NYSGA 81st Annual Meeting - Part 2
10/30/2009
Continuing from our last news story on the New York State Geological Association 81st Annual Meeting hosted at New Paltz over the weekend of September 25 to 27, 2009, when over 200 geology faculty, professionals, students, teachers and enthusiastic amateurs gathered at New Paltz for a weekend of geologic field studies.
Field excursions such as this play a vital role in the geological sciences, where theories must be supported by the data on the ground, and lively debates often center on the interpretation of features in outcrop. The New York State Geological Association, along with other organizations, provide essential forums for field-based scientific interaction and debate. Students are especially welcome, and learn an important component of scientific inquiry.
New Paltz student Allison with jaw of prehistoric elk found in the Black Dirt region near Goshen New York (Trip 4, Peteet et al).
New Paltz alumni Dan Davis (NYC Department of Environmental Protection) leads discussion of the impact of fluvial geomorphology on New York City's drinking water at Ashokan Reservoir (Trip 8, Davis et al).
Dan Davis discussing the importance of river bank stability to water quality at site of land slip into Esopus Creek (Trip 8, Davis et al).