NEBRASKA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY BUSINESS & DINNER MEETING
Where: Omaha, Nebraska
When: November 21, 2019
Time: Social Hour 5:15 to 6:00
Dinner and Business Meeting 6:00 to 7:00
Presentation 7:45 to 9:00
Presenter: TBD
When: November 21, 2019
Time: Social Hour 5:15 to 6:00
Dinner and Business Meeting 6:00 to 7:00
Presentation 7:45 to 9:00
Presenter: TBD
2019-2020 Nebraska Geological Quarterly Meeting Schedule
September 19, 2019 - Annual Meeting in Lincoln
November 21, 2019 - Regular Meeting in Omaha
February 20, 2020 - Regular Meeting in Lincoln
April 16, 2020 - Regular Meeting in Omaha
September 19, 2019 - Annual Meeting in Lincoln
November 21, 2019 - Regular Meeting in Omaha
February 20, 2020 - Regular Meeting in Lincoln
April 16, 2020 - Regular Meeting in Omaha
2019 Nebraska Geological Society Field Trip
October 19-22, 2019
EXPLORING THE MARGINS OF THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER: STRUCTURE, DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY AND HYDROGEOLOGY
October 19-22, 2019
EXPLORING THE MARGINS OF THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER: STRUCTURE, DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY AND HYDROGEOLOGY
Mail completed Registration and Waiver forms, along with all applicable costs (checks payable to “The Nebraska Geological Society”) to Jeremy Davis, Treasurer, Nebraska Geological Society, P.O. Box 33, Gretna, Nebraska 68028-0033. Applicants who email their completed and scanned forms to the Society Vice President (csteele@inebraska.com) will be added to the provisional list of attendees who will receive emails updates about the field trip as they become available, until receipt of their application materials is confirmed by the Society Treasurer, at which time their participation will be confirmed by electronic communication.
Transportation, meals and lodging
All transportation to/from field trip stops is the responsibility of the participant. The area is fairly remote and participants will be responsible to bring and transport all necessary food and drink during all days of the trip. Participants are responsible to secure their own lodging. Those with a Nebraska State Parks sticker can stay at Fort Robinson (west of Crawford) or Chadron (South of Chadron) State parks, they have fee camping, lodge rooms, cabins and larger buildings available. Make reservations online. Paula (Doug Hallum’s wife) likes the housekeeping cabins at Chadron State Park, as they are under $100/night, furnished, and offer quiet privacy with the opportunity to house a large group in the cluster of cabins, facilitating social functions with your neighbors in a wooded parkland setting. Toadstool Geologic Park has a primitive US Forest Service campground with camping sites for $5/night with self-registration on site (we believe a group from UNO plans to stay here). Just around the corner from Toadstool Park is the High Plains Homestead Glampground and RV Park, where the showers have a nice sulfurous “Hot Springs” effect and Our Heritage Guest Ranch, where Jean Norman and her husband Rick host visitors in their guest house and apartments. Crawford has a motel and Harrison (~25 miles west of Crawford) has the “old-timey” hotel Harrison House. If you are looking for more privacy, a place like Trunk Butte Ranch House 402-469-6289 may be your ticket to paradise. Chadron has many hotel/motel options at a few price points. AirBnB even has a half-dozen options between Crawford and Chadron.
Registration
A completed registration form is required for all participants, including students, spouses and children. Participation in the field trip cannot be confirmed until a properly completed registration form and waivers are submitted and the total registration cost is received by the Society Treasurer. Applicants who provide a scan of their completed registration and waiver forms to the Society Vice President (csteele@inebraska.com) will be added to a preliminary mailing list. For the purposes of this field trip, family members of paid NGS Members wishing to participate in the field trip should be entered on the registration form as family members. Non-members include individuals who have not been members of the Society previously, and NGS Members whose dues for 2019 have not been paid, including their families. All non-members must register individually. If you are a previous member, and unsure of your membership payment status, please send an email to the NGS Secretary (dcookston@eaest.com) and Treasurer (jdavis@thielegeotech.com) under the subject line “NGS Member Status”. The registration form (1 page) is included below.
Waiver
A signed waiver form is required, and participation in the field trip cannot be confirmed until the original signed waiver form is received by the Society Treasurer. Each adult participant must sign a separate waiver form, and adult parents/guardians of minor children must sign the Liability Waiver and Release Form for their minor children. The original signed waiver form(s) should be submitted with the registration package, and scanned waiver forms sent electronically to the Society Vice President (csteele@inebraska.com). All participants must be listed on a waiver form. The waiver form (2 pages) is included below.
Continuing Education
Participants holding licenses under the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) Water Well Construction, Monitoring Well Supervisor, and Pump Installation occupations may be eligible for up to sixteen (16) continuing education credits. To accommodate the Continuing Education Program, a scanner will be made available at the first stop of each day and NDHHS licensees will be able to scan their Continuing Education Verification IDs. The table showing attendees will be provided to the NDHHS by the Nebraska Geological Society Secretary.
Further interest
There are a variety of activities to enjoy while in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota, the Black Hills with its vast resources and Badlands National Park are only a couple hours away for those individuals who wish to spend extra days in the region.
Transportation, meals and lodging
All transportation to/from field trip stops is the responsibility of the participant. The area is fairly remote and participants will be responsible to bring and transport all necessary food and drink during all days of the trip. Participants are responsible to secure their own lodging. Those with a Nebraska State Parks sticker can stay at Fort Robinson (west of Crawford) or Chadron (South of Chadron) State parks, they have fee camping, lodge rooms, cabins and larger buildings available. Make reservations online. Paula (Doug Hallum’s wife) likes the housekeeping cabins at Chadron State Park, as they are under $100/night, furnished, and offer quiet privacy with the opportunity to house a large group in the cluster of cabins, facilitating social functions with your neighbors in a wooded parkland setting. Toadstool Geologic Park has a primitive US Forest Service campground with camping sites for $5/night with self-registration on site (we believe a group from UNO plans to stay here). Just around the corner from Toadstool Park is the High Plains Homestead Glampground and RV Park, where the showers have a nice sulfurous “Hot Springs” effect and Our Heritage Guest Ranch, where Jean Norman and her husband Rick host visitors in their guest house and apartments. Crawford has a motel and Harrison (~25 miles west of Crawford) has the “old-timey” hotel Harrison House. If you are looking for more privacy, a place like Trunk Butte Ranch House 402-469-6289 may be your ticket to paradise. Chadron has many hotel/motel options at a few price points. AirBnB even has a half-dozen options between Crawford and Chadron.
Registration
A completed registration form is required for all participants, including students, spouses and children. Participation in the field trip cannot be confirmed until a properly completed registration form and waivers are submitted and the total registration cost is received by the Society Treasurer. Applicants who provide a scan of their completed registration and waiver forms to the Society Vice President (csteele@inebraska.com) will be added to a preliminary mailing list. For the purposes of this field trip, family members of paid NGS Members wishing to participate in the field trip should be entered on the registration form as family members. Non-members include individuals who have not been members of the Society previously, and NGS Members whose dues for 2019 have not been paid, including their families. All non-members must register individually. If you are a previous member, and unsure of your membership payment status, please send an email to the NGS Secretary (dcookston@eaest.com) and Treasurer (jdavis@thielegeotech.com) under the subject line “NGS Member Status”. The registration form (1 page) is included below.
Waiver
A signed waiver form is required, and participation in the field trip cannot be confirmed until the original signed waiver form is received by the Society Treasurer. Each adult participant must sign a separate waiver form, and adult parents/guardians of minor children must sign the Liability Waiver and Release Form for their minor children. The original signed waiver form(s) should be submitted with the registration package, and scanned waiver forms sent electronically to the Society Vice President (csteele@inebraska.com). All participants must be listed on a waiver form. The waiver form (2 pages) is included below.
Continuing Education
Participants holding licenses under the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) Water Well Construction, Monitoring Well Supervisor, and Pump Installation occupations may be eligible for up to sixteen (16) continuing education credits. To accommodate the Continuing Education Program, a scanner will be made available at the first stop of each day and NDHHS licensees will be able to scan their Continuing Education Verification IDs. The table showing attendees will be provided to the NDHHS by the Nebraska Geological Society Secretary.
Further interest
There are a variety of activities to enjoy while in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakota, the Black Hills with its vast resources and Badlands National Park are only a couple hours away for those individuals who wish to spend extra days in the region.
2020 NGS Calendars will be available at the September 19 meeting in Lincoln
Yatkola - Edwards Research Grants 2020
Electronic versions of proposals must be received by
February 12, 2020
The Yatkola-Edwards Research Grants honor two University of Nebraska-Lincoln geology students, Dan Yatkola and Paul Edwards, who were killed in an auto accident on March 12, 1976. Both students were actively involved in research on Nebraska-related topics. The Nebraska Geological Society (NGS), wanting to encourage the investigation of the regional Earth sciences in the state, named its research grants program in their honor. Through the generosity of members and friends of the NGS, a total of 99 research grants totaling $32,750 have been awarded to students since 1977.
At least two graduate-level research grants and two undergraduate research grants are available for 2020. Funding amounts are a minimum of $500 for graduate-level proposals with matching funds provided by AAPG. These grants must be used only for expenses incurred either during the conduct of qualifying research in Nebraska (see “Guidelines for Proposals” below) or during the publication of said research.
At least two graduate-level research grants and two undergraduate research grants are available for 2020. Funding amounts are a minimum of $500 for graduate-level proposals with matching funds provided by AAPG. These grants must be used only for expenses incurred either during the conduct of qualifying research in Nebraska (see “Guidelines for Proposals” below) or during the publication of said research.
Yatkola-Edwards Research Grants
Click here for Proposal Link
Click here for Proposal Link
NGS CHARTER MEMBER IN THE NEWS
NGS charter member, our first Secretary, and current History committee member, Duane Eversoll, received the 2018 Maurice Kremer Groundwater Achievement Award. Duane Eversoll was presented with the award at the Maurice Kremer Memorial Lecture on February 27, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hardin Hall Auditorium (room 107) on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus (33rd and Holdrege Streets, Lincoln).
Photo credit: Duane Eversoll
NGS 50th Anniversary Celebration
NGS head its 50th Anniversary celebration at Blue Blood Brewing Company in Lincoln on November 17, 2018, in spite of slick roads and snow swirling through town. The celebration featured a tour of Robber's Cave with local historian and author Joel Green. Joe's book; "Robber's Cave: truths, Legends, Recollection" is available for purchase at www.robberscavebook.com. Special thanks to Karen Griffin for sharing photos!
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