Physical Geology-Earth Science Field Trip

Field Trip Route

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     PHYSICAL GEOLOGY   Green Bay            |   
     EARTH SCIENCE                           |       
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     STOPS:                                |          
     A - Wequiock Falls                    |
     B - Renard Isle                       |
     1 - Duck Creek Quarry                 |       
     2 - Pound Esker                      /                        
     3 - Glacial Lake Oconto              |                       
     4 - Green Lake (Lunch)               |                          
     5 - Macauley Gneiss                 /                           
     6 - High Falls Dam                 /                            
     7 - Veterans Memorial Park        /

Field Trip Stops and Approximate Schedule

• Leave UW-Green Bay, Green Parking Lot - 8 A. M.
• A - Wequiock Falls: Retreat of the falls, contact between Silurian and Ordovician rocks.
• B - Renard Isle : Environmental problems and shoreline processes.
• 1 - Duck Creek Quarry: Platteville-Galena dolomite, environmental issues of quarrying.
• Rest Stop en route
• 2 - Pound Esker: Cross-section of an esker
• 3 - Glacial Lake Oconto: Peat soils and an ancient lake plain
• 4 - Green Lake (Lunch) 12 noon - 1 P.M.
• 5 - Macauley Gneiss: Metamorphic rocks and the Penokean Orogeny
• 6 - High Falls Dam: Glacial movement indicators and the northernmost rocks of the Wolf River Batholith.
• 7 - Veterans Memorial Park (time permitting): Ancient metamorphosed volcanic rocks.
• Leave Last Stop - 3 P. M.
• Rest Stop-Crivitz
• Arrive UW-Green Bay - 4 P.M.

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General Field Trip Guidelines

• You must join the trip at UW-Green Bay, not at one of the stops.
• Clothing should be casual. Long sleeves and trousers are recommended, along with tennis shoes. Wear something you can get dirty. There is no strenuous hiking.
• Bring a lunch. There will be rest stops at gas stations where you can buy something.
• Bring plenty of fluids. Even on a cold day you can get surprisingly dehydrated.
• No alcoholic beverages are permitted.
• There are ticks in the brush at a couple of stops. Long sleeves and trousers are recommended. Check yourself carefully.

• Because of insurance concerns, students may not bring private vehicles on the trip. You must use the transportation provided.
• Students who live in the Crivitz area may be dropped off there after the field trip is over. You are solely responsible for your ride arrangements.

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Created February 11, 1997; Last Update 20 October 1998