All About
The Geology Club is an active organization composed of people of many interests and capabilities — teachers, retirees, geologists, hobbyists and others. It was organized in January 1962 at the request of interested people in the community seeking knowledge and direction in geology and related subjects. Anyone interested in rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary or other phases of Earth Science is welcome to apply for membership.
2023 Meeting Schedule:
January 17, 2023
Dan Larson
The Power of the River
February 21, 2023
Dr. John Luczaj – Professor of Geoscience at UW-Green Bay
Roadside Geology of Wisconsin, Part I
March 21, 2023
Dr. John Luczaj – Professor of Geoscience at UW-Green Bay
Roadside Geology of Wisconsin, Part II
April 18, 2023
Shawn Malone – Assistant Professor of Geology at UW-Green Bay
Turning Minerals Translucent: How Polarized Light, Microscopes, and Thin Sections Reveal the Inner Beauty of Rocks!
May 16, 2023
Joe Frederickson – Weis Earth Science Museum Director
Giant Crocs to Fish-Eating Dinosaurs
June 20, 2023
Tour of Weis Earth Science Museum
July 18, 2023
Glen Tanck
Travelogue from Texas to Alaska with Geology Along the Way
August 15, 2023
Dr. John Luczaj – Professor of Geoscience at UW-Green Bay
Field Trip to Bayshore Park and Wequiock Falls
September 19, 2023
Dr. Erin Berns-Herrboldt – Assistant Professor of Water Science at UW-Green Bay
Carbon Dioxide and Methane Release Facilitated by Arctic Soil Microbes
October 17, 2023
Elijah Dercks and Anastasia Fedorova – Badger Exploration
The Prospecting Chronicles, Presented by Badger Exploration
November 21, 2023
Dr. Ron Stieglitz – Professor Emeritus of Geology at UW-Green Bay
Geology and the Natural Environment of Eastern Wisconsin
Membership
Requirements for membership include an interest in learning and sharing. Annual dues provide partial support for the club's activities. Individual dues are $15.00. Additional members of the family may join at a reduced rate of $10.00.
Community
Some of the services provided for the museum and the community have included periodic rock, gem, and mineral shows; specimen identification; artifact ID and illustrated programs in and out of the Museum; and a small reference library for the Museum. Club members frequently are donors to the geology collections of the Museum and also often speak to school classes. Each year the club contributes to a scholarship for a college student in the geology field.
Affiliations
The Geology Club is affiliated with the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
Contact Info
email: [email protected]