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<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> & <strong>Environment</strong> December 2011Fall ‘12 Field Trip to North CarolinaDr. Candace Grand Pré ’03 organized a trip to theOuter Banks <strong>of</strong> North Carolina over fall break.She took eleven students and Dr. Nola Semczyszyn,a postdoctoral research fellow in environmentalphilosophy, to study the ecologic andenvironmental impact <strong>of</strong> Hurricane Irene, whichmade landfall on the Outer Banks on August27th, 2011. The students gained valuable fieldexperience by coring the marsh, surveying thechanges in land elevation, and collecting modernsurface samples for further analysis. They alsohad lots <strong>of</strong> fun learning about the coastal environment,swimming in the Atlantic ocean, and baskingin the North Carolina sunshine!<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> & <strong>Environment</strong>Printed on recycled paper“F&M <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> & <strong>Environment</strong>”<strong>Franklin</strong> & <strong>Marshall</strong> College<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> & <strong>Environment</strong>P.O. Box 3003Lancaster, PA 17604-3003