News and Announcements

<p>Of interest to Geological Society of Maine members: 2nd Symposium on the Presumpscot Formation Advances in Geotechnical, Geologic, and Construction Practice October 28, 2015 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Hannaford Hall University of Southern Maine 88 Bedford St. Portland, Maine http://umaine.edu/presumpscot-symposium/ The 1st Symposium on the Presumpscot Formation, entitled Geologic and Geotechnical Characteristics of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Geological Society of Maine Fall Meeting Friday, November 13, 2015, 1:00 pm Augusta Civic Center, Washington/York Room The theme of the presentations is Using Emerging Technology on a Submerging Coast The preliminary program announcement is here: 2015Fall-meeting-program-announcement_10-8 Hope to see you there.</p>

<p>Augusta Civic Center (tentative).  Details to follow.</p>

<p>The 2015 GSM field trip will be held July 25-26 at Isle au Haut.  Leaders will be Dr. Marshall Chapman of Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky, and Bob Gerber, CG, engineering and geologic consultant and summer resident of Isle au Haut.  The coastal setting and high tourist season mean we have to plan ahead, and we need [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Iapetan Crossing: A Travelling Geology Course from Maine to Quebec” will be offered through the Eagle Hill Institute this summer, 7/26-8/1. It is patterned after Hank Williams’ legendary trans-Newfoundland trip, and has been run in various forms around a dozen times since 1992. Please see link for details. Questions may be addressed to Marilyn Mayer, [&hellip;]</p>