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  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
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    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Session No. 234
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room M100DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T104. Urban and Suburban Lakes: Paleorecords of Human Impacts and Opportunities for Geoscience Education

GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Amy Myrbo and Kate S. Pound, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
THERE ARE SO MANY LAKES AND MY CORER IS SO SMALL: PROVIDING REGIONAL CONTEXT FOR SEDIMENT-CORE STUDIES OF ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGE
ENGSTROM, Daniel R.1, RAMSTACK HOBBS, Joy M.1 and SWAIN, Edward B.2, (1)St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science Museum of Minnesota, Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047, (2)Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Rd. N, St. Paul, MN 55155, dre@smm.org, dre@smm.org
2
8:30 AM
INSIGHT INTO ANDEAN METALLURGY FROM LAKE SEDIMENT CORES
COOKE, Colin A., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06515, HOBBS, Will, St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science Museum of Minnesota, 16910 152nd St. North, Marine-on-St. Croix, MN 55047 and WOLFE, Alexander P., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, colin.cooke@yale.edu, colin.cooke@yale.edu
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8:45 AM
A RECORD OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION AT MOUNTAIN LAKE IN THE PRESIDIO NATIONAL PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
REIDY, Liam and BYRNE, Roger, Geography, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94702, lreidy@berkeley.edu, lreidy@berkeley.edu
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9:00 AM
USING MICROSCOPIC INVERTEBRATES TO ASSESS WATER QUALITY IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN LAKES IN TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA
LOBEGEIER, Melissa K., GILLEY, Amy L. and TACKETT, Kathryn A., Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, mlobeg@mtsu.edu, mlobeg@mtsu.edu
5
9:15 AM
USING THECAMOEBIANS AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE WITHIN TODDS LAKE, MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE
TACKETT, Kathryn A. and LOBEGEIER, Melissa K., Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, kat2z@mtmail.mtsu.edu, kat2z@mtmail.mtsu.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
UNDERGRADUATE LACUSTRINE RESEARCH FOCUSING ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AT GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
RIIHIMAKI, Catherine A., Biology Department, Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940, MACGREGOR, Kelly, Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, BRADTMILLER, Louisa, Environmental Studies Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, BRADY, Kristina, LacCore, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, ODDO, Perry C., Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, 415 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603 and GRIFFITH, Jonathan, Geology Department, Union College, Schenectedy, NY 12308, criihimaki@drew.edu, criihimaki@drew.edu
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10:00 AM
LIMNOGEOLOGY OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN LAKES IN INTERDISCIPLINARY GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, amyrbo@umn.edu, amyrbo@umn.edu
8
10:15 AM
EXAMINING THE LATE-QUATERNARY PALEOCLIMATE RECORD IN A SEDIMENT CORE FROM TULARE LAKE, CALIFORNIA: RESEARCH PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AND K-12 TEACHERS
BARON, Dirk, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Bakersfield, 62SCI, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, NEGRINI, Rob, 93311, WIGAND, Peter E., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311 and PALACIOS-FEST, Manuel R., Micropaleontology and Paleoecology Specialists on Environmental Change Analysis, Terra Nostra Earth Sciences Research, Tucson, AZ 85740, dbaron@csub.edu, dbaron@csub.edu
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10:30 AM
NANDA-GIKENDAASOWIN NAAWIJ GAA-IZHIWEBAKIN MANOOMINI-ZAAGA'IGANIING: CORE-BASED RESEARCH BY NATIVE STUDENTS ON WILD RICE LAKES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA
HOWES, Thomas1, MYRBO, Amy2, THOMPSON, Robert3, DRAKE, Christa4, WOODS, Phillip5, LOCATELLI, Emma Rose6, PELLERIN, Holly7, DALBOTTEN, Diana7 and ITO, Emi8, (1)Fond du Lac Reservation Resource Management Division, 1720 Big Lake Rd, Cloquet, MN 55720, (2)LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (4)LacCore/Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (5)LacCore/Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Sciences, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (6)Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, (7)National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, 2 3rd Av SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, (8)Earth Sciences and Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, TomHowes@fdlrez.com, TomHowes@fdlrez.com
10
10:45 AM
STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS FOR WORKING WITH LAKE SEDIMENT CORES
SCHOENECK, Marlene, Parkers Prairie High School, 411 South Otter Avenue, Box 46, Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 and POUND, Kate S., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue South, Saint Cloud, MN 56301, mschoeneck@pp.k12.mn.us, mschoeneck@pp.k12.mn.us
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11:00 AM
STILL WATERS, SILENT WITNESSES: USING LAKE SEDIMENT RECORDS IN THE CLASSROOM
KIRKBY, Kent, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and ENGSTROM, Daniel R., St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science Museum of Minnesota, Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047, kirkby@umn.edu, kirkby@umn.edu
 
11:15 AM
Discussion
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