2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)
Session No. 136 Monday, 19 October 2009
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Oregon Convention Center: C123

T103. Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Education II (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers)

Bruce Heise and Timothy Connors, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
136-11:35 PM USGS-NPS JOINT EFFORT TO CREATE DIGITAL GEOLOGIC DATA FOR ALASKA NATIONAL PARKS: WILSON, Frederic H.1, NORVELL, Nancy1, and CHAPPELL, James R.2, (1) Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, fwilson@usgs.gov, (2) Geosciences/GeologicResources Division, Colorado State Univ/National Park Service, 1201 Oak Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Fort Collins, CA 80525
136-21:55 PM NEW GEOLOGIC MAP AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK REGION, VIRGINIA: SOUTHWORTH, Scott1, TOLLO, Richard P.2, ALEINIKOFF, John N.3, BAILEY, Christopher4, BURTON, William C.1, CRIDER, Ernest1, HACKLEY, Paul C.1, KUNK, Michael J.1, MUNDIL, Roland5, NAESER, Charles N.1, NAESER, Nancy1, and SMOOT, Joseph1, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192-0001, ssouthwo@usgs.gov, (2) Geological Sciences Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, (3) U.S. Geol. Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (4) Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, (5) Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Rd, Berkeley, CA 94709-1211
136-32:10 PM DYNAMIC DIGITAL MAPS: AN OUTREACH TOOL FOR GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH, MAPPING AND EDUCATION IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADMINISTERED LANDS: CONDIT, Christopher D., NATHAN, Stephan A., and MABEE, Stephen B., Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, ccondit@geo.umass.edu
136-42:25 PM INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN NATIONAL PARKS OF ALASKA: BLODGETT, Robert B., Geological Consultant, 2821 Kingfisher Drive, Anchorage, AK 99502, RobertBBlodgett@yahoo.com and ROHR, David M., Earth and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Alpine, TX 79832
136-52:45 PM CONNECTING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE VISITORS TO PALEONTOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THE PALEOECOSYSTEMS OF THE CENOZOIC FOSSIL PARKS: KENWORTHY, Jason P. and LILLIE, Robert J., Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, Jason_Kenworthy@nps.gov
136-63:00 PM AN INVENTORY OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN COLORADO PLATEAU: TWEET, Justin S., Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service (through GeoCorps of America), 9149 79th Street South, Cottage Grove, MN 55016-2214, jtweet.nps.paleo@gmail.com, KENWORTHY, Jason P., Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, PO Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225, and SANTUCCI, Vincent L., Chief Ranger, George Washington Memorial Parkway, McLean, VA 22101
136-73:15 PM LONG-TERM IN SITU PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCE MONITORING STRATEGIES FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: SANTUCCI, Vincent L., Chief Ranger, George Washington Memorial Parkway, McLean, VA 22101, vincent_santucci@nps.gov, KENWORTHY, Jason P., Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO 80225, and MIMS, Alison L., Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area, 102 Elk Creek, Gunnison, CO 81230
 3:30 PM Break
136-83:45 PM TECTONICS OF NORTH AMERICA'S GREATEST MOUNTAIN RANGE: RESULTS OF THE ST. ELIAS EROSION AND TECTONICS PROJECT (STEEP) AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS, KLUANE, AND GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARKS: PAVLIS, Terry L., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968, tlpavlis@utep.edu, PAVLIS, Gary L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, ENKELMANN, Eva, Geology, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18015, GULICK, Sean S.P., Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd. (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445, KOONS, Peter, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469, and STEEP, Research Group, U.Utah,U.Wash,U.Alaska,VirgTech,+above, nine institutions, 00000
136-94:00 PM Paper Withdrawn
136-104:00 PM STRUCTURAL GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE LOWER CANYONS, RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, TEXAS: URBANCZYK, Kevin1, BENNETT, Jeffery2, BRAUCH, Billie2, DYESS, Jonathan3, and SCHWARTZ, Benjamin4, (1) Earth & Physical Science, Sul Ross State University, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, kevinu@sulross.edu, (2) Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 1 Mesquite Road, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, (3) Earth and Physical Sciences Department, Sul Ross State University, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, (4) Department of Biology, Texas State University- San Marcos, 206 FAB, Freeman Aquatic Station, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666
136-114:15 PM VOLCANIC AND MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF A SMALL TRACHYTIC VENT COMPLEX, NORTH BURRO MESA, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS: MORGAN, Lisa A., U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, lmorgan@usgs.gov and SHANKS, W.C. Pat, U.S. Geological Survey, 973 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
136-124:30 PM REGIONAL JOINT ANALYSIS FOR THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER AREA OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC HISTORY AND LANDSCAPE INFLUENCE: HUDSON, Mark R.1, TURNER, Kenzie J.2, and TREXLER, Charles C.2, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, mhudson@usgs.gov, (2) U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
 4:45 PM Concluding Remarks

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