When: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Great Plains Art Collection, 1155 Q St.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 4, 2003 -- To the casual traveler crossing Nebraska en route to or from the mountains of the West, it may seem that the state has little to offer in the way of geological wonders.
But experienced travelers know that away from the well-worn path of Interstate 80, there are surprising vistas and a rich record of the deep past of geological time, as well as the slow drama of present-day effects of geology and geological processes.
That geology will be the topic Nov. 19 of the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in "Impressions on the Plains," from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Great Plains Art Collection, 1155 Q St. The seminar and a 3 p.m. reception in the Great Plains Art Collection are free and open to the public.
Professors Harmon Maher Jr., George Englemann and Robert Shuster of the Department of Geography and Geology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha will tell how, with a practiced eye, one can read the stories in the rocks, sediments and landscapes that one encounters throughout Nebraska. The stories tell of events, occurring over hundreds of millions of years, here and in distant areas, that have built and shaped the plains. They also can help us understand our present place in the region and the impressions we are making on the landscape.
Maher, Englemann and Shuster have traveled the state as geological tourists in developing the "Roadside Geology of Nebraska." Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the seminar.
CONTACT: Kim Weide, Great Plains Studies, (402) 472-3964
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Posted by Tom Simons, Office of University Communications
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