North-Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (24–25 April 2008)

Session No. 22
Friday, 25 April 2008: 8:15 AM-12:00 PM

T4. We have National Parks Too! Earth and Environmental Science Research and Teaching in National Lands of the Midcontinent and the Eastern United States

 

Paul K. Doss and Paul E. Super, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:20 AM
MAMMOTH CAVE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND LEARNING: GEOSCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND LEARNING AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
TOOMEY III, Rickard S. and TRIMBOLI, Shannon, Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning, Western Kentucky University and Mammoth Cave NP, P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259, Rick_Toomey@contractor.nps.gov, Rick_Toomey@contractor.nps.gov
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8:40 AM
A NEW RESOURCE FOR THE GEOLOGY OF MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
CRAWFORD, Matthew M., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, OLSON, Rickard A., Mammoth Cave National Park, P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259, TOOMEY III, Rickard S., Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning, P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259 and SCOGGINS, Lillian J., Division of Science and Resources Management, Mammoth Cave National Park, P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259, mcrawford@uky.edu, mcrawford@uky.edu
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9:00 AM
THE ROLE OF PALEO AND MODERN HYDROGEOLOGY IN CONCERT WITH DETAILED MAPPING AS TOOLS OF DISCOVERY IN THE HISTORIC SECTION OF MAMMOTH CAVE
OLSON, Rick, Mammoth Cave National Park, P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259, rick_olson@nps.gov, rick_olson@nps.gov
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9:20 AM
GEOSCIENCE TEACHERS IN THE PARK: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NAGT AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
RIGGS, Eric M., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and CRESME, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051 and HAVHOLM, Karen G., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702, emriggs@purdue.edu, emriggs@purdue.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
USE OF THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE AS AN OUTDOOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH CENTER NEAR MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK, KENTUCKY
MAY, Michael T., KENWORTHY, Stephen T. and HAM, Brian C., Geography & Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101, michael.may@wku.edu, michael.may@wku.edu
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10:20 AM
A NOVEL GEOLOGY OF NATIONAL PARKS COURSE FOR MAJORS
DOSS, Paul K., Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, pdoss@usi.edu, pdoss@usi.edu
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10:40 AM
USING THE WABASH RIVER HERITAGE CORRIDOR AT NEW HARMONY, INDIANA AS A LABORATORY: AN EXERCISE IN DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION, AND APPLICATION
DURBIN, James M., Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712 and DOSS, Paul K., Geology and Physics, Univ of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, jdurbin@usi.edu, jdurbin@usi.edu
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11:00 AM
THE EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS AND HYDROLOGY ON THE DEGRADATION OF PANNE VEGETATION BY INVASIVE SPECIES
NAZARETH, Cheryl, Department of Geology, Indiana Univ - Purdue Univ, Indianapolis, 723 W Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, FILIPPELLI, Gabriel, Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132, SOUCH, Catherine, Department of Geography, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 and MASON, Daniel, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter, IN 46304, cnazaret@iupui.edu, cnazaret@iupui.edu
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11:20 AM
RESEARCH LEARNING CENTERS: YOUR GUIDES TO RESEARCH IN YOUR NATIONAL PARKS
SUPER, Paul E., Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center, National Park Service, P.O. Box 357, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745, paul_super@nps.gov, paul_super@nps.gov
 
11:40 AM
Concluding Remarks
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