{"id":408668,"date":"2017-09-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ab47d109-42d2-4275-9802-539bc45838ce"},"modified":"2017-09-28T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T00:00:00","slug":"geologic-open-house-at-great-falls-park-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/geologic-open-house-at-great-falls-park-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGeologic Open House\u201d at Great Falls Park Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To celebrate Earth Science Week and Geologic Map Day, the USGS, in collaboration with the American Geosciences Institute, is pleased to announce a \u201cGeologic Open House\u201d on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Great Falls Park, near McLean, Va.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The event will be open to the public (RSVP here<\/a>) and will offer an exciting opportunity to discover the geologic history of the Great Falls area. Great Falls Park<\/a> (GFP) is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.<\/p>\n

Attendees will learn about the natural forces that have shaped this landscape over billions of years, explore the park\u2019s rocky terrain, waterfalls, and more in a guided tour led by an expert geoscientist.\u00a0 Two sessions have been planned in an effort to accommodate all schedules:<\/p>\n

Morning Session \/ Thursday, October 12, 2017:<\/em><\/p>\n

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Science Talk led by USGS Research Geologist Scott Southworth\u00a0<\/p>\n

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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guided Geologic Walking Tour of GFP led by USGS Research<\/p>\n

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Afternoon Session \/ Thursday, October 12, 2017:<\/em><\/p>\n

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Science Talk led by USGS Research Geologist Scott Southworth<\/p>\n

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2:00p.m. – 3:00 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guided Geologic Walking Tour of GFP led by USGS Research<\/p>\n

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Although the event is open to the public, there is a park entrance fee<\/a> of $10.00 per single vehicle and all passengers (excluding organized groups) and $5.00 per individual entering the park on foot or bicycle.\u00a0 Individuals 15 years old and younger are admitted free of charge.\u00a0 Organizers ask that you RSVP<\/a> as soon as possible if you are interested in attending.<\/p>\n

Space is limited both in the GFP Visitor Center Lecture Hall and on the walking tour path, so admission is first come, first serve.\u00a0 If maximum capacity is reached in either the Lecture Hall or on the walking tour, we welcome you to explore the Visitor Center and park grounds at your leisure.\u00a0 Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.<\/p>\n

In the event of severe inclement weather, the Geologic Open House will be cancelled.\u00a0 For any weather-related updates, call GFP Visitor Information at 703-757-3101.\u00a0 Great Falls Park is located at 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22102.<\/p>\n

If you have any additional questions, contact Mike Marketti<\/a>, U.S. Geological Survey: 703-648-6976.<\/p>\n

A special thanks to the National Park Service and Great Falls Park personnel for making this opportunity possible.<\/p>\n

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Release Date: September 28, 2017 To celebrate Earth Science Week and Geologic Map Day, the USGS, in collaboration with the American Geosciences Institute, is pleased to announce a \u201cGeologic Open House\u201d on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Great Falls Park, near McLean, Va. The event will be open to the public (RSVP here) and will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,23],"tags":[72,73],"class_list":["post-408668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic","category-media","tag-earthquake","tag-usgs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}