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Activity

2025

• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP COMPILATION OF THE 1:100,000-SCALE ASHEVILLE QUADRANGLE, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  6 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, 3-D Geologic Models, Digital Mapping Techniques, Map Derivatives, and Digital Map Preparation (Posters)
  Thursday, 20 March 2025

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Shenandoah ABC
• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP COMPILATION OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE 1:100,000-SCALE HENDERSONVILLE QUADRANGLE, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  6 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, 3-D Geologic Models, Digital Mapping Techniques, Map Derivatives, and Digital Map Preparation (Posters)
  Thursday, 20 March 2025

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Shenandoah ABC

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2024

• NEW 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAP COMPILATIONS OF THE BURNSVILLE, MICAVILLE, AND SPRUCE PINE 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLES, YANCEY, MITCHELL, AVERY, AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  14 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, 3-D Geological Models, Digital Mapping Techniques, Map Derivatives, and Digital Map Preparation (Posters)
  Monday, 15 April 2024

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Grand Ballroom

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2023

• 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND DATASETS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  43 The 200th Anniversary of the First State Geological Survey—The North Carolina Geological Survey
  Sunday, 19 March 2023

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Lake Fairfax
• LIDAR USED TO DELINEATE MAP-SCALE FOLDS IN AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ROCKS, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  37 Mapping in the Geosciences: Processes and Products (Posters)
  Saturday, 18 March 2023

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Grand Ballroom A–D

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2022

• THE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: AN OVERVIEW
  5 Field Trip Introduction
  Tuesday, 21 June 2022

  7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  The Lodge Porch

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2021

• THE SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 SUNNY DAY LANDSLIDE IN WARRENSVILLE, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: DISASTER NARROWLY AVERTED FOLLOWING A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
  T207 Landslide Hazards: Inventories, Hazard Maps, Risk Analysis, and Warning Systems
  Wednesday, 13 October 2021

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Portland Ballroom 254 (Hybrid Room)
• RESPONSES TO LANDSLIDES AND LANDSLIDE MAPPING ON THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT, POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
  T234 Engineering Geology for the Betterment of Society: Honoring the Legacy of Jerome V. De Graff
  Wednesday, 13 October 2021

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Portland Ballroom 254 (Hybrid Room)
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OLD FORT 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, MCDOWELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  15 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, 3D Geological Models, Digital Mapping Techniques, Map Derivatives, and Digital Map Preparation (Posters)
  Friday, 2 April 2021

  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  Syn Terra Corporation Room
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE MOFFITT HILL 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, MCDOWELL, RUTHERFORD, AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  15 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, 3D Geological Models, Digital Mapping Techniques, Map Derivatives, and Digital Map Preparation (Posters)
  Friday, 2 April 2021

  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  Syn Terra Corporation Room

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2020

• SURFACE DEFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE MW 5.1 SPARTA, NC, EARTHQUAKE
  Current Understanding of Intraplate Seismicity and Surface Deformation Associated with the August 9th, 2020 Mw 5.1 Earthquake Near Sparta, North Carolina
  Wednesday, 28 October 2020

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Auditorium
• SURFACE RUPTURE FROM THE 9 AUGUST 2020, MW 5.1 SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA EARTHQUAKE AND CONNECTIONS WITH BEDROCK GEOLOGY
  Current Understanding of Intraplate Seismicity and Surface Deformation Associated with the August 9th, 2020 Mw 5.1 Earthquake Near Sparta, North Carolina
  Wednesday, 28 October 2020

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Auditorium
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE MOFFITT HILL 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, MCDOWELL, RUTHERFORD, AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  49 Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Saturday, 21 March 2020

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Grand Ballroom A–D
• THE SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 SUNNY DAY LANDSLIDE IN WARRENSVILLE, ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: DISASTER NARROWLY AVERTED FOLLOWING A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
  49 Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Saturday, 21 March 2020

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Grand Ballroom A–D
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OLD FORT 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, MCDOWELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  49 Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Saturday, 21 March 2020

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Grand Ballroom A–D

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2019

• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT MITCHELL 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, YANCEY AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  4 Gondwana vs. Laurentia: Terrane Accretion and Crustal Growth in the Southeastern United States (Posters)
  Thursday, 28 March 2019

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Carolina Ballroom
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SHINGLE HOLLOW 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  4 Gondwana vs. Laurentia: Terrane Accretion and Crustal Growth in the Southeastern United States (Posters)
  Thursday, 28 March 2019

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Carolina Ballroom

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2018

• COMMUNICATING HAZARDS AND RISK IN REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS: EMERGENCY LANDSLIDE RESPONSE AND LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING
  T148 Communicating Geologic Hazard and Risk: Sharing Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned
  Tuesday, 6 November 2018

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Room 134
• BEDROCK CONTROLS ON QUATERNARY DEBRIS DEPOSIT MORPHOLOGY, COMPOSITION AND PROCESSES: SWANNANOA MOUNTAINS, OTEEN AND BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
  32 Geomorphic Anomalies and Underlying Geologic Controls Identified from Surficial and Bedrock Mapping, Southeastern United States
  Friday, 13 April 2018

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Room 300 D
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SHINGLE HOLLOW 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  19 Geologic Mapping from the Appalachians to the Planets (Posters)
  Thursday, 12 April 2018

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Room 301 DE/Henley Concourse
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MOUNT MITCHELL 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, YANCEY AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  19 Geologic Mapping from the Appalachians to the Planets (Posters)
  Thursday, 12 April 2018

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Room 301 DE/Henley Concourse

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2017

• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTREAT 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, BUNCOMBE, MCDOWELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES, NC
  20 Tectonics of Blue Ridge and Piedmont Terranes: Insight from Integrated Studies (Posters)
  Friday, 31 March 2017

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  James River Ballroom
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PEA RIDGE 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  20 Tectonics of Blue Ridge and Piedmont Terranes: Insight from Integrated Studies (Posters)
  Friday, 31 March 2017

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  James River Ballroom
• A NEW MULTILAYERED GEOLOGIC BEDROCK ARCGIS ONLINE WEB MAP OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  21 Geologic Maps and Map Derivatives: The Legacy of Mike Higgins (Posters)
  Friday, 31 March 2017

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  James River Ballroom

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2016

• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MONTREAT 7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, BUNCOMBE, MCDOWELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES, NC
  27 Structural Geology and Tectonics (Posters)
  Friday, 1 April 2016

  8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

  Exhibit Hall
• A NEW 1:24,000-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PEA RIDGE 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  9 Evolving Perspectives on Piedmont Geology: Terrane Studies, Structural Analyses, New Mapping, and Complementary Studies (Posters)
  Thursday, 31 March 2016

  8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

  Exhibit Hall

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2015

• A NEW GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OTEEN QUADRANGLE, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC
  20 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Thursday, 19 March 2015

  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  Ballroom
• NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN 1:24,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE, BUNCOMBE AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES, NC
  20 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Thursday, 19 March 2015

  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  Ballroom
• OBSERVATIONS ON DEBRIS DEPOSITS IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: FERTILE GROUND FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
  13 In Honor of Hugh H. Mills: Geomorphology and Earth Surface Processes in the Southern Appalachians: Landscape Evolution and Practical Applications II
  Thursday, 19 March 2015

  1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

  Rose

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2014

• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF THE LANDRUM 1:24,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE
  8 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Thursday, 10 April 2014

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Latham A/B/C
• NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAGGY PINNACLE 1:24,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC
  8 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Thursday, 10 April 2014

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Latham A/B/C
• THE NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S RESPONSE TO LANDSLIDE EVENTS IN 2012 AND 2013 IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: USING A GEODATABASE, LIDAR AND ORTHO-IMAGERY IN A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TO AUGMENT FIELD INVESTIGATIONS AND MAP PRODUCTION
  13 Geohazards: Methods for Mapping, Monitoring, and Mitigating
  Thursday, 10 April 2014

  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  Solitude

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2012

• LIDAR AND GIS: TOOLS TO AUGMENT LANDSLIDE AND FAULT MAPPING IN METAMORPHIC ROCKS IN THE BLUE RIDGE GEOLOGIC PROVINCE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  T195 Insights into Geological Processes and Hazards Acquired through Recent Technological Advances
  Tuesday, 6 November 2012

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  211AB
• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PISGAH FOREST QUADRANGLE, TRANSYLVANIA AND HENDERSON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
  T96 Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Monday, 5 November 2012

  9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  Hall B
• RECENT ROAD CUT ON U.S. 221 IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, NC REVEALS A NEW EXPOSURE OF THE LINVILLE FALLS FAULT
  24 Outstanding Field Trip Stops in the Carolinas and Beyond for Professionals and Teachers (Posters)
  Monday, 2 April 2012

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Grand Ballroom
• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BREVARD QUADRANGLE, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY NC AND GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC
  8 Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps and Derivatives (Posters)
  Sunday, 1 April 2012

  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Grand Ballroom
• OVERVIEW OF THE ASHE METAMORPHIC SUITE AND ITS MINERAL RESOURCES
  10 Industrial Minerals of the Spruce Pine (NC) District and the Southeast
  Sunday, 1 April 2012

  1:30 PM - 4:10 PM

  Windsor Ballroom, Salon 1
• USING LIDAR AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING TO LOOK AT BRITTLE AND DUCTILE FAULT ZONES - NEW AND OLD TOOLS TO AUGMENT SITE INVESTIGATIONS
  3 Practical Applications of Engineering Geology
  Sunday, 1 April 2012

  8:00 AM - 11:40 AM

  Grand Ballroom, Salon C2

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2011

• A NEW BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HORSE SHOE QUADRANGLE, HENDERSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES, NC: MORE DATA FROM THE BREVARD ZONE
  16 Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
  Thursday, 24 March 2011

  1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  Exhibit Hall

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2010

• ALLEGHANIAN DEXTRAL MOTION ALONG A RECENTLY IDENTIFIED SHEAR ZONE NEAR WEAVERVILLE, NC
  68 Strike-Slip and Transpressional Tectonics in the Appalachians and Beyond (Posters)
  Tuesday, 16 March 2010

  8:00 AM - 12:05 PM

  International ABCDF

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2008

• THE BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ASHEVILLE 100K: A NEW SYNTHESIS
  9 Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic Maps (Posters)
  Thursday, 10 April 2008

  8:00 AM - 5:30 PM