Showing posts with label earth science education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earth science education. Show all posts
Monday, January 27, 2020

To the Unprepared, it is the Place of Death; For Scholars of Earth History, it's a Wonderland. Join us, February 13-17, in Death Valley!

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Re-posting from 1/10/20. Our organizational meeting is on Thursday, January 30, at 5:30 PM in Science Community Center Room 326 (the Geology...
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Friday, January 10, 2020

To the Unprepared, it is the Place of Death; For Scholars of Earth History, it's a Wonderland. Join us, February 13-17, in Death Valley!

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Some lands are harsh and lie at the limits of human survival...visiting or inhabiting these lands without preparation would be deadly, an...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Its Really Been That Long? 30th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake on Thursday

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It's Earth Science Week , and "Geoscience is for Everyone" is the theme for this year. Geoscience IS for everyone, because geo...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Our Newest Department Acquisition Has Arrived! Paleontologist Barbie!

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21st Century Paleontologist Barbie Be honest. If I suddenly shouted "paleontologist", what picture would occur in your mind be...
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Monday, January 28, 2019

Exploring our Precious (and Abused) Places: Death Valley - February 14-18, 2019

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Now that the much-lamented government shutdown is over (for the time being), some of our attention can turn to our much abused national p...
Thursday, October 18, 2018

Earth as Inspiration: It's Coyote and Roadrunner! (Except that it's not a Coyote, and the bird wasn't a Roadrunner)

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It's Earth Science Week, and the theme this year is Earth as Inspiration. It may seem strange that I would open this blog with a pict...
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Earth as Inspiration: Memories on the 29th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake

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It's Earth Science Week, and "Earth as Inspiration" is the theme for this year. Inspiration can take many forms. Sometimes it ...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Earth as Inspiration: Mt. Shasta for Earth Science Week, October 14-20

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Mt. Shasta and Shastina from the north I usually don't need an inspiration to write about Mt. Shasta, but I realized (two days in)...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Every Victory is Fragile, Every Loss is Catastrophic: Bear's Ears National Monument and the Valley of the Gods

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Bear's Ears National Monument is a magical place. It is a place of mystery and vast vistas, a place of sacredness to many people. It ...
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Sunday, September 24, 2017

Say Hello to California's New State Dinosaur: Augustynolophus morrisi

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This one really got past me. I have to admit that the whole business of establishing a California State Dinosaur flew way under my radar. Bu...