SDSU - Department of Geological Sciences Alumni Field Trip 2010

24th. ANNUAL SDSU GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP LANDSLIDES IN THE VICINITY OF CLARK LAKE & COYOTE MOUNTAIN, ANZA BORREGO STATE PARK MARCH 26TH, 27TH & 28TH, 2010 The 24th Annual SDSU Geology Alumni Field Trip/Campout will be in Anza Borrego State Park this year. Nissa Morton, a graduate student at SDSU, working for Dr.Tom Rockwell on the San Jacinto Fault and Mike Hart, San Diego's Planetary/Local Landslide Expert, will be leading this year's trip. Clark Lake was not accessible except by kayak as of February 1st, 2010 so itinerary may vary depending on future storm events. Seismic activity serves as a major trigger for land-sliding in areas of steep topography. Northeast of Borrego Springs, large, deep-seated landslides have occurred in granitic and metamorphic rock on Coyote Mountain and along the southwestern side of the Santa Rosa Mountains. This area is located within a complex zone of conjugate strike-slip faulting that is locally defined by activity on the Coyote Creek, Coyote Mountain, and Clark faults along with several northeast-striking cross faults. The field trip will examine the geomorphic and structural features of these landslides and consider the failure mechanisms needed to produce them. The Field Trip will start Saturday Morning March 27th, 2010 at 10:00 AM on top of the Visitors Center at the Anza Borrego State Park Headquarters. Look for the flagpole, just past the flagpole coming from the parking lot there is a path to your right that leads you on top of the visitor's center. We will do some arm-waving there and then caravan/carpool out to the base of Coyote Mountain and hike up to examine the morphology of the landslides so plan on packing a lunch. Sunday, if the lake level is low enough to allow vehicles to pass (4-Wheel Drive recommended for this part of trip), we will go up towards Rockhouse Canyon to look at more landslides and possibly some petroglyphs. If the lake level is still high and you have not been to the visitors center I think you will enjoy just hanging around there for a couple of hours and maybe taking your time driving home to look for wildflowers. We will be camping at the main Borrego Palm Canyon Campground just west of the town of Borrego Springs. The Alumni Group will have one Group site reserved for Friday, Saturday and Sunday night and one additional site for Saturday Night. I cannot guarantee additional spaces nearby so you may have to occupy and pay for individual sites near the Group Camp Ground if we have a large crowd. There are restrooms and solar showers close to the Group Site but you need quarters for the showers so plan ahead! Please observe all Park Rules Regulations which are posted at each site. Each site has several tables, BBQ and fire ring for burning wood (not provided so bring your own). Highs and lows in late March can be in the mid 80's down to the high 40's so be prepared. DIRECTIONS: Hopefully you can find your way to Borrego Springs!? >From the traffic circle just go west and watch for signs to main campground or visitor center depending on where you are headed. COMMUNICATIONS: There appears to be phone service in much of the campground but you may need to walk around a bit to find it. If you have a Family Radio Service (FRS) radio we will be monitoring channel 11with no Private Tones programmed in them. The Palomar Amateur Radio Repeater, 147.030 + (103.7 pl) and 2 Meter simplex 146.520 will also be monitored. SUPPLIES/SERVICES/FUEL: All are available in Borrego Springs 7 days a week during normal business hours as per John Petersen an SDSU Alumni who now is the proud owner of his “Second Home” in Borrego Springs. If any of our Alumni are interested in becoming involved with any of our Alumni Activities, like to assist with future trips or has a special place in mind that would be good for a future Alumni Field Trip please let me know. If you have any questions regarding this trip email or call me. Joe Corones, Alumni Field Trip Chairman. jcorones@gmail.com , Home (858)-484-3582, Cell (858)-603-5545.

2009 Alumni Banquet

ANNUAL ALUMNI BANQUET
APRIL 24, 2009

This year's banquet will be held at Tom Ham's Lighthouse on Harbor Island in San Diego. The Friday evening event begins with a social hour at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. The meal will be followed by a program, including a "roast" of this year's recipients of the Baylor Brooks Honored Alumni Award. The two honorees being recognized this year are engineering geologists, Dorian Kuper and Tom Kuper. If you want to contribute a short, silly tale or possibly participate in the roast, let Sue know.

The "Bay Buffet" dinner will include caesar salad, potato salad, fresh seasonal fruit, Tuscan penne pasta, Vercruz mahi mahi, carved turkey, rice, seasonal mixed vegetables and dessert! Beverages will be available for purchase from an in-room, cash bar.

As a fund-raiser to partially fund students' banquet meals and other Alumni Association activities, we will have a silent auction that will be set up at the beginning of the evening and will conclude after the evening's program. If you have any items to donate to the auction, please bring them We sincerely appreciate your donations!

For banquet reservations, please complete and mail in the linked form below by April 17th.

CURRENT SDSU GEO-STUDENTS - At least 50 percent of your banquet fee will be reimbursed IF you make a reservation by the deadline AND show up at the banquet!!! And, remember, SDSU geo-alumni may be your future employers and are a great bunch of people to know! You're gonna be one of them!

Tom Ham’s Lighthouse
2150 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
619-291-9110
Directions

For More Information :
Contact Sue - 619-442-8022.

Banquet Reservation Form

New Photos Online - Alumni Field Trip

2009 Annual Alumni Field Trip

The 23rd Annual SDSU Geology Field Trip/Campout was at the Picacho State Recreation Area, California, about 25 miles north of Winterhaven, CA. Jon Sainsbury, who is completing his Master's Thesis in the area, graciously agreed to be the 2009 Field Trip Leader. His work involves mapping an anticlinorium that has been re-activated by strike-slip faulting. By correlating age dates for the Black Mountain Basalt and the Quechan volcanics, which are incorporated into the Bear Canyon conglomerate, evidence for much younger folding than previously interpreted has been inferred. The area also contains the Chocolate Mountains and Gatuna Fault which are detachment faults. These are offset by numerous San Andreas related strike slip faulting in the Eastern California Shear Zone. Some of these faults have displacements of near 0.5 km. These detachment faults separate the Orocopia Shist, a basement gneiss and the Winterhaven Formation.
The Field Trip started from the "Group Campground" at 10:00 AM on Saturday February 28th, 2009.

DIRECTIONS: From SDSU take 1-8 eastbound for 172 miles to the 4th Ave/Winterhaven exit (about 3 hours non-stop for timing purposes.) Make a left turn at the stop sign off the freeway ramp and go about ½ mile to next stop sign. Make right turn onto S-24, cross the canal and in about 300 feet make a left turn staying on S-24. Follow S-24 and the signs towards Picacho SRA. Several miles up the road S-24/Ross Rd. will turn to the right but you will go straight for another 6 miles until the pavement ends. You will follow the main gravel road across the canal and in 18 miles you will reach the campground. Watch for the group camp sign directing you to the left, it is several hundred feet past the park check in stop. GPS coordinates are N 33-01-11.5, W 114-36-58.6. The AAA Colorado River Guide Map (best) and the AAA Imperial County Map (good) both have the roads delineated well for finding the Campground.

Alumni Banquet 2008

Pictures now online!

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The Department Photogallery

ALUMNI BANQUET - FEBRUARY 22, 2008

SAN DlEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ANNUAL BANQUET - FEBRUARY 22, 2008

sponsored by
SDSU GEOLOGY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
(aka "FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT")

This year's banquet will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego. The Friday evening event begins with a social hour at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. The meal will be followed by a program including a department update and recognition of retiring professors, Dr. Clive Dorman and Dr. Gary Peterson. The evening will also include a presentation to and by Dr. Gary L. Peterson, this year's recipient of the Baylor Brooks Honored Alumni Award.

The Mexican buffet dinner will likely include quesadillas, flautas, chipslsalsa, beans, rice, tortillas, fajitas, carnitas, guacamole, salsa and all the accompaniments to build awesome tacos and burritos! Water, soft drinks, wine and beer are included with this year's banquet fee.

As a fund-raiser to partially fund students' banquet meals and other Alumni Association activities, we will have a silent auction that will be set up at the beginning of the evening and will conclude after the evening's program. If you have any items to donate to the auction, please bring them We sincerely appreciate your donations!

The San Diego Natural History Museum is located in Balboa Park. Directions are available at http://www.sdnhm.org/. Use the north entrance. For banquet reservations, please complete the attached form. For more info, contact Sue, sdsuneoalum@att.net

CURRENT SDSU GEO-STUDENTS - At least 50 percent of your banquet fee will be reimbursed IF you make a reservation AND show up at the banquet!!! And, remember, SDSU geo-alumni may be your future employers (and are a great bunch of people to know! You're gonna be one of them!)

Reservation Form

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$$$ REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL DONATIONS $$$
"FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT"

(aka SDSU Geoloav Alumni Association)

The Friends of the Department (your SDSU Geology Alumni Association) is active year-round, currently does not solicit dues from the alumni on the mailing list, and (because our checking account balance is low) requests your assistance in funding our annual activities such as:

• Help fund student meal costs at the annual banquet
• Assist with expenses for our honored alumnus of the year
• Maintain a plaque in the department with nameplates of our honored alumni
• Prepare, distribute and email info regarding our events
• Maintain and update email group list
• Provide scholarship funds to SDSU geology department students
• Buy and donate equipment needed by the department

Your donation is sincerely appreciated and may be submitted with your banquet reservation form.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

2007 Honored Alumnus - Gary Peterson

2007 Honored Alumnus

Gary Peterson

The SDSU Geology Alumni Association and the Department of Geological Sciences are pleased to announce that Dr. Gary L. Peterson will be the recipient of the Baylor Brooks Honored Alumni Award at the annual banquet, tentatively scheduled for Feb 22, 2008. Dr. Peterson is very deserving as he has influenced more than 44 years worth of SDSU geology students (now alumni!). Congratulations, Gary!

Dr. Clive Dorman - Alumni Award Recipient

Dr. Clive Dorman choosen to receive the 2007 Baylor Brooks Honored Alumni Award.
Clive has been a Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Geological Sciences since 1974. His research interests are in coastal Marine Meteorology and air-sea interaction. Clive has played a significant part in the Departments Alumni relations and has served a key role in developing community relations, specifically with the K-12 science teachers throughout the San Diego area.
Clive has built a extremely successful Oceanography program at SDSU including developing a hands-on legendary oceanography teaching lab called RP Oceans.
His tremmendous commitment and dedication has touched thousands of SDSU Alumni.