The NCGS meets each last Wednesday of the month in Orinda at the Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Rd. There is a social period at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. a talk (no dinner). Cost is $5 per regular member; $1 per student member, and $1 per K – 12 teachers.
NCGS 2008-2009 Calendar
(Please click on the available links to view the abstract and speaker biographies; for previous yearly calendar of events see bottom of page)
The Start of the NCGS Year!!
Wednesday September 17, 2008
AAPG Distinguished Lecturer (Canceled - Hurricane Ike!)
Dr. Jim Jennings, Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston, Texas
See attached flyer; 1:30 Chevron; VIZ Room, Chevron Park, Building C, CLL279; Non-Chevron attendees should contact Beverly Reynolds to request a security badge at (925) 842-2710 or
Wednesday September 24, 2008
Granites in the Franciscan Formation at Cazadero, California
Dr. Rolfe Erickson, California State University, Sonoma
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Thursday October 2, 2008
AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Carmala Garione, University of Rochester, N.Y.
7:00 pm at Orinda Library; 26 Orinda Way (See map on back cover of newsletter)
Wednesday October 29, 2008
The impact of wildfires on California landscapes
Dr. Laura Rademacher, Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
AAPG Distinguished Lecturer (Early Date!)
Dr. Susan Humphris, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
7:00 pm at Lafayette Community Center, Manzanita Room, 500 St. Mary’s Road, Lafayette; See map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lafayette+Community+Center,+Lafayette,+CA&ie=UTF8&ll=37.870856,-122.106428&spn=0.035436,0.05785&z=14
Wednesday November 19, 2008 (Rescheduled Date!)
AAPG Distinguished Lecturer He’s Back!
Dr. Jim Jennings, Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston, Texas. See attached flyer; 1:30 Chevron; Chevron Park, Building C, Room C2187; Non-Chevron attendees should contact Beverly Reynolds to request a security badge at (925) 842-2710 or beverlyreynolds@chevron.com
Wednesday November 19, 2008
CANCELED
Our Regular Monthly Meeting Has Been Canceled Due to the Number of Alternate Events This Month (AAPG Distinguished Lecturers)
Wednesday January 28, 2009
Dr. Victoria E. Langenheim, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday February 25, 2009
Mammoths, Meteorites, and Supernovae
Dr. Richard B. Firestone, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
(Note: Dr. Firestone is co-author of “Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes – See: http://www.innertraditions.com/Product.jmdx?action=displayDetail&id=2139&searchString=1-59143-061-5 or http://www.amazon.com/Cycle-Cosmic-Catastrophes-Stone-Age-Changed/dp/1591430615)
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday March 25, 2009
New Tools for Understanding and Mitigating Rockfall Hazards in Yosemite National Park
Dr. Greg Stock; Geologist; Yosemite National Park7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday April 29, 2009
The Travels of Clyde Kluckhohn and the Photographs of James Hanks, 1927-1928: Repeat Photography, Virtual Repeat Photography, and Earth Surface Change in the Photographic Era
Dr. Thomas C. Hanks, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday May 27, 2009 Dinner Meeting!!
Mesozoic Transpression, Transtension, Subduction, and Metallogenesis in Northern and Central California
Dr. W. Gary Ernst, Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday June 24, 2009
Cleanup on Aisle 9 - The Long-Lasting Legacy of Nuclear Waste
Dr. Dave Stonestrom, U.S. Geological Survey Research Hydrologist, Menlo Park, California
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
2008 - 2009 NCGS Events and Field Trips
(When available, click on the following links to download field trip applications)
September 20 & 21, 2008
Key Sites of Uplift and Glacial Constraints, Central Sierra Nevada
Jeffrey Schaffer, Napa City College
November 15, 2008
Earthquake at UCB? - The Hayward Fault, Campus Retrofit, and the Seismological Laboratory
Drs. Peggy Hellweg, Doris Sloan, Christine Shaff, and Craig Comartin
University of California at Berkeley
May 2, 2009
The Geology of Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County, California
James Allen and Dr. Luther Strayer, CSU East Bay, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Peter Holland, Vector Engineering, Inc
Ron Rubin, AMEC Geomatrix
June 13 & 14, 2009
Ross Smith, Member and Precious Metals Consulting Geologist
Do you have a place you’ve wanted to visit for the geology? Let us know. We’re definitely interested in ideas. For those suggestions, or for questions regarding, field trips, please contact our Field Trip Coordinator Rob Nelson (see About the NCGS page).
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Older Calendar of Events
2003 - 2004 Calendar of Events
2004 - 2005 Calendar of Events
2005 - 2006 Calendar of Events
2006 - 2007 Calendar of Events
2007 - 2008 Calendar of Events
(Including NCGS 1906 Earthquake Centennial Observance Events)