T178 Geology for the Masses: Engaging the Public through Informal Geoscience Education in Parks, Monuments, Open Spaces, and Public Lands

Tuesday, 9 November 2004
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Presentations

• 1:45 PM
  DEVELOPING GEOLOGY TRAINING MANUALS FOR INTERPRETATION STAFFS IN NATIONAL PARKS
  Robert J. Lillie, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR
  75690 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  BRINGING GEOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM THROUGH VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS: AN EXAMPLE FROM KENTUCKY
  Stephen F. Greb, Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  79993 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  USING COMPUTER ANIMATION AS AN INFORMAL GEOLOGY EDUCATION TOOL AT NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTERS
  Ryan S. Crow, Univ Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO and Paul Weimer, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and John Roesink, Univ Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO and Jay Austin, Univ Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO and William Hood, Grand Junction, CO and Wesley Willet, Univ Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO and Rick Couture, Univ Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO
  79841 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  CREATION OF AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER DISPLAY FOR VISITOR CENTERS AT RED ROCKS AND DINOSAUR RIDGE, MORRISON, COLORADO
  Hélène M. Grall-Johnson, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO and Tom J. Scherer, Altitude Multimedia, Castle Rock, CO and Joe Tempel, Friends of Dinosaur Ridge, Morrison, CO
  73937 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  NEW ANIMATIONS DEPICTING VOLCANIC FEATURES AND PROCESSES AT CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE, IDAHO
  Cooper Brossy, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Shoshone, ID and Carrie Glavich, 1109 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA and M.A. Kuntz, U. S. Geol Survey, Denver, CO
  80328 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S 360° EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM: A GEOLOGICAL PAVILION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A 360° VISUAL EXPERIENCE
  Blaine R. Hall, Sul Ross State University, and the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, Alpine, TX and Cathryn A. Hoyt, Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, Fort Davis, TX
  79906 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  GEOSCIENCE TOPICS IN MASS MEDIA - GEOLOGIC TELEVISION AND “GEOAMERICA TV”
  Devin P. Dennie, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK and R. Douglas Elmore, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  79302 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  MAKING GEOLOGY RELEVANT: TIPS FOR INTERPRETING GEOLOGY FOR THE MASSES
  Allyson Mathis, National Park Service, Grand Canyon, AZ
  80374 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  CRATERS OF THE MOON--A MECCA FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
  Douglass E. Owen, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Arco, ID
  76424 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  SELF-GUIDED GEOLOGY TRAIL AT CITY OF ROCKS NATIONAL RESERVE, SOUTHERN IDAHO
  Kevin R. Pogue, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
  74652 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  BRINGING HOME THE GEOLOGY OF ILLINOIS STATE PARKS
  Sallie E. Greenberg, Illinois State Geol Survey, Champaign, IL and Marie-France Dufour, Illinois State Geol Survey, Champaign, IL and Cheryl K. Nimz, Illinois State Geol Survey, Champaign, IL
  77184 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  BUILDING MCCONNELL SPRINGS PARK--TRULY A GRASS ROOTS EFFORT
  John D. Kiefer, Kentucky Geol Survey, Lexington, KY and Carol L. Ruthven, Kentucky Geol Survey, Lexington, KY and J. Rebmann, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, KY and I. Yates, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, KY
  76022 (Technical Sessions)