NEBRASKA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP
Hydrogeology and Geology of the Lower North and South Platte Rivers of Nebraska
October 18 to October 20, 2020
Hydrogeology and Geology of the Lower North and South Platte Rivers of Nebraska
October 18 to October 20, 2020
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The field trip will provide an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of the lower reaches of the North Platte and South Platte rivers and uppermost Platte River reach in west-central Nebraska. From the afternoon of Sunday, October 18 to the afternoon of Tuesday October 20, attendees will observe and discuss geology and hydrogeology at Jeffrey hydro, Bignell Road and Moran Canyon, N-CORPE, Sutherland Reservoir, Paxton Syphon, Korty Canal, Alkali Station, Kingsley Dam, Cedar Point Biological Station, Ash Hollow and Big Springs. This program will examine Pleistocene loess atop Ogallala Group strata and recent morphological features along the margin of the Platte River valley. Participants will visit water control structures, a historical site illustrating the hydrogeological consequences of water utilization, and a hike to examine stratigraphy in the Brule, Ash Hollow and Broadwater Formations. We will complete the trip by examining stratigraphic variability at Kingsley dam, Ash Hollow, and will conclude by visiting a portion of an operational observation network demonstrating the spatially and temporally variable stream/groundwater interaction in the reach.
Registration confirmation is due by September 30, 2020. Continuing education credits under the Nebraska Water Well standards board are available for each day of the trip. To request a registration package with additional detail and instructions, please contact Doug Hallum at dhallum2@unl.edu.
Registration confirmation is due by September 30, 2020. Continuing education credits under the Nebraska Water Well standards board are available for each day of the trip. To request a registration package with additional detail and instructions, please contact Doug Hallum at dhallum2@unl.edu.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NGS MEMBER PRISCILLA GREW
Please join the Nebraska Geological Society in congratulating long-time Nebraska Geological Society Member and renowned Husker Geologist Priscilla Grew on being honored with the naming of a new mineral in the garnet supergroup - priscillagrewite! See the article in the Nebraska Today using the link below.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/new-mineral-priscillagrewite-named-in-honor-of-renowned-husker-geologist/
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/new-mineral-priscillagrewite-named-in-honor-of-renowned-husker-geologist/
CURRENT NEBRASKA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS
President
Doug Hallum
Hydrogeologist
UNL School of Natural Resources,
Conservation and Survey Division
Vice President
Colleen Steele
Data Coordinator
UNL School of Natural Resources,
Conservation and Survey Division
Treasurer
Jeremy Davis
Project Geologist
Thiele Geotech, Inc.
Secretary
Dave Cookston
Geologist
EA Engineering, Science, & Technology
Member At Large
Mary Mae Aschoff
Environmental Consulting
Aschoff Consulting, LLC
Past President
Dave Jordan
Project Geologist (retired)
Terracon
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