134 Crossing Boundaries: Histories of Geoheritage

Presentations explore the range of meanings of geoheritage from a variety of perspectives that cross boundaries, whether historical, disciplinary, geographical, national, political, institutional, or philosophical in nature. Papers may address geo-sites and geo-collections which are contested, marginalized, or unjustly forgotten.

Monday, 20 October 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, 302A

Participants

• Chair Kerry Magruder
• Chair Rex Hanger
• Chair Renee Clary
• Chair Stephen Boss
• Chair Christopher Hill
• Chair Patricia Coorough Burke

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  Geodefinitions of Geowords—What Exactly IS Geoheritage?
  William Andrews, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology - UNR, Reno, NV
  414634 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:50 PM
  Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of (Geologic) Discovery: Geoheritage Sites along Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska–South Dakota, U.S.A.
  Tim Henderson, U.S. National Park Service, Washington, DC and Thomas Casadevall, U.S. Geological Survey - GGGSC, Denver, Colorado and Christina DeVera, U.S. Geological Survey - GEMSC, Reston, VA and Leslie Ruppert, U.S. Geological Survey - GEMSC, Reston, VA
  412517 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:05 PM
  International Geoheritage Distinction Originating from the Efforts of a Gentleman Paleontologist: The Enhanced Education, Research and Community Outreach Potential of the Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum
  Robert Graziano, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Geosciences Dept, Milwaukee, WI and Donald Mikulic, Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, WI and Edward Shelburne, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Department of Geosciences, Milwaukee, WI
  414055 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  The Geoheritage of US Show Caves: An Evolution in Perspective
  Renee Clary, Mississippi State University Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, Mississippi and Athena Owen Nagel, Mississippi State University Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, Mississippi
  412822 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:35 PM
  The Neglected Geoheritage of the Historic Rosendale Cement District, New York
  Steven Schimmrich, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
  414691 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:35 PM
  From Ocean-Dwellers to Hilltoppers: Tracing the Geoheritage of Western Kentucky University’s Campus
  Maysn Hughes, Western Kentucky University, Owensboro, KY and Charlie Lowman, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky and M. Royhan Gani, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nahid Gani, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
  412440 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:50 PM
  Rock types used in the construction of the Alamo (Mission San Antonio de Valero) and a possible pathway for exterior surface deterioration
  Fedo Christopher, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee and Lisa Easton, Easton Architects, New York, New York and Amanda Trienens, Cultural Heritage Conservation, LLC, Chatham, New York and David Flory, Easton Architects, New York, New York and Pamela Rosser, The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
  414309 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:05 PM
  Using Intangible Heritage And Vernacular Design In The Formation Of New Geoconservation Practices: Lessons From Charnwood Forest Geopark
  Jack Matthews, Charnwood Forest Geopark, Leicestershire
  413502 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:35 PM
  Commercial Paleontology and the Politics of Geoheritage
  Reese Fulgenzi, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  412009 (Technical Sessions)