Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America

SESSION NO. 35
35-7 5:10 PM Hannibal, Joseph T. [217200]
GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESSFUL INFORMAL GEOLOGIC WALKING TOURS AND FIELD
TRIPS
HANNIBAL, Joseph T., Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland,
OH 44106-1767, jhanniba@cmnh.org
The best informal geologic walking tours and field trips for members of the general public combine
aspects of formal (professional/for fellow geologists) and student geologic field trips with aspects
of commercial walking tours and trips. As with formal geologic trips and commercial tours, it
is important that the leader is authoritative and knows the topics covered inside out. It is even
better if the leader is an expert on the geology of the site or sites visited. Expertise, however, is
not enough. A good trip leader must also be engaging, entertaining, and prepared (as are good
commercial guides). Use of personal anecdotes and humorous stories help create rapport with
attendees. Optimal group sizes are between ~7 and 25 people (critical mass is necessary to
develop group synergy, but it is difficult to maintain a personal touch with a group >25). A leader
must also be attentive, making sure that she or he is heard and seen by all attendees as much as
possible. A simple megaphone is helpful. Pacing (not too much time at any one spot) is important
A
Abbey, Daron 23-8
Abbott, Mark B. 10-2, 13-6
Abongwa, Pride 25-6
Aden, Douglas J. 14-2*
Ahmed, Mohamed 6-6*, 22-4
Al Harbi, Talal 6-4
Alfaifi, Hussain J. 34-2*
Algeo, Thomas J. 12-7, 28-29, 28-31, 28-36
Alharbi, Talal 6-6, 22-4*
Alshahrani, Saeed S. 12-1*
Andermann, Christoff 28-16
Anderson, Brad 3-2
Anderson, Charles W. 15-4
Anderson, Kari 4-1
Anderson, Mary P. 23-2
Arbogast, Alan F. 29-8
Arevalo, Joseph M. 31-3*
Argyilan, Erin P. 24-7, 35-4
Armstrong, Felicia P. 4-9, 25-9
Arnaud, Emmanuelle 23-8
Arnevik, Arik L. 29-3
Arriola, Leon M. 28-5
Artz, Joe Alan 13-8*
Atekwana, Eliot 25-6*
Attig, John W. 3-4, 3-5, 14-3, 35-3
Aucoin, Christopher D. 8-6*, 12-4, 16-5*
Aylsworth, Robert L. 18-1
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Babcock, Loren E. 27-3*, 27-5
Baca, Kira J. 29-5
Baedke, Steve J. 24-7
Bajc, A.F. 14-8*
Bajc, Andy F. 23-7
Baker, Kathleen M. 32-5
Baker, Richard G. 13-5
Baratta, Vanessa M. 21-3*
Barnes, David A. 1-2, 1-3, 9-5
Barney, Jeffrey A. 7-3*, 32-2*
Barone, Steven 7-4*
Bartels, William S. 8-12, 8-13
Bartlett, Wendy 30-2
Bassett, Damon J. 2-2
Basso, Bruno 20-4
Baumann, Eric Jr. 8-14*, 28-29, 28-31*,
28-36
Bayless, E. Randall 33-2*
Beaulieu, Jake 1-7
Becker, Richard 6-1, 6-4, 22-5
Becker, Richard H. 6-2, 6-7, 6-8*, 22-6
Bessler, Stephanie A. 28-5
Best, James L. 3-10
Bettis, E. Arthur III 13-5, 13-7, 21-3
Bhattacharyya, Prajukti 28-5, 28-17
Bird, Brian 14-10
Bird, Broxton W. 10-1, 10-2, 13-6
Birren, Thomas H. 28-6*
to keep the audience engaged. Props, including samples (minerals, fossils, rocks), poster-sized
illustrations (e.g., a cityscape with buildings and their stone types labeled), large maps, simple
sections, etc., help explain items seen, and are as important for informal tours and trips as they
are for formal trips. Handouts covering salient aspects of a trip are appreciated by attendees.
Some interactivity (not to the extent of student trips) should be included; this could be posing
simple questions or providing opportunities for the audience to make their own observations.
As with any good formal geologic field trip, it is important to add some kind of cultural aspect to
informal walking tours and field trips.
Informal walking tours and field trips must be publicized to be successful. Targeted audiences
work well (museum newsletters and websites, cemetery newsletters for cemetery geology trips,
brochures, handouts) but a feature article in a major media outlet is even better. Good tours and
trips also generate word-of-mouth advertising. With adequate promotion, the same tour or trip can
be offered year after year. Publication of guidebooks and articles covering these tours and trips do
not seem to diminish the audience for expert-led informal trips and can be used in whole or part
as trip handouts.
Index of Authors
How to use the indexing system:
The first number (preceding the dash) represents the session number in which the paper will be presented.
The second number (following the dash) indicates the presentation order of the paper within its session.
Example: Barone, Steven ….. 7-4*
Find Session #7 in either the Abstracts volume or the Technical Session portion of the
Program, and look at the fourth paper in the session.
Page numbers are not listed in this index. Refer to session number and order of presentation to locate the
author you are searching for.
*denotes presenter
Blahnik, Caitlin 8-11*
Bleeker, Tyler 31-2*
Blockland, Joseph 3-2
Bluth, Gregg J.S. 4-1
Bornhorst, Theodore J. 5-1
Bouali, El Hachemi Y. 6-2*, 21-1*
Bourbonnierre, Rick 21-6
Bradley, P.W. 25-7
Brake, Sandra S. 28-3, 28-19, 28-20
Brandt, Danita S. 27-3, 27-4*
Brett, C.E. 27-2
Brett, Carlton E. 8-6, 8-15, 9-1, 12-4
Brinkmann, Sarah 28-19*
Brinks, Linden E. 29-4*
Brothers, Candice E. 18-2
Brown, Diana 25-3*
Brown, Lewis M. 15-8
Brown, Steven E. 14-1*, 23-6
Bruegger, Alison 11-6*
Bryant-Kuiphoff, Yonee’ E. 4-7
Bryk, Alexander B. 3-10
Budd, Blaze M. 28-25
Bull, Nicholas 1-3*
Bunda, Jacob 20-3*
Burch, Kyle R. 28-3
Burns, Anastasia Marie 28-21*
Burt, Abigail K. 14-7*
Butler, James J. Jr. 23-9
Byer, Gregory 34-5*
C
Callahan, Caitlin N. 32-5*
Camaret, B.N 9-6*
Carnes, Jennifer L. 28-30*
Caron, Olivier 3-10
Carrillo-Chavez, Alejandro 17-3
Carson, Eric C. 3-4*, 14-3*
Cassidy, Daniel 21-5
Caulkins, Joshua L. 32-3
Cauthon, Matthew J. 28-10
Chase, Ronald B. 21-1
Chiasera, Brandon 22-7*
Chiba, Kentaro 16-8
Chouinard, Kyle 22-5
Chouinard, Kyle J. 6-2, 6-4
Ciampaglio, C.N. 16-1
Cicimurri, David J. 16-1
Cioppa, M.T. 18-7
Claes, Christopher 8-13*
Coenen, Jason 27-8
Coira, Beatriz 35-5
Colgan, Patrick M. 3-8*
Compton, John G. 5-5
Conner, Jeremy 28-9*
Conway, Maura C. 25-9*
Cook, Alex 7-2
Cook, Tamara J. 28-12*
Cooperrider, Leah 26-4, 26-5*
Couts, Kimberly E. 28-15*