Point unconformity, a lesser exposure was visible along the shoreline cliffs.</td></tr>
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Why is the point important in the history of geology? There is an angular unconformity between the Old Red Sandstone and the underlying graywacke sandstones that provided the most vivid evidence of James Hutton's revolutionary idea of uniformitarianism, the principle that was the impetus for the modern development of geology as a science. John Playfair's description of his visit to Siccar Point is one of the more stirring descriptions of deep time as you will ever read:<br />
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primary micaceous schistus, and extends from St. Abb's head
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joins the metalliferous mountains above the source of the
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extremity, and exhibits the change from the primary to the secondary
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the latter of these, and on this occasion Sir James Hall and
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pleasure to accompany him. We sailed in a boat from
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the fineness of the weather permitted us to keep close to
the foot of the </div>
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rocks which line the shore in that quarter, directing our
course southwards, </div>
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in search of the termination of the secondary strata. We
made a high rocky </div>
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point or headland, the Siccar, near which, from our
observations on the </div>
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shore, we knew that the object we were in search of was
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discovered. On landing at this point, we found that we
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primeval rock, which forms alternately the base and the
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land. It is here a micaceous schistus, in beds nearly
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indurated, and stretching from south-east to north-west. The
surface of this </div>
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rock runs with a moderate ascent from the level of
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landed, nearly to that of high-water, where the schistus has
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of red horizontal sandstone laid over it; and this
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sandstone, and the lowest of these last form a breccia
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the different formations of the parts which compose the
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earth, and where all the circumstances were combined that
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facts in the natural history of the earth, gave a reality
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we actually seen them emerging from the bosom the deep? We
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necessarily carried back to the time when the schistus on
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yet at the bottom of the sea, and when the sandstone before
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beginning to be deposited in the shape of sand or mud, from
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superincumbent ocean. An epocha still more remote presented
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the most ancient of these rocks instead of standing upright
in vertical beds, </div>
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lay in horizontal planes at the bottom of the sea, and was
not yet disturbed </div>
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by that immeasurable force which has burst asunder the solid
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globe. Revolutions still more remote appeared in the
distance of this </div>
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extraordinary perspective. The mind seemed to grow giddy by
looking so far </div>
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into the abyss of time; and while we listened with
earnestness and admiration </div>
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to the philosopher who was now unfolding to us the order and
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than have sometimes resulted from years of diligent and
laborious research."</div>
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Standing at (or near, in my case) Siccar Point should be near the top of any geologist's life list. To mar it with a pipeline and sewage...you might as well build sewage treatment plant in the middle of Stonehenge. This shouldn't be happening. All geologists should be heard from as soon as possible to stop this wanton destruction of one of the most important outcrops in the world. It should be under protection as a World Heritage Site, but instead is subject to abuse and misuse. Please make yourself heard, and soon.Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-67788220773092242262012-08-27T22:50:00.001-07:002012-08-27T22:50:42.868-07:00CSU Sacramento Tenure Track Faculty Position in Structural Geology<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Geology Department at California State University,
Sacramento invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the
Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Applicants must hold a
Ph.D. in geology by the time of appointment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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geologic mapping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Proficiency in active
tectonics, neotectonics, GPS, GIS, LiDAR and/or other remote sensing
applications is preferred.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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teach general education courses to a diverse student population, conduct a
field-based research program that involves undergraduate and graduate geology
students, and be a full-engaged participant in a small, collegial
department.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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their qualifications for the position, their teaching interests and experience,
and their scholarly interests and experience; (2) a curriculum vita; (3) several
examples of the candidates geologic mapping; (4) transcripts of college work
(unofficial transcripts are acceptable; to be followed later by official
transcripts before hiring); (5) three letters of reference (which may be sent
directly to the search committee); and (6) the contact information (mailing
address, phone number and email address) for three references who can speak to
the professional qualifications of the applicant. Send application material to
Chair of Search Committee, Department of Geology, California State University,
Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6043. Screening of applications
will begin <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">November 2, 2012</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-91544885698076386252012-08-09T21:52:00.000-07:002012-08-09T21:52:39.176-07:00Time is running out! Register now for the Fall Meeting of the Far Western Section of the NAGT at Sonora Pass!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time is running out! Register now for the conference (links for registration forms below). We won't be able to take on-site registration at Baker Station. Let us know if you have any questions.<br />
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At the High Sierra Institute at Baker Station near
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>September 7-9, 2012</b></span></span></div>
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The High Sierra Institute (<a href="http://www.highsierrainstitute.org/">http://www.highsierrainstitute.org/</a>)
is located at Baker Station on Highway 108 near Sonora Pass in the Sierra Nevada
north of Yosemite National Park. It is located in the center of some of the most
fascinating geological features in California. From our base at the institute,
we will be able to explore the record of volcanism in the High Sierra and the
valleys to the east (including Mono Lake and the ghost town of Bodie), and the
glaciation of the range from both sides of the Sierra Crest. We will have access
to plutonic and metamorphic rocks of the highest part of the Sierra near Tioga
Pass, and the fascinating rocks of the Western Sierra Metamorphic Belt near
Sonora and Columbia. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This is a great
opportunity for local earth science teachers</b> to learn some interesting
geology in their home region. Membership is not required to participate, but you
will have an opportunity to join NAGT if you wish, and to purchase field guides
and resources published by the Far Western Section. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></div>
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The High Sierra Institute is in a remote corner of California, and few motels and eating establishments are available in the area. Cell phones don’t work, and internet access isn’t available either. We will primarily be camping, hiking and eating outdoors (there is limited dormitory space at the station itself). This is alpine country, so it may be cool at night, but probably warm during the day. Our meetings and talks will take place under the trees and stars. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><span class="style7"><span style="font-size: small;">Please contact Noah Hughes</span></span></span> <span class="style11"><a href="mailto:hughesn@mjc.edu">hughesn at mjc.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="style7"></span></span><span class="style7">or Garry Hayes <a href="mailto:hayesg@mjc.edu">hayesg at mjc.edu</a> with any questions about the fall 2012 NAGT Meeting.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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If you have ever wanted to spend a few days getting to know the geology and natural history of the Sierra Nevada, here is a great opportunity: the <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/conferences.html">Fall 2012 meeting</a> of the <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/">Far Western Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers</a>. It will be held at the High Sierra Institute at Baker Station near the summit of Sonora Pass just north of Yosemite National Park. The meeting is sponsored by Modesto Junior College.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.highsierrainstitute.org/">High Sierra Institute at Baker Station</a> is located in the center of some of the most fascinating geological features
in California. From our base at the institute, we will be able to explore the
record of volcanism in the High Sierra and the valleys to the east (including
Mono Lake and the ghost town of Bodie), and the glaciation of the range from
both sides of the Sierra Crest. We will have access to plutonic and metamorphic
rocks of the highest part of the Sierra near Tioga Pass, and the fascinating
rocks of the Western Sierra Metamorphic Belt near Sonora and Columbia. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This is a great opportunity for local earth
science teachers</b> to learn some interesting geology in their home region.
Membership is not required to participate, but you will have an opportunity to
join NAGT if you wish, and to purchase field guides and resources published by
the Far Western Section. <br />
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Sonora Pass reaches 9,623 feet and is the second highest paved highway in the Sierra Nevada. The scenery in the area is spectacular, and includes exposures of the granites of the Sierra Nevada batholith, a complex sequence of Neogene volcanic rocks, and a rich record of Pleistocene glacial activity.<br />
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Some of our field trips will take us east of the crest of the Sierra, into the Bridgeport and Mono Lake Valleys. There is a rich record of Plio-Pleistocene volcanism and faulting to investigate, and some of the best glacial moraines to be found anywhere.<br />
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Mono Lake is America's "Dead Sea", a vast alkaline lake with strange tufa towers and millions of migratory birds. We will have a chance to talk about environmental challenges at the lake caused by the diversion of incoming streams by Los Angeles.<br />
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<b>Trip 1: Walker Lane Belt
Pull-apart Volcanism and the 11- 9 Ma Sierra Crest Graben at Sonora Pass:</b>
The one-day field trip will take place at Sonora Pass, in the newly-recognized
11- 9 Ma Sierra Crest Graben. Geologic highlights will include spectacular
views of the Sierran crest, and in outcrop we will examine the Miocene graben
fill. Basal deposits consist of giant landslide deposits, shed from Early
Miocene arc volcanic sections on the graben shoulders. The landslide megablocks
provide a smorgasbord of arc volcanic lithofacies, which we will identify in
outcrop. The landslide megabreccia is overlain by by graben-ponded latite lava
flows, which we will also study in outcrop. The trip will provide also
overviews of the topographic evolution of the Sierra Nevada.<o:p></o:p></div>
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will spend the day hiking (about 3 – 4 miles round trip), with an elevation
gain and loss of about 1,000’. Please wear hiking boots, a sunhat, and a
daypack with 2 – 3 quarts of water, lunch, sun screen, and a rain parka/wind
breaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tour Leader: Cathy Busby</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Trip 2:</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada
between Sonora Pass and Mono Lake:</b> A tour of some of the eastern Sierra
Nevada, including Mono Lake, Black Point, Lundy Canyon, Bodie Ghost Town,
Bridgeport Valley, the West Walker River, and Sonora Pass. Easy to moderate
hikes only. Leader: Garry Hayes<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Trip 3:</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Geology & Climatology of the Saddlebag
Lake Region, Tioga Pass:</b> A five mile hiking tour along the stunningly
beautiful eastern crest of the Sierra Nevada just below Tioga Pass in the
Twenty Lakes Basin of the Hoover Wilderness Area. Tour will explore the
glacially-incised boundary zone between the Sierra Nevada Batholith and the
Eastern Metamorphic Belt with a possible spur hike to Conness Glacier, weather
and time-permitting. Moderate to strenuous hiking at elevations over 10,000’ is
required. Leaders: Ryan and Laura Hollister<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Trip 5:</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A Tour of the Western Sierra Nevada from
Baker Station to Knights Ferry: </b>An exploration of the volcanic, glacial,
and karst features of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Stops may include
the Columns of the Giants, Natural Bridges, and inverted stream of Table
Mountain. Easy to moderate hikes only. Leader: Noah Hughes<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trip 6:</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Geology of the Sword Lake Debris Flow</b>: Some moderate to strenuous
hiking required. Leader: Jeff Tolhurst, Ph.D., Columbia College</div>
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Friday:</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Going up or going
down? Evidence for late Cenozoic uplift of the Sierra Nevada, California,
connection to tectonic and processes, and alternative explanations of
paleoaltimetry. </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">John Wakabayashi, Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>Walker Lane Belt Pull-apart Volcanism and the 11- 9 Ma
Sierra Crest Graben at Sonora Pass </strong></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Speaker:
Cathy Busby Ph.D, UC Santa Barbara</span></div>
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Full details and registration forms are now posted at <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/conferences.html">http://nagt-fws.org/conferences.html</a>. Hope to see you there! Contact <a href="mailto:hughesn@mjc.edu">Noah Hughes</a> or <a href="mailto:hayesg@mjc.edu">Garry Hayes</a> for more information.</div>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-48718591885676503232012-04-22T21:30:00.000-07:002012-04-22T21:30:22.428-07:00Big Map Sale at the US Geological Survey!<strong>Sale at the US Geological Survey (USGS) online store </strong>– now is the time to
stock up. A huge sale on maps and much more!!!! Thousands of items
deeply-discounted to just $1.<br /><a href="https://webmail.yosemite.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=d2fa204bf15349f7bc8c6c7efce4d1b7&URL=http%3a%2f%2fstore.usgs.gov%2fb2c_usgs%2fb2c%2fstart%2f(xcm%3dr3standardpitrex_prd)%2f.do" target="_blank">http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/b2c/start/%28xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd%29/.do</a>
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<li>topographic maps,
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<li>national park maps
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<li>forest service maps
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<li>posters and much more</li>
</ul>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-49080973742121147062012-03-13T14:01:00.000-07:002012-03-13T14:01:15.418-07:00From GSA: Preparing Students in Two-year Colleges for Geoscience Degrees and Careers<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dear Geoscience Education Division Members,<br />
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If you are working with community college students or transfer students from community colleges and have an interest in providing them with excellent career resources, great research experiences, internships or short apprenticeship programs to learn more about careers, geotechnical training programs, and/or other career development or workforce development programs and strategies, please read on. Open to faculty and administrators from both two-year/four-year colleges and universities and other agencies or organizations that support community college students. <br />
</span></span><a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/sage2yc/workforce2012/index.html" target=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preparing Students </span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">in Two-year Colleges for Geoscience Degrees and Careers <br />
University of Washington-Tacoma, WA <br />
18-21 July 2012 <br />
Application deadline: <b>19 March 2012 </b><br />
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Building a strong and diverse geoscience workforce is a critical national challenge. Two-year colleges (2YCs) play an important role in increasing both the number and diversity of geoscience graduates. This workshop will develop resources, strategies, and recommendations for preparing students in two-year colleges for geoscience careers, either as geotechnical graduates or as geoscience majors at four-year colleges and universities. In addition, the workshop will explore the scope and potential for geoscience technical training (e.g., earth resources, environmental management, and marine technology). <br />
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This workshop will bring together geoscience faculty and administrators from two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities with representatives from professional organizations and government agencies. We will share successful practices in 2YC college-transfer and geotechnical workforce programs, research and internship programs for 2YC geoscience students, and geoscience careers and career resource, and will work together to develop new strategies and recommendations from the classroom to the national level. This workshop will be a great opportunity to share ideas for strategies to promote student success. <br />
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<b>The goals of this workshop are to: </b><br />
• Identify and document the successes and challenges of programs, activities, and resources that support career preparation of 2YC students for the geosciences <br />
• Develop a vision for programs, resources, and materials to improve the preparation of 2YC students for geosciences careers and degrees <br />
• Explore strategies and make recommendations to increase the number and diversity of geoscience professionals coming from two-year colleges <br />
• Establish a network of leaders who will promote and support activities that prepare 2YC students as geotechnicians and geoscience majors <br />
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The workshop will include plenary talks, panelist presentations, small and large group discussions, individual presentations or posters, planning/writing sessions, and time for networking and collaboration. Our grant covers travel costs and onsite food and lodging expenses for faculty participants. <br />
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More information about the workshop is given on the </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/sage2yc/workforce2012/index.html">workshop webpage</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> , which also has a link to the </span></span><a href="http://serc.carleton.edu/sage2yc/workforce2012/application.html" target=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">online application</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> form. <br />
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This workshop is part of the program, Supporting and Advancing Geoscience in Two-year Colleges (SAGE 2YC). SAGE 2YC is sponsored by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and funding is provided by grants from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education. <br />
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Please forward to others who might be interested in the workshop. <br />
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Thanks, <br />
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Heather Macdonald, College of William & Mary <br />
Eric Baer, Highline Community College <br />
Robert Blodgett, Austin Community College <br />
Jan Hodder, University of Oregon <br />
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Sadredin Moosavi<br />
Chair, GSA Geoscience Education Division<br />
Department of Science<br />
Rochester Community Technical College</span></span>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203346347387949690.post-78464546699885676492012-03-07T22:07:00.000-08:002012-03-07T22:07:12.175-08:00Nominate an Outstanding Earth Science Teacher of the Year! You Know Someone Who Deserves it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjOMWqB0VfR6JspgToNAShvNQu5pFJDVVVioxy9xI1pHJJ_ad4ArQu_wa6QbYUqMrJRGZ65FYTq5K8yPQsQq8_pjwAuS5Pl5lWo166InGMUsWpofObzhyphenhyphen9dmuEiD096X4vk_tTVIm040/s1600/DSC04699+teaching+at+Yellowstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjOMWqB0VfR6JspgToNAShvNQu5pFJDVVVioxy9xI1pHJJ_ad4ArQu_wa6QbYUqMrJRGZ65FYTq5K8yPQsQq8_pjwAuS5Pl5lWo166InGMUsWpofObzhyphenhyphen9dmuEiD096X4vk_tTVIm040/s320/DSC04699+teaching+at+Yellowstone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>A what?</div><br />
<div>An <strong>Outstanding Earth Science Teacher</strong> of the year! There are a lot of teachers out there in California, Nevada and Arizona who are in the trenches of warfare against ignorance and apathy. If you are a teacher, you know the feeling of frustration that can come with students who don't seem to care, and yet you do all you can to make the sciences come alive. And once in a while you find you made a difference. Sometimes it may be years before you find out, but there are always the students who couldn't look like they were interested, but later on, inspired to go to college, they get back to the geological sciences, because of the interest you sparked. Or even better, they become teachers of the geosciences. And sometimes you even hear about it, and sometimes they will come back to thank you.</div><br />
<div>It's wonderful when that happens, but that also can be a rare event. </div><br />
<div>If you know a teacher of the earth sciences who tries to go that extra mile to bring the sciences alive, there is another way to grant him or her the recognition that they deserve. You can nominate them to be the <strong>Far Western Section's Outstanding Earth Science Teacher </strong>of the year. We can never know who the single <em>best</em> teacher is. We can only recognize the ones who deserve a bit of extra attention because they are the ones who put their heart into their work every day. </div><div> </div><div>Outstanding Earth Science Teacher (OEST) awards are given for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the secondary level." Middle school and high-school teachers are eligible. Only ten national awardees are selected each year, one from each NAGT regional section.<br />
<ul><li>2 year complementary membership in NAGT<br />
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<li>3 year complimentary membership in the Geological Society of America (GSA)<br />
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<li>3 year complimentary membership in GSA Geoscience Education Division<br />
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<li>$500 travel funds to a GSA meeting<br />
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<li>$500 classroom improvement funds from GSA </li>
</ul></div><div>It is a straightforward process to nominate an OEST. The <a href="http://nagt-fws.org/oestform.htm"><span style="color: #3778cd;">information can be found here</span></a>. The deadline is May 1. Give it some thought: someone you know is a truly excellent teacher, and they deserve to know it.</div>Garry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com0