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Session No. 239
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 405 (Colorado Convention Center)

T81. Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, Education, and Outreach I

GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Bruce Heise and Tim Connors, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Dedicated to the memory of Phil Brease, Geologist and Human Being Extraordinaire, Denali National Park
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8:00 AM
GEOLOGY OF THE CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, SOUTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GEOLOGIC APPROACH
BLOME, Charles D., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and SMITH, David V., U.S. Geolological Survey, PO Box 25046, MS964, Denver, CO 80225, cblome@usgs.gov, cblome@usgs.gov
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8:15 AM
SURFICIAL GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC HAZARDS OF ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTHERN ARIZONA
PEARTHREE, Philip A.1, YOUNG, Jeri J.2 and YOUBERG, Ann2, (1)Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701-1381, (2)Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress St, Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85701, phil.pearthree@azgs.az.gov, phil.pearthree@azgs.az.gov
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8:30 AM
GEOLOGIC TRANSECTS OF NATIONAL PARKS: THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AS A TEMPLATE FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL
SOUTHWORTH, Scott1, BREZINSKI, David K.2, ORNDORFF, Randall C.3, REPETSKI, John E.3, CARTER, Mark W.3 and KOOZMIN, Liz3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192-0001, (2)Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, ssouthwo@usgs.gov, ssouthwo@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
POSSIBLE MIDDLE MIOCENE STRATH TERRACES IN THE GRAND CANYON LEAD TO THE VIRGIN MOUNTAINS: DID THE COLORADO RIVER FLOW INTO THE GREAT BASIN FROM 17 TO 6 MA?
SEARS, James, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296, james.sears@umontana.edu, james.sears@umontana.edu
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9:00 AM
EVOLUTION OF PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-- AN NSF/REU SITE PROJECT
MOGK, D.W.1, HENRY, D.J.2, MUELLER, Paul A.3 and FOSTER, David A.3, (1)Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, mogk@montana.edu, mogk@montana.edu
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9:15 AM
THE INFLUENCE OF AMPHIBOLITE WEATHERING ON CALCIUM BUDGETS OF THE LOCH VALE WATERSHED, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO
PRICE, Jason R., Department of Earth Sciences, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302 and ROMERO, Nadine L., Thurston County, Water Resources Program, 929 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, WA 98502, Jason.Price@millersville.edu, Jason.Price@millersville.edu
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9:30 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A GROUND-WATER MODEL FOR ACQUISITION OF A WATER RIGHT FOR GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, COLORADO
SCHENK, Judith, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, schenkja@comcast.net, schenkja@comcast.net
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9:45 AM
MULTI-MILLENNIAL-SCALE TREE RING RECORDS FROM GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION AND PLACING ONGOING CRYOSPHERE/ECOSPHERE CHANGES INTO A LONG-TERM CONTEXT
WILES, Gregory1, LAWSON, Daniel2, JARVIS, Stephanie3, MENNETT, Colin3, AUGHENBAUGH, Kelly3, APPLETON, Sarah1 and PRINKEY, Debra4, (1)Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, (2)Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691, (4)Mount Vernon Hisgh School, Mount Vernon, OH 43050, gwiles@wooster.edu, gwiles@wooster.edu
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10:00 AM
MARINE MAPPING IN COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS: MANAGEMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BORRELLI, Mark, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657, BROWN, Taylor, L.B., Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 and NORTON, Ashley, R., Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, 109 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716, mborrelli@coastalstudies.org, mborrelli@coastalstudies.org
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10:15 AM
LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
SCHUMANN, R. Randall, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, MINOR, Scott A., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and MUHS, Daniel R., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, rschumann@usgs.gov, rschumann@usgs.gov
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10:30 AM
LAST INTERGLACIAL SEA-LEVEL HISTORY ON SANTA BARBARA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
MUHS, D.R.1, SIMMONS, K.R.1, SCHUMANN, R.R.1, GROVES, Lindsey T.2, DEVOGEL, Stephen3, PATTERSON, D.4 and RICHARDS, D.V.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Fed. Ctr, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Section of Malacology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (3)INSTAAR and Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80303, (4)ATA Services, Inc, 165 South Union Blvd., Suite 350, Lakewood, CO 80228, (5)U.S. National Park Service, Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, dmuhs@usgs.gov, dmuhs@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
NATIONAL FOSSIL DAY: CELEBRATING THE SIGNIFICANCE AND ENCOURAGING THE STEWARDSHIP OF FOSSILS
CLITES, Erica C.1, SANTUCCI, Vincent L.2, WOOD, Jim F.3, KENWORTHY, Jason P.3, MCDOUGAL, Christine L.4 and CAMPHIRE, Geoffrey A.5, (1)University of California Museum of Paleontology, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, (2)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, The Pennsylvania State University, 801 Ford Building (Room 813), University Park, PA 16802, (3)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225, (4)GeoCorps of America, Geologic Resources Division, Memphis, TN 38103, (5)American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302, eclites@berkeley.edu, eclites@berkeley.edu
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11:00 AM
“NATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY SERVICE”: THOUGHTS FROM AN EIGHT-YEAR EFFORT TO DOCUMENT FOSSILS THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
KENWORTHY, Jason P.1, SANTUCCI, Vincent L.2 and WOODS, James C.1, (1)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225, (2)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, The Pennsylvania State University, 801 Ford Building (Room 813), University Park, PA 16802, Jason_Kenworthy@nps.gov, Jason_Kenworthy@nps.gov
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11:15 AM
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF AN EXAMINATION OF PALYNOMORPHS ASSOCIATED WITH A MAMMOTH MOLAR FROM THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, COLORADO
VEATCH, Steven Wade, Department of Earth Science, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, KS 66801, JARZEN, David M., Paleobotany and Palynology Laboratory, Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 117800, Newell Drive and Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, LEOPOLD, Estella B., Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98105 and MEYER, Herbert W., National Park Service, P.O. Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, steven.veatch@gmail.com, steven.veatch@gmail.com
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11:45 AM
A PALEONTOLOGIC RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, SOUTHEAST ALASKA – PROVIDING DATA FOR FUTURE GEOLOGIC MAPPING
BLODGETT, Robert B., Geological Consultant, 2821 Kingfisher Drive, Anchorage, AK 99502, ROHR, David M., Biology, Geology and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX 79832, SANTUCCI, Vincent L., Chief Ranger, George Washington Memorial Parkway, McLean, VA 22101 and SHARMAN, Lewis, Ecologist, Division of Resources Management and Research, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK 99826, RobertBBlodgett@yahoo.com, RobertBBlodgett@yahoo.com
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