[Scico-list] FW: May- June Earth Science events update, Jun. 28-30 Cape Canaveral Dawn Launch Conference

[Kamal, Sue]

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From: Nancy Kellogg [mailto:nancy.kellogg at comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 5:17 PM
To: Kamal, Sue
Subject: Fw: Earth Science events update

 

 

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From: Peter J Modreski <mailto:pmodreski at usgs.gov>  

Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:29 PM

Subject: Fw: Earth Science events update

 


Dear educator friends, 

Here is a recap, with new additions, of geology-natural history-rocks-minerals-fossils events & activities coming up in the next few months: 


Friday, May 11 and the second Friday of every month through November, Free USGS GPS, Map, and Compass Classes.  Building 810, Federal Center, Lakewood; 9-11 a.m. Map & Compass, 12-4 p.m., GPS class.  Call 303-202-4689 or email gpsworkshops at usgs.gov for reservations, or see www.cr.usgs.gov/gpsworkshops/index.html  for more information. 

Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m., Denver Gem & Mineral Guild Silent Auction, Berthoud Hall, Colorado School of Mines campus.  All are welcome to attend.  For more information: Bob Parks,  rpark77 at comcast.net 

Saturday, May 12, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Friends of Mineralogy Silent Auction, at Clements Community Center,1580 Yarrow (near Colfax and Wadsworth), Lakewood; from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. "Reasonably priced minerals, faceted stones, books, and mining paraphernalia to the general public. There will be a special verbal auction at 2:00 p.m. of museum quality specimens donated by special dealers".  For more info call Bruce Geller, 303-237-2947. 

Saturday, May 12, 9:30-1:30, Field trip "in the footsteps [horse steps?] of Arthur Lakes", A Drive up Golden Gate Canyon; Explore Golden Gate Canyon as it was in 1880; led by Beth Simmons; sponsored by Friends of Dinosaur Ridge.  Meeting Place: Dinosaur Ridge Visitor's Center.   Bring picnic lunch.  Admission: Free.  Travel: Vanosaurus limitation to 14.  This (and some following listed trips) are a continuation of a series of programs and field trips keyed to the 130th anniversary of the dinosaur discoveries made by Arthur Lakes in 1877. 

Tuesday, May 15, monthly Café Scientifique at the Wynkoop Brewery, 6:30-8:00 p.m., China and India's Ravenous Appetite For Natural Resources - Their Potential Impact On Colorado, by Vince Matthews, Colorado State Geologist and Director, Colorado Geological Survey.   In the Wynkoop's Mercantile Room, 1634 18th St., Denver (across from Union Station).  See  http://cafescicolorado.org/   for more information on this free (except for the beer), all-invited, stimulating discussion-format series, and future Café dates in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Frisco CO. 

Saturday, May 19,  Symposium on the Volcanoes of Colorado , sponsored by the Colorado Scientific Society, to be held in Ross Hall, UNC campus, Greeley, CO.  A one-day program of 8 lecture presentations, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For more info & directions please see   http://www.coloscisoc.org/symposium/Registration.pdf   If you are planning to come, please email Bill Nesse at nesse at ctos.com.  Cost is $5, which can be paid at the door.

Sunday, May 20, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Hike up Green Mountain, led by Dr. Pete Modreski. 
Meeting Place: Dinosaur Ridge Visitor's Center.  "Explore Green Mountain along the route that Arthur Lakes took his students."; an easy-paced hike to the top, as well as a "ramble" along some little-used paths near its base, to see many remarkable geological curiosities. 
Admission: Free.  Travel: Vanosaurus, limited to 14; extra drivers may caravan behind. 

Saturday, June 2, 10:30-2:30 p.m., Dinosaur Discovery Days (free public tour days with volunteer guides) will be held the first Saturday of each month at Dinosaur Ridge: June 2, July 7, Aug. 4, Sep. 1, Oct. 6.  For more info see www.dinoridge.org.  The June 2 date will include a walk led by T Caneer on the "Triceratops Trail" in Golden, and the October 6 date will feature "Rocks and Roles, Women on the Ridge",  a special field day for Girl Scouts. 

also Saturday, June 2, a Front Range structural geology field trip is being sponsored by DREGS (Denver Region Exploration Geologists Society) and the USGS, "Brittle Structures, Kinematics, and Hydrothermal Alteration in the Central Colorado Rocky Mountain Front Range", led by Jonathan Caine (USGS) and John Dreier (DREGS). The trip will look at the structural history of the Front Range, localization of the metal-bearing hydrothermal systems in the Colorado Mineral Belt, and the effects of brittle structures on ground water.  Cost is $20 for non-DREGS members; if interested please contact Jim Paschis, jimpaschis at yahoo.com  for further details & registration info. 

June 8-10, at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, will be the 4th Annual Model Engineering & Historic Power Show. "Witness hundreds of operating, quality engineered and handcrafted scale models- Turbines, Airplane Engines, Trains, & More... and see the operation of the Museum's multi-ton steam engines and mining equipment." 9-5 daily; adult admission is $8.  Located in northern Colorado Springs, just off I-25 at the Gleneagle exit, #156A; across from the north entrance to the US Air Force Academy.  For more info see  http://www.wmmi.org/html/index.htm 

Sunday, June 10, 9:30-1:30, Hike up South Table Mountain to Castle Rock, led by Dr. Harald Drewes. 
Meeting Place: Dinosaur Ridge Visitor's Center.  Bring picnic lunch.  "Explore South Table Mountain and Castle Rock along the route that Arthur Lakes took his students, perhaps the T-rex tooth site!"  Admission: Free.  Travel: Vanosaurus limited to 14. Extra drivers may caravan behind. 

Friday, June 22 , 7:00 p.m., "Fireside Chat" , Dinosaurs From the Ridge by Dr. Adrian Hunt, at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitors Center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison.  "The many dinosaur discoveries that came from the Morrison formation on the hogback now called Dinosaur Ridge."  Rescheduled from the original date of April 13.

Saturday, June 23, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Hike to historic quarries at Morrison, led by Dr. Adrian Hunt. 
Meeting Place: Dinosaur Ridge Visitor's Center.  "Participants will hike to the historic dinosaur quarries that Lakes opened during 1877. 
Admission: Free.  Travel by:  Vanosaurus, limitation to 14. Extra drivers can caravan.  Rescheduled from the original date of April 14.

June 23-24, Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show, sponsored by the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society; at the Phil Long Expo Center, 1515 Auto Mall Loop, Colorado Springs (I-25 Exit 150, North Academy Blvd.)  10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday.  A very nice gem and mineral show; we'll have a USGS booth here, so come say hello! 

For more details about these and other field trips through the summer & fall, please see the Dinosaur Ridge website, http://www.dinoridge.org 

The Colorado Chapter, Friends of Mineralogy, is sponsoring a Leadville Field Symposium, Aug. 24-26, which will include lectures, field trips, banquet, and a tour of Leadville and of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum.  Attendance will be limited to the first 75 people who register ($20; banquet and lodging extra).  For further information, please contact  richard.parsons at att.net  or  pmodreski at usgs.gov  .

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Peter J. Modreski
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
Central Region Office of Communications
Public Relations and Educational Outreach
Denver, CO 80225-0046
tel. 303-202-4766, fax 303-202-4767
email pmodreski at usgs.gov
SCIENCE FOR A CHANGING WORLD
http://www.usgs.gov      http://ask.usgs.gov
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From: John Ristvey <mailto:jristvey at mcrel.org>  

To: nancy.kellogg at comcast.net 

Cc: Deborah Aruca <mailto:daruca at mcrel.org>  

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:45 AM

Subject: Dawn Launch Conference

 

REGISTER NOW FOR THE DAWN LAUNCH EDUCATOR CONFERENCE

Visit Cape Canaveral, see the Dawn spacecraft launch, and discover a host of exciting educational activities to spark students' interest in space science. Join us at Cape Canaveral, Florida June 28th-June 30th. Conference participants receive a behind-the-scenes bus tour of Kennedy Space Center, engaging sessions featuring Dawn mission and science team members, a VIP launch pass, and more. 

 

The cost of the conference is $60. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses, including air transportation, hotel accommodations, and automobile rental. Special hotel rates are available to conference participants at The Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront-the same location as the conference events on June 29th. As hotel space is limited, make your reservations as soon as possible by calling 1.800.445.8667. Be sure to mention that you are with the Dawn Educator Conference in order to receive the special rates. For more information about accommodations, visit: http://www.hiltoncocoabeach.com/

Interested educators must register by May 31st. Note: Foreign nationals must complete registration by May 11th. Space is limited. For more information about the conference and to register online, go to: http://www.dawn-mission.org/education/educ_conf.asp <http://www.dawn-mission.org/education/educ_conf.asp>  

While the launch is scheduled for no earlier than June 30, there is always the chance that unforeseen conditions, such as weather, could affect the launch. The Educator Conference will proceed as scheduled on June 28th -30th regardless of any changes to the launch date.

 

John Ristvey

Principal Consultant

Manager, McREL E/PO

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
4601 DTC Boulevard, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80237-2596

 

  

 

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