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INTRODUCING THE 2022 - 2023 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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Michigan Basin Geological Society Historical Publications Disk 6
Reissue on CD-ROM of eight 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
Guidebook for Ontario Geological Excursion to Kettle Point – Owen Sound – Waubaushene, June 21, 22, 23, 1946 by W. A. Roliff, C. S. Evans and J. F. Caley
• Intinerary
• Core Descriptions
• Road Log with Descriptions
Guidebook for Ordovician Stratigraphy of the Cincinnati, Ohio and Richmond, Indiana Areas, June 12, 13, 1953
by W. H. Shideler and B. T. Sandefur
• The Ordovician of Ohio
• Faunal Lists of Fossils and Photographs
Guidebook for the Stratigraphy of the Silurian Rocks in Western Ohio, May 31-June 2, 1963
by C. H. Summerson, Jane L. Forsyth, Karl V. Hoover and J. R. Ulteig
• Itinerary for Serpent Mound Structure Field Trip
• Serpent Mound Structure, Adams County, Ohio, A Summary by C. H. Summersono
• Itinerary and Road Log by C. H. Summersono
• A Resume of the Silurian Stratigraphy of Ohio by C. H. Summersono
• Brassfield Limestone by Karl V. Hoovero
• Upper Niagaran and Cayugan Stratigraphy in the subsurface of Northeastern Ohio by J. R. Ulteigo
• A Brief Summary of Ohio’s Pleistocene Glacial Story by Jane L. Forsyth
Guidebook for Cambrian Stratigraphy in Western Wisconsin, May 21, 22, 1966 by Merideth E. Ostrom
• General Discussion
• Short Geological History of Wisconsin
• Short History of the Ice Age in Wisconsin
• Road Log and Stop Descriptions
Geology of the Manitoulin Area, Special Papers #3, September 29, 30 and October 1, 1978 by J. T. Sanford and R. E. Mosher
• General Introduction by J. T. Sanford and R. E. Mosher
• Road Logs by J. T. Sanford and R. E. Mosher
• Paleoecological Observations on Manitoulin Island by M. J. Risk and B. A. Liberty
• General Stratigraphy of the Manitoulin Area by J. T. Sanford
• Ordovician Nomenclature of Manitoulin Island by B. A. Liberty
• Paleoenvironments and Paleocommunities in the Ordovician-Silurian sequence of Manitoulin Island by P. Copper
• Ordovician and Silurian Conodont Biostratigraphy. Manitoulin Island and Bruce Peninsula, Ontario by C. R. Barnes, P. G. Telford and G. A. Tarrant
• Towards an Ordovician Trilobite Biostratigraphy of Southern Ontario by R. Ludvigsen
• The Manitowaning Bioherm: An Early Silurian Patch Reef by D. J. Grawbarger
• Sheguiandah and Early Man by T. E. Lee
• Notes on the Quaternary Geology of the Bruce Peninsula, Entrance to Georgian Bay and Manitoulin Island by W. M. Tovell
• South Bay, Manitoulin Island – A Preliminary Report by T. W. Anderson
• The Ordovician-Silurian Boundary by J. T. Sanford, R. E. Mosher and J. W. Kennedy
• The Lithostratigraphy of the Wiarton Silurian Section. Bruce Peninsula. Ontario, Canada by R. E. Mosher. R. T. Lilienthal and J. T. Sanford
• The Collection and Quantitative Analysis of Sedimentary Rocks for Stratigraphic Purposes by R. E. Mosher and J. T. Sanford
Middle Devonian Cratonic Carbonates and Shales in Southwestern Ontario, November 14, 1987 by Bruce Wilkinson
The Richfield Challenge, A Review of the Richfield Developments in Michigan, 1952 by Gordon H. Hautan
A Theory of Rogers City and Dundee Relationships in Central Michigan, Masters Thesis, 1947 by Tom Knapp