News and Announcements

<p>SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATIONS AND STUDIES IN MAINE Time: Thursday, November 6, 2014 1-5PM Place: Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine Agenda 1: 00-1:25 “Arsenic in Maine’s groundwater and attitudes toward testing and remediation.” Robert Marvinney, PhD, Maine Geological Survey 1:25-1:50 &#8220;Simulation of groundwater withdrawals and streamflow depletion in Branch Brook and the Merriland River [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Next summer (2015), Fred Beck (Geological Society of Maine) and Alison Jones (GSM and Geological Society of Arizona) will again be leading a raft trip through 188 miles of the Grand Canyon &#8211; &#8211; a 7 day trip on 2 motorized 34-foot inflatable rafts.  This will be the 7th trip for Alison and 6th for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The vehicle caravan for Day 1 of this trip (July 19) will assemble starting at 8:00 AM,  in the Telstar High School parking lot, on Route 26 just south of Bethel village.  Carpooling is encouraged, and we have permission to leave some vehicles at the school for the day.  We plan to start out at 8:30 sharp!</p>

<p>The 2104 GSM field trip will take place in the Bethel, Maine area on July 19 and 20. Lodging We have selected a campground that will reserve a group site or grouped individual sites for us http://www.betheloutdooradventure.com/. This place also has a lot of outdoor activities available in case spouses or children don’t want to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Geological Society of Maine (GSM) is pleased to grant funding to support educational programs through the Walter Anderson Fund. GSM will award grants of up to $1,000 to help fund projects that align with the purposes for which the society was formed. Those include: • Furthering the public awareness and understanding of the geology [&hellip;]</p>