Getting tired of home isolation and social distancing? Dreaming of traveling to far off, exotic lands? Consider signing up for the MEA 599 Regional Geology Course for next fall with its every popular fall-break field trip. Next fall we will be going to Anza Borrego Desert State Park in Southern California where we will experience the really cool geology and landscapes on display along the very active Pacific – North American Plate Boundary zone.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Wegmann at kwwgman@ncsu.edu.
MEA599 (1 credit): Regional Geology – Southern
California and the Pacific-North American Plate
Boundary: Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Field Trip: October 7 to 11 (Fall Break)
Open to MEAS Grad Students & Undergraduate Majors and Minors
Highlights:
• 500 Million years of Earth history
• Pacific – North American Plate Boundary
• Earthquakes and Active Faults
• Volcanoes and Geothermal Energy
• Spectacular terrestrial and marine fossils
• Geoarchaeology
• Amazing desert landscapes