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Session No. 284
Wednesday, 3 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 405 (Colorado Convention Center)

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

GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Bruce Heise and Tim Connors, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Glacier National Park Centennial - 100 years of geology and scenery
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1:30 PM
A LACUSTRINE-BASED MID- TO LATE-HOLOCENE HISTORY OF THE AGASSIZ GLACIER, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, USA
MUNROE, Jeffrey S.1, BIGL, Matthew F.2, CAVANAUGH, Timothy J.3, CORENTHAL, Lilly4, DURAN, Logan T.3, EGLITE, Elgita3 and LAABS, Benjamin J.C.5, (1)Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (2)Earth Sciences Department, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Geology Department, Middlebury College, Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury, VT 05753, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York-Geneseo, 234 ISC, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454, jmunroe@middlebury.edu, jmunroe@middlebury.edu
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1:45 PM
PALEOGENE FAUNAS FROM THE KISHENEHN FORMATION IN AND AROUND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
CONSTENIUS, Kurt N., Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, DAWSON, Mary R., Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, FAN, Majie, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019 and PIERCE, Harold G., (deceased), Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, kconstenius@comcast.net, kconstenius@comcast.net
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2:00 PM
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AS A NATURAL LABORATORY FOR GEOLOGIC OBSERVATION AND FIRST-PRINCIPLES DISCUSSION OF GEOLOGIC PROCESSES
BARTLEY, Julie K., Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082 and KAH, Linda C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, jbartley@gustavus.edu, jbartley@gustavus.edu
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2:15 PM
EXPLORING THE GEOLOGY OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: BRINGING GEOLOGY TO LIFE WITH VIEWS OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
MATTEO, Erika, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80217-3364, erikamatteo@me.com, erikamatteo@me.com
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2:30 PM
A DOCTORATE IN THREE HOURS – TEACHING GEOLOGY TO THE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK SEASONAL RANGER STAFF
HEISE, Bruce A., National Park Service, Lakewood, CO 80227 and THORNBERRY-EHRLICH, Trista L., Geosciences, Colorado State University, Dept. of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, bruce_heise@nps.gov, bruce_heise@nps.gov
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2:45 PM
UNESCO'S GEOPARKS INITIATIVE – EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, GEOTOURISM
HILL, Wesley, Geological Society of America, PO Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301, whill@geosociety.org, whill@geosociety.org
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3:00 PM
FOR ROCK CLIMBING, NOT ALL SANDSTONES ARE CREATED EQUAL; AN ANALYSIS OF THE NUTTALL SANDSTONE, NEW RIVER GORGE, WV
OLCOTT, Katelyn A. Huffman, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Avenue, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506 and KITE, J. Steven, Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 6300, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, kolcott@mix.wvu.edu, kolcott@mix.wvu.edu
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3:15 PM
PRESERVING GEOLOGIC MAP RELATIONSHIPS USING GIS: DIGITAL GEOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
STANTON, Heather I.1, O'MEARA, Stephanie A.2, CHAPPELL, James R.2 and KARPILO, Ronald D.2, (1)Geosciences, Colorado State University/National Park Service, Dept. of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, (2)Geosciences, Colorado State University/National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, heather_stanton@partner.nps.gov, heather_stanton@partner.nps.gov
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION: INSIGHTS FROM A GEOCORPS AMERICA™ PARTICIPANT AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
PORT, Rebecca B., National Park Service, 7333 W Jefferson Ave, Lakewood, CO 80235, Rebecca_Port@contractor.nps.gov, Rebecca_Port@contractor.nps.gov
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4:00 PM
EXPLORING THE AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF GEOSCIENCE INTERPRETATION IN NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS
KYRIAZIS, Stephanie F., National Park Service, Death Valley National Park, P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328, stephanie_kyriazis@nps.gov, stephanie_kyriazis@nps.gov
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4:15 PM
PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: IMPROVING EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION NATIONWIDE
VYE, Erika C., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, HUNTOON, Jacqueline E., Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences and Graduate School, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, NASH, Bruce L., National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center, Office of Education and Outreach, Denver, CO 25287 and MATTEO, Erika, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80217-3364, ecvye@mtu.edu, ecvye@mtu.edu
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4:30 PM
INTEGRATING FINE ART AND SCIENCE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SOUTH DAKOTA BADLANDS
MICKLE, Katherine1, BALDAUF, Paul2, BURKHART, Patrick3 and BLASKO, Eli1, (1)Art Department, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, (2)Division of Math, Science, and Technology, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, (3)Geography, Geology, and Environment, Slippery Rock University, 335 ATS, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, katherine.mickle@sru.edu, katherine.mickle@sru.edu
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4:45 PM
CONNECTING STUDENTS TO GEOSCIENCE IN YELLOWSTONE: THE STaRRS STSP MODEL AND PRELIMINARY RESEARCH RESULTS
HOUSEAL, Ana K., Science and Mathematics Teaching Center, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, SANFORD, Robert A., Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 and FUHRMANN, Bob, National Park Service, P. O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, ahouseal@uwyo.edu, ahouseal@uwyo.edu
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5:00 PM
STEM FIELD EDUCATION: INCREASING INTEREST AMONG STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
BREWER, Jacob, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Sequoia 2, Dayton, OH 45435 and ATCHISON, Christopher, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, Columbus, OH 43210, brewer.82@wright.edu, brewer.82@wright.edu
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5:15 PM
TEACHING STRATIGRAPHY IN THE FIELD: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES REGION OF CENTRAL OAXACA, SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO
FERRUSQUÍA-VILLAFRANCA Sr, Ismael, Instituto de Geologia, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO, CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA, México, 45100, Mexico and RUIZ-GONZÁLEZ, José, Instituto DE Geologia, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO, CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA, México, 45100, Mexico, ismaelfv@unam.mx, ismaelfv@unam.mx
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