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Western Region

Evening Public Lecture Series

USGS Western Region Center
Building 3, second floor conference room A
345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA
(Campus Map and Directions)



January 22, 2004

Roving Around Mars
Adventures in Exploring the Red Planet
By Devon M. Burr & Michael H. Carr, Planetary Geologists

*Flyer:  Mars_flyer_Jan.pdf

**Video:  mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jan04.wmv


February 26, 2004

Life and Death of Hawaiian Coral Reefs
New Studies Track the Life Cycle of Maui's Changing Reefs
By Michael E. Field, Marine Geologist & Curt D. Storlazzi, Coastl Oceanographer

*Flyer:  feb04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/feb04.wmv


March 4, 2004

Mapping the American West
Clarence King and the 40th Parallel Survey
By James G. Moore, Geologist

*Flyer:  March_flyr.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jimmoore04.wmv


April 22, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Science, Society, and the Survey
50 Years of the USGS in Menlo Park
By David G. Howell



*Flyer:  Apr04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/apr04evening.wmv


May 27, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Delta Revival -- Restoration of a California Ecosystem
Video presentation and discussion

Ecologist Jim Cloern will introduce the video Delta Revival, produced jointly by the USGS and the CALFED Bay-Delta Authority.




*Flyer:  May04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/may04.wmv


 June 24, 2004


7:00 p.m.

From Strawberry Fields to the Ozone Layer
The Methyl Bromide Story

By Laurence G. Miler, Biogeochemist.




*Flyer:  Jun04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jun04.wmv


July 29, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Secrets in Stone
The Role of Paleomagnetism in the Evolution of Plate Tectonic Theory
By Jack Hillhouse



*Flyer:  July04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jul04.wmv


August 26, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Precipice of Survival
What is the Future of the Southern Sea Otter?
Speakers: Featuring the new award-winning USGS video "Precipice of Survival -- What is the
Future of the Southern Sea Otter", by Stephen Wessells, introduced and discussed by sea otter researchers including Alisha Kage, M. Tim Tinker, Research Biologists.



*Flyer:  Aug04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/aug04.wmv


September 30, 2004

7:00 p.m.

The Winemaker's Dance: Connecting Geology and Wine in Napa Valley
Speaker: David G. Howell,  Geologist Emeritus
  • Does a glass of wine really contain 100 million
    years of geologic history ?
  • How did continental glaciation help shape
    the Napa Valley’s soils?
  • Are the hills in Napa Valley that help control
    its microclimates really megalandslides?
  • What effect will global warming have on the
    vineyards?
  • If “2-buck chuck” is drinkable, why bother
    with a $100 bottle of wine?
  • Do wine critics play a role in infl uencing the
    “quality” of wine?



*Flyer:  Sep04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/sep04.wmv
(valid on the day after the lecture)



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Archived Lectures:
USGS Public Events Calendar (Recorded Message) --- (650) 329-5000
For additional information on the USGS Evening Public Lecture Series please contact Amelia Barrales: abarrales2@usgs.gov or telephone (650) 329-5136.

U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 919, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591
URL - http://online.wr.usgs.gov/calendar/
Contact: abarrales2@usgs.gov
Last modification: July 2004 (STA)