WVGES, Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:
CATS Earth Science Connections III
Environmental Geology Telecourse

Course Schedule


September 10 Introduction; Earth Materials; Energy
September 17 Plate Tectonics: Earthquakes and Related Events
September 24 Volcanoes and Related Events
October 8 Soils, Weathering, Mass Wasting, Subsidence
October 15 Climate Changes (Desertification, Glaciations, etc.)
October 22 Water Issues (Cadillac Desert)
November 3 - 4 North Field Trip
November 5 Coasts (The Beaches Are Moving)
November 12 Mineral and Energy Resources and the Environment
November 17 - 18 South Field Trip
November 26 ADJUNCT Books, Videos, Preview of Spring
December 3 Handling of Wastes

Dr. Robert Behling (rbehling@wvu.edu)

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