2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 125
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B113 (Oregon Convention Center)

T10. Geoheritages, Geoantiquities, and Geomorphosites

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

John F. Shroder and Marjorie Chan, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
GEOPARKS -- INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING GEOLOGIC AREAS
MCCLELLAND, Lindsay, Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service, 1849 C St. NW, 11th Floor, I St. Building, 2300, Washington, DC 20240, lindsay_mcclelland@nps.gov, lindsay_mcclelland@nps.gov
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2:00 PM
THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF PALEONTOLOGIC FIELD SITES WORLDWIDE
LIPPS, Jere H., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, jlipps@berkeley.edu, jlipps@berkeley.edu
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2:15 PM
CASE FOR NORTH AMERICAN GEOPARK NETWORKS
MOORES, Eldridge, Department of Geology, University of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 and BOBROWSKY, Peter, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, emmoores@ucdavis.edu, emmoores@ucdavis.edu
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2:30 PM
MOVING TOWARD AN AMERICAN SYSTEM OF GEOPARKS
HILL, Wesley M., Education & Outreach, The Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Pl, Boulder, CO 80301, whill@geosociety.org, whill@geosociety.org
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2:45 PM
AMERICAN GEOPARKS: FROM IDEA TO REALITY
PROSE, Douglas V., Earth Images Foundation, 470 Cavour St, Oakland, CA 94618, doug@earthimage.org, doug@earthimage.org
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
GEOANTIQUITIES IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE: POTENTIAL LOSS OF GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE
CHAN, Marjorie, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South 1460 East, Room 383 FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and GODSEY, Holly S., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E, Rm 383 FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, marjorie.chan@utah.edu, marjorie.chan@utah.edu
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3:30 PM
SAVING CLASSIC GEOLOGY IN THE BARABOO DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
DOTT Jr, Robert H., Geosciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706 and ATTIG, John W., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, rdott@geology.wisc.edu, rdott@geology.wisc.edu
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4:00 PM
GEOMORPHOLOGIST'S PLAYGROUND: CUTOFF BEDROCK MEANDERS,SUBTERRANEAN STREAM CAPTURE, AND RECENT STREAM COURSE CHANGE FROM WINDOW CLIFFS TO BURGESS FALLS
MILLS, Hugh H., Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, 815 Quadrangle Drive, Cookeville, TN 38505, hmills@tntech.edu, hmills@tntech.edu
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4:15 PM
A COMPUTER-BASED TEXT ANALYSIS OF THE NEW EARTH SCIENCE LITERACY PRINCIPLES: PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOHERITAGE SITE SIGNAGE SYSTEM DESIGN
WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, 223 F Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jwander@lsu.edu, jwander@lsu.edu
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4:30 PM
PRESERVING THE IMPOSSIBLE: METHODS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF SOFT-SEDIMENT HOMININ FOOTPRINT SITES
BENNETT, Matthew Robert, School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, United Kingdom and MORSE, Sarita Amy, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 131 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ NJ 08901, mbennett@bmth.ac.uk, mbennett@bmth.ac.uk
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4:45 PM
GEOHERITAGES, GEOANTIQUITIES AND GEOMORPHOSITES: FUTURE IN USA?
SHRODER Jr, John F., Department of Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 60th & Dodge, Omaha, NE 68182 and CHAN, Marjorie, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South 1460 East, Room 383 FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, jshroder@unomaha.edu, jshroder@unomaha.edu
 
5:00 PM
Discussion
 
5:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
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