Central Ohio’s Geology in Core and Outcrop Workshop

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey and Ohio Geological Society in cooperation with Cox-Colvin and DLZ-Ohio, Inc. will host a workshop dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the near-surface geology of central Ohio. Workshop participants will learn about diagnostic environmental and geologic characteristics, hydrogeologic properties, general engineering characteristics, potential environmental and geologic hazards, and economic uses for eleven bedrock and Quaternary geologic units. Attendees also will receive an overview of central Ohio’s geology and how to use Survey mapping products; basic training in core description of bedrock and glacial sediments; and opportunity to use and critique fact sheets written for a planned field guide entitled: Ohio’s Geology in Core and Outcrop—A Field Guide for Citizens and Environmental and Geotechnical Investigators. Hands-on exercises will bring central Ohio’s geologic units alive as participants compare concise fact sheet descriptions with core examples for each unit and outcrop photographs. Also, a series of short cores from boreholes will test interpretative skills, demonstrate the utility of the field guide in simulated field settings, and provide insight to the diversity and stratigraphic relationships of central Ohio’s near-surface geologic units. Although the workshop uses central Ohio examples, the techniques and knowledge learned are applicable statewide.

When
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Where
Horace R. Collins Laboratory, 3307 South Old State Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015

Professional Development Hours: 7.0

Cost
$100 before April 1
$120 after April 1

Please make checks and money orders payable to the Ohio Geological Society.

Seating is limited to the first 25 participants.

Registration Information
Registration for the workshop is available by completing and mailing the registration form (attached below) to ODNR Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Road, Columbus, OH 43229-6693.

Additional Information
Direct questions to Madge Fitak at (614) 265-6585 or by e-mail at madge.fitak@dnr.state.oh.us or
Greg Schumacher at (740) 548-7348, Ext. 125. Additional information is available at the Ohio Geological Society Web site, www.ohgeosoc.org, and ODNR Division of Geological Survey Web site, www.OhioGeology.com.