03 December 2014
OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OUTING TO SHALE HOLLOW PRESERVE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014, 11:00am to 3:00pm
WHAT: Enjoy a free lunch and a guided walking tour of the spectacular exposures of Devonian Shale at the Preservation Parks of Delaware County – Shale Hollow Preserve. http://www.preservationparks.com/parks-facilities/parks/shale-hollow-preserve/
WHO: Ohio Geological Society members and their families; attendees must RSVP to Mac Swinford by email at macswinford@gmail.com and be sure to include how many in your group for a lunch count; Limited to 40 participants. This is not open to the general public.
WHY: In order to have a fun family-oriented outing that includes lunch and a chance to explore the shale exposures. OGS member and geologist, John Miller, will lead the group downstream beyond the off-trail exploration area. He will lead discussions on fractures, concretions, and other interesting
features of the Ohio Shale. Also, you can enjoy the other attractions of the park including a 1.1 milelong walking trail.
WHEN: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 from 11:00am to 3:00pm; we will eat lunch from 11:00 to 12:00, and then gather together to begin the hike. Please arrive by 11:30am to provide enough time to eat lunch before the hike. The hike starts no later than 12:30pm.
WHERE: This event will be held at the 190 acre Shale Hollow Preserve located at 6320 Artesian Run Lewis Center, Ohio 43035. It’s just west of State Route 23 and south of Hyatts Road at the Olentangy Crossings development; across from the PNC bank on Route 23; proceed all the way down the gravel road to McKay Lodge where we will gather to eat lunch prior to the hike. McKay Lodge is heated and has bathrooms and we have reserved the meeting room for the duration of the outing. Parking is limited and car pooling would be appreciated.
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23 October 2014
Please welcome the new Wight State University (WSU) AIPG student officers:
President: John Christenson
Vice President: John Ernst
Secretary: Randy Mickle
Treasurer: Francis Noone
Advisor: Stacey Hundley, Ph.D., Lecturer, Earth & Environmental Sciences Department
Upcoming WSU Student Chapter of AIPG events:
Please welcome the new officers of the Student Chapter of AIPG at The Ohio State University (OSU):
President: Andrew Collins
Vice President: Laura German
Treasurer: Brian Vargo
Treasurer elect: Erin Lathrop (taking over in December)
Advisor: Karen Royce, Ph.D., Academic Counselor and Staff Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Earth Sciences
Upcoming Student Chapter of AIPG at OSU events:
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26 September 2014
The ODNR – Division of the Geological Survey is looking for 2 geologist.
Click on the links below for more information or to apply:
Open Application Period: September 23, 2014 to October 02, 2014
Geologist 1, 20079796, Division of Geological Survey, Franklin County, Ohio
Open Application Period: September 23, 2014 to October 02, 2014
Geologist 1, 20049928, Division of Geological Survey, Franklin County, Ohio
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08 September 2014
03 September 2014
The Great Lakes Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (GLS-SEPM) have annouced their 2014 Fall Field Conference, which will take place on October 3 through October 5, 2014 in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties here in Ohio. The Conference, sponsored by GLS-SEPM, the Northern Ohio Geological Society, and the Ohio Geological Society, includes a guided tour of outcrops of Upper Devonian black shale and associated strata, and will be led by Gordon Baird, Joe Hannibal, and John Wicks. Additional information is available on the GLS-SEPM website:http://isgs.illinois.edu/sepm.
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28 August 2014
My undergraduate alma mater, the College of Wooster, has a geology blog discussing research that both students and faculty are doing at the College. The address for the blog is http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu. Some of the topics covered include paleontological discoveries, summer research field excursions, and tree ring research, just to name a few. This blog is definitely worth checking out.
- Robert Andrews, AIPG Ohio Section Executive Committee Member-At-Large
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30 July 2014
Rosebud Mining Vail Mine Freeport Number 7 Coal Seam
On July 25, 2014, members of the Oho AIPG Section, Executive Committee went on a field trip to inspect the Rosebud Mining Vail Mine, Guernsey, and Harrison Counties Ohio. The purpose of the field trip was to observe the newly discoved tetrapod trackways discovered in the roof sediments and to learn about the technology room-and-pillar coal mining operations in Ohio.
The field trip helped to provide an in-depth understanding of the Freeport No. 7 mine geology and the room-and-pillar coal mining in Ohio. The Ohio Section officers sent Rosebud Mining a thank you letter for allowing the Ohio Section the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the coal resources available for mining in Ohio. All attendees will now be able to provide accurate information on Ohio mining operations to the public. A copy of the presentation notes is available here.
Special thanks to our President, Curtis Coe, for arranging the trip and preparing this excellent post!
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05 June 2014
Please see the link for an interesting article from the Akron Beacon Journal dealing with ODNR's seismic monitoring network. Specifically, the mobile network in place in relation to recent seismic activity in Northeast Ohio potentially associated with groundwater injection wells.
Thanks to CPG Leornard Powell for the post!
The article can be viewed here
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06 May 2014
The Ohio Geological Society and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Geological Survey will present a core workshop on the Depositional systems and hydrocarbon potential of the Upper Devonian Ohio black shales on May 30, 2014 at the H.R. Collins Core Laboratory in Delaware, Ohio. The registration fee will be $195 before May 23 and $250 after May 23, and will include a continental breakfast and lunch. For additional information visit: http://geosurvey.ohiodnr.gov/news-events/upcoming-events, email macswinford@gmail.com, or view the official flier here.
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06 May 2014
Courtesy of our friends at the Ohio Geological Society. Enjoy!
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