2018 GSA North-Central Section

52nd Annual Meeting

16–17 April | Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University

FIELD TRIPS

For additional information, please contact the field trip co-chairs Franciszek Hasiuk or Aaron Wood. All trips depart from the Scheman Building at the Iowa State Center.

During Meeting

1. Twenty-First Century Aggregates Field Trip (Canceled).
   Associated with Theme Session 38.
   Mon. 16 April, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
   

Pre-Meeting

2. Geomorphic Evolution of the Upper Mississippi Valley (Canceled).
   Sat. and Sun., 14-15 April, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.
   


3. Geologic Controls on Surface and Groundwater Quality in the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System of the “Driftless” Area of Southeastern Minnesota (Canceled).
   Sat. and Sun., 14-15 April, 7 a.m.–6:30 p.m.


4. Pennsylvanian Sandstones and Cyclothems of Central Iowa.
   Cosponsored by GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, Great Lakes Section SEPM.
   Sun., 15 April, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
   Cost: $60; includes guidebook, transportation, and refreshments. Lunch on your own.
   Philip Heckel, University of Iowa; Emily Finzel, University of Iowa; John Paul Pope, Northwest Missouri State University.
5. Geoscience in Your Backyard: A Field Trip for Educators (Canceled).
   Sun., 15 April, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
   


6. Hydrogeology of the Ames Aquifer and Its Award-Winning Drinking Water (Canceled).
   Sun., 15 April, 8 a.m.-12 pm.
   



Post-Meeting

7. Cambrian-Ordovician Industrial Sand Resources and Stratigraphy of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, USA (Canceled).
   Wednesday and Thursday, 18-19 April 7:00 am–5 pm.
   


8. Pipes, Pigs, and Peaks: Human and Animal Impacts on Hydrology, Water Quality, and Soils in Central Iowa. (Canceled)
   Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; National Ground Water Association; Iowa Groundwater Association.
   Wednesday 18 April 8:00 am–5 pm.
   Cost: $80; includes guidebook, transportation, lunch, and refreshments.
   William Simpkins, Iowa State University; Lee Burras, Iowa State University; Kristie Franz, Iowa State University; Nathan Young, Iowa State University; Katherine Taylor, Iowa State University.