Clays of the Big Sky

Workshop for Registrants

Registration for the Workshop is closed.

Wednesday June 10 through Thursday June 11, 2009
Clays of Yellowstone National Park
Venue: Yellowstone National Park and adjacent areas of Montana and Wyoming
Two day workshop / field trip (2 lunches, 2 dinners and snacks included)
Meeting Location: In front of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 1st Avenue North just south of the parking garage.
Meeting Time: 7:30 AM

Registration limit for workshop = 50

The workshop is targeted at teachers, researchers, and industrial scientists interested in the unique clay mineral assemblages of Yellowstone National Park. The workshop begins and ends with field excursions to selected thermal sites led by Dave Wenner, University of Georgia, and Ann Rodman, U.S. National Park Service. Stops will address water/mineral/biological sampling issues and performing environmentally sensitive field research unique to hot springs. An intervening series of classroom lectures includes overviews of: 1) Remote spectral imaging of mineral alteration zones in YNP by Eric Livo - U.S. Geological Survey; 2) Biomineralizaton of siliceous sinters by Kurt Konhauser - University of Alberta; 3) Iron and sulfur mineralization by Bill Inskeep - Montana State University and Kirk Nordstrom - U.S. Geological Survey; and 4) Phyllosilicates of YNP by David Mogk - Montana State University. A component for teacher professional development will be aimed at classroom educators and led by Amber Jarrard - University of Georgia. Participants will receive a copy of the Clay Minerals Society Workshop Lecture volume notes, which will contain review chapters and a road log by the above authors.

The group leaves by bus early Wednesday morning on June 10, 2009 from Billings, MT. Participants arrive mid afternoon at the Snow Lodge in Old Faithful, WY, where they stay overnight. Lectures will be presented at the Snow Lodge in the late afternoon and the following morning. A dinner and social takes place on Wednesday evening. The return is to Billings, MT late Thursday evening with stops in the park.

Workshop Itinerary

Yellowstone National Park Research Coordination Network - Geothermal Biology and Geochemistry in YNP

Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center

Yellowstone National Park Maps

More information about Yellowstone National Park

View web cam pictures of Old Faithful geyser

View streaming live video of Old Faithful geyser

Workshop Organizer

Paul Schroeder

schroe@uga.edu