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INTRODUCING THE 2024 - 2025 MBGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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President: Andrea Munoz-Hernandez, Ph.D., GISP. Mich. Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
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Vice President: vacant
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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: Jennifer Trout, Michigan Geological Survey
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Newsletter Editor: Arlene Anderson-Vincent, Blue Triton Brands
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Webmaster: John Esch, Michigan Geological Survey
MBGS has monthly meetings typically on the 2nd Wednesday
of each month from September - May
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 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, 2025 to John A. Yellich, MBGS Secretary, at jasty98@aol.com with subject Line: MBGS Scholarship 2026. Applications can be found on MBGS’s Scholarship Page
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 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 2024-2025, 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.
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Opportunity for Members: MBGS is seeking members who are interested in getting involved. We need a Vice President, Treasurer, and a Secretary for the 2024-2025 year. If you are interested in these opportunities, please reach out to any of the executive committee members.
Opportunity for Presenters: MBGS is seeking presenters for Michigan Basin geologically-related topics for our 2024-2025 membership meetings. If interested, please contact Andrea Muno-Hernandez at munozhernandeza@michigan.gov.
Michigan Basin Geological Society Historical Publications Disk 1
Reissue on CD-ROM of nine out-of-print Field Guidebooks, $15
Note: This CD is for sale. If you are interested in one of them please contact Publication Sales.
Prices include postage, handling and any applicable sales tax.
Orders for publications should be prepaid in U.S. Funds and addressed to:
MBGS — Publications
P.O. Box 14044
Lansing, MI 48901
CONTENTS
The Stratigraphy of Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada June 19-20, 1954
• Introduction by J. T. Sanford and J. R. Moseley
• The North Shore of Lake Huron by G. E. Suffel
• Ordovician of Manitoulin Island by Bruce A. Liberty
• Silurian of Manitoulin Island by Thomas E. Bolton
• Notes on the Correlation of the Silurian of Manitoulin with the Silurian of Michigan, by W. A. Kelley
• Stratigraphic Notes by J. T. Sanford and J. E. Moseley
• Stop Descriptions
The Devonian and Silurian Rocks of Parts of Ontario, Canada and Western New York, June 22-23, 1951
• Stop and fossil descriptions
The Traverse Group of the Northern Part of the Southern Peninsula of Michigan June 16-17, 1949
• Stop descriptions and well logs
Geology of Central Ontario, Canada 1965
• Chairman’s Remarks by B. A. Liberty
• The Clare River (Precambrian) Syncline by P. A. Peach
• Precambrian-Paleozoic Contact Relationships in Eastern Ontario by D. F. Hewitt
• Middle Ordovician Stratigraphy of the Lake Simcoe Area, Ontario, by B. A. Liberty
• Some Middle Ordovician Fossils From Central Ontario, G. Winston Sinclair
• Upper Ordovician Stratigraphy of the Toronto Area by B. A. Liberty
• Pre-Guelph, Silurian Formations of the Niagaran Peninsula, Ontario by Thomas E. Bolton
• Pleistocene Geology, Toronto-Scarborough Area by P. F. Karrow
• Pleistocene Features of South-Central Ontario, Lake Simcoe to Moira River by E. Mirynech
• Itinerary and stop descriptions
The Devonian Strata of the London-Sarnia Area, Southwestern Ontario Compiled by Erwin C. Stumm, Lewis B. Kellum and Jean Davies Wright June 9-10, 1956
• Introduction by F. W. Terwilliger
• Itinerary and stop descriptions
The Ordovician Rocks of the Escanaba-Stonington Area Led by R. C. Hussey June 2-3, 1950
•Stop and fossil descriptions
The Niagara Escarpment of Peninsular Ontario, Canada June 18-19, 1955
• Introduction by Andrew J. Mozola
• Silurian Stratigraphy of the Niagaran Escarpment, Ontario, Thomas E. Bolton and Bruce A. Liberty
• Detailed Description of Stops by Thomas E. Bolton and Bruce A. Liberty
• The Surface Features of Peninsular Ontario by Donald F. Putnam
• Stop descriptions
Lower Paleozoic and Pleistocene Stratigraphy Across Central Wisconsin Compiled by C. E. Prouty, Led by L. M. Cline, J. L. Hough and R. F. Black 1960
• Itinerary and stop descriptions
Classic Silurian Reefs of the Chicago Area by Donald G. Mikulic and Joanne Kluessendorf June 27, 1998
•Detailed stop descriptions