NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - FARGO, N D


Updated: March 2, 2011

GEOLOGY 496
COLUMBIA PLATEAU /
CHANNELED SCABLANDS
FIELD COURSE

Bretz Flood mega-ripples on giant point bar along below Lower Monumental Dam, Snake River, Washington State. The Snake River has incised through the Columbia Plateau basalts.

(Photo by D.P. Schwert)

The semester meeting and fee schedule is as follows (subject to change)

Wed Jan 26: first fee $100 due - no class meeting
Wed Feb 2: *meet* discuss and assign topics for field guide
Wed Feb 9: no class meeting
Wed Feb 16: *meet*
Wed Feb 23: no class meeting
Fri Feb 25: second fee of $280 due
Wed Mar 2: *meet* final time
Fri Mar 4: Chapters due to me by email

We meet at 5:00 pm in Stevens Hall 134.

  • 2011 Course Overview
  • 2011 Course Registration Forms:
  • Proposed Itinerary
  • Project Instructions
  • Project Titles / Assignments
  • Books on Reserve: NDSU Libraries
  • Checklist of Items to Bring/Pack
  • Amtrak Baggage Guidelines
  • Links and Internet Resources

    • For further information on the course, contact Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat (NDSU Geosciences)
    or Allan Ashworth (NDSU Geosciences).

    D.P. Schwert is gratefully acknowledged for allowing use of his web site and course planning based on previous field courses.