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INTRODUCING THE 2021 - 2022 MBGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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President – Jennifer Trout, Western Michigan University
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Vice President – Andrea Munoz-Hernandez, Ph.D., GISP. Mich. Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
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Secretary – John Yellich, Michigan Geological Survey
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Treasurer – Peter Rose Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Business Manager – Peter Rose, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Past President – Chris Christensen, Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
MBGS has monthly meetings typically on the 2nd Wednesday
of each month from September - May
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2022 MBGS E.Z. MANOS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Michigan Basin Geological Society will award two scholarships up to $500 each to students conducting graduate or undergraduate research in geology related to Michigan. The scholarships will be awarded at an upcoming MBGS meeting and the winner(s) will be notified In December. We hope recipients can attend a spring MBGS meeting to present their research topic. Candidates should complete and submit the MBGS scholarship application form by December 20, 2022 to John A. Yellich, MBGS Secretary, at john.a.yellich@wmich.edu with subject Line: MBGS Scholarship 2022.
Applications and more information can be found on MBGS’s Scholarship Page
MBGS MEMBERSHIP DUES
MBGS continues to strive to provide a platform for geologist and environmental professionals to connect and offer learning and field trip opportunities. For 2021-2022, our annual dues are $35. Student Membership is free. Email any one of our officers if you are a student and would like to be a member. We now offer the option to renew your professional membership via PayPal. Please refer to the renewal notices that are included in the newsletter. Student Membership is free.
MBGS Survey
In an effort to better fulfill our mission of providing a forum for the discussion and study of the geology of Michigan and the Great Lakes area through meetings and field trips, we are asking for your input. Please fill out a questionaire at Survey Monkey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JY9V385. There is a copy of the survey included in the newsletter.
Professional Membership Dues
MBGS continues to strive to provide a platform for geologist and environmental professionals to connect and offer learning and field trip opportunities. For 2022-2023, our annual dues will increase to $35 for members. Student memberships are free, but they
need to fill out the Student Membership Registration Form (above). Renewal notices are included in the newsletter.
OTHER NEWS: MBGS HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON USB FLASH DRIVES (8GB).
MBGS Publications ‐ There are two (2) new publications available! See details on the Publications page
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MBGS Field Trips
MBGS typically runs 1-3 fields trips per year. These are often the highlight of the year. These Field Trips run the gambit as wide as the field of geology is from Precambrian hard rock and mining to Paleozoic sedimentary stratigraphy to Pleistocene glacial geology, to karst and caving to fossil and mineral collecting field trips.
MBGS is seeking input from members for up and coming field trips Stay tuned for dates of new 2020/2021 events
Check Back Often for Updates
Upcoming Field Trips
Our field trip directors are busy working on numerous field trips for the up coming year.
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NE LP Glacial Trip -Spring 2023
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Mars 2030
MICHIGAN BASIN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD EXCURSION
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Sand and Sandstone Revisited: Lithostratigraphy of Carboniferous Sandstones
in the Jackson Coal Province, Central Jackson County, Michigan, USA
FEE: $50 for all MBGS Members (with paid up dues); $85 adult/professional non-MBGS members; $15 for students.
LOCATION: Jackson Michigan area
LEADERS: D.B. Westjohn, Consulting Geologist, Mason, Michigan, and Bennie E. See, Consulting Geologist,
Jackson, Michigan
REGISTRATION: Please email Chris Christensen at christensenc@michigan.gov to get your name on the attendees list. Please complete and submit the registration form below and submit fee to finalize your reservation by November 1st. A limit of 25 can participate in the field trip.
General outline of this field trip:
The field trip will relate the distribution of coal in the Jackson Coal Province (JCP new term) to a profound unconformity: The Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Hiatus. This unconformity marks the emergence of terrestrial vegetation, erosion, and deposition of vast quantities of organic detritus that was entombed and survived to form coal. We will explore Michigan’s Carboniferous section in Jackson County, the birthplace of the coal mining industry in the State. Despite a storied history of the JCP (History of Jackson County, 1881) and the large number of mines reported in MGS reports, locations of most mines are not known with any degree of certainty. Unfortunately, it took structural damage of freeway components (bridges, overpasses, etc.) and subsidence into coal-mine voids to renew interest in the bedrock geology of the area.
ITINERARY:
9:30am -Meet in downtown Parma, Michigan (look large WMU vans), assemble & load vans
10:00am -Departure
10:00am-3:00pm -Field Trip (drinks and snacks will be provided but not a full lunch)
3:00pm . -Review Jackson area cores at Grand River Brewery (food & beverages available for purchase)
After ~4:00pm -Return to Parma
Field Trip Registration Form:
MBGS is looking for a field trip director and field trip suggestions. Contact any of the MBGS executive committee members if interested or have field trip suggestions.
Thanks to Mark Wollensak and Mark Nida for all the years of hard work and great field trips.
