Devon's rivers:
is the past the key to the present?
Prof Tony Brown - University
of Southampton
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editor Geology / Wildlife cruises from Exmouth - Sunday 30th May / Saturday 3rd July 2010
Stuart Line Cruises are running all-day boat trips this year with geological and wildlife commentaries. The 30th May cruise is to Seaton and Lyme Regis, whilst the 3rd July cruise is to Brixham. Both excursions leave Exmouth Pier at 10.45 and return around 17.00. On both trips the geological commentary will be by Richard Scrivener. The boat will be the ‘Pride of Exmouth’, which has bar and refreshment facilities on board. The price per person is £15 for each trip and booking should be directly with Stuart Line Cruises www.stuartlinecruises.co.uk/ or 01395 222144.
Field excursion to Western Bohemia - 5th-12th September 2010 This year, the Ussher Society, in conjunction with the Devonshire Association Geology Section, is planning an excursion to the western part of the Czech Republic to be led by Richard Scrivener (Ussher Society), Veronika Stedra (Czech Survey) and Jiri Konopasek (Charles University). The intention is to look at a wide range of geology including the rocks of the western Bohemian Massif, the Krusne hory (Ore Mountains), Variscan granites, metalliferous mineralization, Quaternary features, thermal spas and much more ! Expressions of interest to Richard Scrivener by March 10th please. For more details, please click here.
Old News 9th – 26th September 2009 Devonshire Association trip to Brittany The first 3 days are based at Camaret sur Mer on the Crozon peninsula and the next 4 days are at Lannion in north-east Brittany. Individuals have to make their own bookings. Information to do this, and further details about the trip are available from the DA Field Meetings Secretary, Greg Callaghan: marcgreg@breathe.com
Earthwatch Lecture – Conserving Biodiversity in the Americas Thursday 7th May 2009 The very fact that the Amazon and the Caribbean are such attractive locations renders them all the more vulnerable to over-exploitation. How are Earthwatch scientists are addressing this issue in the Peruvian Amazon and on the coasts of the Bahamas? Speakers: Dr. Richard Bodmer (Durrell Institute
of Conservation & Ecology,
and the Wildlife Conservation Society) & Dr. Kathleen Sullivan
Sealey (University of Miami). Chaired by explorer, writer and
TV presenter Dr. George McGavin. Earthwatch Lecture – Forests and Climate Change
Thursday 26th
March 2009 Our forests, home
to an extraordinary range of biodiversity, and arguably one of our greatest
safeguards against
climate change, continue to be depleted at an alarming rate.
How can we set about securing their future? Website: http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/events08/lecture09-forests/ For more information contact the Earthwatch Events Department on (01865) 318856; events@earthwatch.org.uk
Ussher Society Conference, Paignton, January, 2009 The Ussher Society's 47th Annual Conference was held between the 6th and 9th January, 2009 at the Redcliffe Hotel, Paignton, Devon. For full details of the 2009 conference (and previous events), please see the conference pages
Field Day with the Black Bear Geology Group, Dorset. 12th July, 2008 An informal field-day was held in Dorset on 12th July 2008. The aim of the day was to look at Pleistocene terraces and terrace deposits of the Rivers Frome and Piddle in the Dorchester area which have been mapped by members of the Black Bear Geology Group over the last few years. The meeting was arranged by Tony Brown (e-mail Tony.Brown@soton.ac.uk)
One day conference
on "South-west geology: past, present and future" As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the Geologists’ Association, the Devonshire Association Geology Section, in association with the Ussher Society and the Geologists’ Association held a one day conference on "South-west geology: past, present and future". The conference was held at the Boniface Centre, Crediton, Devon on the 28th June, 2008. An interesting and varied programme was compiled with speakers talking on the following:
Further details and a booking form are available here
Going Underground – Saturday 31st May 2008 Robin Shail and Nick Leboutillier led a mid-year Ussher Society field excursion to two mines in west Cornwall. The first venue was the CSM Test Mine (Carnmenellis Granite), a few km south of Camborne, which was used for much of the 20th Century as a research and development facility by the Holman Company. Virtual tours are available in hi-res (broadband only) or low-res (dial-up). The second venue was Rosevale Mine (Land’s End Granite), near to Zennor (see www.rosevalemine.co.uk). The day provided an insight into magmatism, mineralization, regional tectonics, mining methods and a little industrial archaeology.
Channel Islands, Field Visit, May 2008 Bookings for this trip are now closed. Enquiries to John Renouf.
Abstracts for Geoscience in south-west England now available Abstracts are now available for Geoscience in south-west England Vol. 11 parts 1, 2 (2004 to 2006) - please see the journal pages. Back issues will hopefully be added in the near future - please check back periodically for updates.
Ussher Society Conference, St Ives, January 2008 The Ussher Society's 46th Annual Conference was held between the 2nd and 5th January, 2008 at the Tregenna Castle Hotel, St. Ives, Cornwall. The conference was very well attended. In addition, electronic copies of the back issues of the Proceedings of the Ussher Society (now Geoscience in south west England) was distributed to all paid-up members. This fantastic resource reflects the hard work of Chris Cornford and all involved at IGI limited. For full details of the 2008 conference (and previous events), please see the conference pages
History of Geology Group Conference The history of on-shore hydrocarbon use in the UK or "From oil shales and seeps to 'shaleopolis' and 100 roughnecks!" The History of Geology Group held a three day meeting in Weymouth from the 20th to the 22nd April 2007. The meeting comprised two days of field excursions and a one-day seminar. Further details and a full programme are available here The History of Geology Group (HOGG)
was inaugurated in October
1994 to encourage the interest in the history of geology
Jurassic Coast hosted the 2007 Ussher Society 45th Annual Conference The Jurassic Coast team hosted the 45th annual conference at Weymouth in January 2007. Papers on a variety of aspects of geoscience in south-west England were presented during the four day meeting (two days field excursions and two days of presentations). The second afternoon of presentations was held jointly with the southwest regional group of the Geological Society of London focused on the theme of "Geotourism". This year's excellent Conference Dinner was free due to the kind sponsorship of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Team. Field excursions were to (1) Osmington MIlls to examine the structure and stratigraphy of the area along the Abbotsbury-Ridgeway Fault System and to examine the fine coastal sections in the Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian rocks (led by Prof. John Cope) and (2) to the Charmouth Heritage Centre and to Lyme Regis to examine the engineering works (led by Richard Edmonds, Chris Pamplin and others). For full details of the 2007 conference (and previous events), please see the conference pages.
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