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). Please get reservation -- leave your name and phone number at (925) 424-3669, or at danday94@pacbell.net before the meeting. Cost is $5 per regular member; $1 per student member, and $1 per K – 12 teachers (new!).
NCGS 2007-2008 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 26, 2007
Dr. Eric Cowgill, U.C. Davis
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
TUESDAY October 16, 2007 Watch the Early Date!!!
Watch the Change in Location & Time!!
Visiting AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Kirk Johnson, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Crocodiles in Greenland and Hippos in London: A Fossil-Fueled Tour of Past and Future Climates
7:30 pm at Holiday Inn, 2730 N Main St., Walnut Creek
NOT the Orinda Masonic Center in Orinda!!
Please note NCGS will NOT be able to supply refreshments;
however, you will be able to purchase them at the hotel!
Wednesday November 28, 2007
Dr. Kurt Burmeister, University of the Pacific, Stockton
Controls on structural architecture and strain partitioning within the
Northern Appalachian fold-thrust belt in the Rosendale natural cement region
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday January 30, 2008
Dr. Jeffery Mount, University of California, Davis
Landscape Changes and California's Water Supply Future
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday February 27, 2008
Dr. David Morrison, NASA Ames Research Laboratory
Impacts and Evolution: Astrobiology and Near-Earth Object Impacts
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday March 26, 2008
The San Andreas Fault in Southern California is Almost Nowhere Vertical – Implications for Tectonics
Dr. Gary Fuis, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Thursday March 27, 2008
(AAPG Distinguished Lecture)
The Episodic History of Cretaceous Carbonate Platforms: An Aptian Case Study
Dr. Peter Skelton, Open University, UK
1:30 pm at Chevron, San Ramon, Room D2193
Non-Chevron attendees should contact Beverly Reynolds to request a security badge at (925) 842-2710 or at beverlyreynolds@chevron.com
Tuesday April 15, 2008
(AAPG Distinguished Lecture)
4D Seismic in the Deepwater – Challenges and Rewards
Dr. David Johnston, Exxon Mobil Exploration Co.
1:30 pm at Chevron, San Ramon, Bishop Ranch Building 1X
(Note: This building is a 10-minute walk east of the Chevron reception desk.)
Non-Chevron attendees should contact Beverly Reynolds to request a security badge at (925) 842-2710 or at beverlyreynolds@chevron.com
Wednesday April 30, 2008
How Pebbles Destroy Mountains: The Role of Sediment in River Incision Into Bedrock
Dr. Leonard Sklar, San Francisco State University, San Francisco
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday May 28, 2008 Dinner Meeting!
As Part of the 1868 Earthquake Alliance
Dr. David Schwartz, Senior Earthquake Geologist, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Dark Holes in Muir's "Range of Light": Insights From Southern Sierra Nevada Caves and Karst
Dr. John C. Tinsley, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
As Usual – Our Summer Break!
Wednesday September 24, 2008
Granites in the Franciscan formation
Dr. Rolfe Erickson, California State University, Sonoma
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday October 29, 2008
The Impact of Fire on Hydrologic Systems
Dr. Laura Rademacher, Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday November 19, 2008 (One Week Early!)
Late Pliocene to Recent Stratigraphy and Tectonics in the Death Valley Area, California
Dr. John Caskey, San Francisco State University, San Francisco
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday January 28, 2009
Geophysical vignettes from the wine country: implications for the northward continuation of the East Bay fault system
Dr. Victoria E. Langenheim, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
NCGS Events and Field Trips
(When available, click on the following links to download field trip applications)
October 20, 2007
Teachers’ Workshop
Geological Field Trip on Mount Diablo
Please forward flyer to teachers who may be interested.
(This is not a member field trip)
January 26, 2008
Rained Out and Rescheduled
February 23, 2008
Field Trip
Wilson Grove & Petaluma Formations, Sonoma County, California
James Allen, PG California State University, East Bay, and Peter Holland CEG, Vector Engineering
March 28 to 30, 2008
Field Trip
Coso Geothermal System Field Trip
Dr. Andrew Sabin, Navy Geothermal Program, China Lake, California
May 10 & 11, 2008
Field Trip
Kathleen Burnham, Independent Researcher
June 28, 2008 (Repeat Due to Demand; Wilson Grove II)
Field Trip
Field Trip to the Wilson Grove & Petaluma Formations, Sonoma County, California
James Allen, MS, PG, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, CSU East Bay and
Peter Holland, CEG, Vector Engineering
August 23, 2008
Field Trip - As Part of the 1868 Earthquake Alliance
Field Trip to the Calaveras Fault in Santa Clara County, California
Dr. Phil Stoffer, U.S. Geological Survey and
Dr. Richard Sedlock, San Jose State University
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
(Including NCGS 1906 Earthquake Centennial Observance Events)