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INTRODUCING THE 2023 - 2024 MBGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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President: Andrea Munoz-Hernandez, Ph.D., GISP. Mich. Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
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Vice President: vacant
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Secretary: John Yellich, Michigan Geological Survey
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Treasurer : Peter Rose Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Business Manager: Peter Rose, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Past President: Jennifer Trout, Michigan Geological Survey
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Newsletter Editor: Arlene Anderson-Vincent, Blue Triton Brands
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Webmaster: John Esch, Michigan Geological Survey
MBGS has monthly meetings typically on the 2nd Wednesday
of each month from September - May
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 MBGS E.Z. MANOS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Michigan Basin Geological Society will award two scholarships up to $500 each to students conducting graduate or undergraduate research in geology related to Michigan. The scholarships will be awarded at an upcoming MBGS meeting and the winner(s) will be notified In December. We hope recipients can attend a spring MBGS meeting to present their research topic. Candidates should complete and submit the MBGS scholarship application form by December 20, 2023 to John A. Yellich, MBGS Secretary, at john.a.yellich@wmich.edu with subject Line: MBGS Scholarship 2023. Applications can be found on MBGS’s Scholarship Page
OTHER NEWS: MBGS HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON USB FLASH DRIVES (8GB).
MBGS Publications ‐ There are two (2) new publications available! See details on the Publications page
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MBGS MEMBERSHIP DUES
MBGS continues to strive to provide a platform for geologist and environmental professionals to connect and offer learning and field trip opportunities. For 2023-2024, our annual dues are $35. Student Membership is free. Email any one of our officers if you are a student and would like to be a member. We now offer the option to renew your professional membership via PayPal. Please refer to the renewal notices that are included in the newsletter. Student Membership is free.
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Opportunity for Members: MBGS is seeking members who are interested in getting involved. We need a Vice President, Treasurer, and a Secretary for the 2023-2024 year. If you are interested in these opportunities, please reach out to any of the executive committee members.
Opportunity for Presenters: MBGS is seeking presenters for Michigan Basin geologically-related topics for our 2023-2024 membership meetings. If interested, please contact Andrea Muno-Hernandez at munozhernandeza@michigan.gov.
Michigan Basin Geological Society Historical Publications Disk 4
Reissue on CD-ROM of six out-of-print Field Guidebooks, $15
Note: This CD is for sale. If you are interested in one of them please contact Publication Sales.
Prices include postage, handling and any applicable sales tax.
Orders for publications should be prepaid in U.S. Funds and addressed to:
MBGS — Publications
P.O. Box 14044
Lansing, MI 48901
CONTENTS
Silurian Rocks of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan 1957
• Introduction, Geologic Structure and Stratigraphy by G. M. Ehlers and R. V. Kesling
Cambrian Geology of Parts of Dickinson and Iron Counties, Michigan June 1958
• Compiled by Carl E. Dutton
Geologic Features of Parts of Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan May 19-21, 1961
• Road Log
• The White Pine Copper Deposit, Ontonagon County, Michigan by Walter S. White and
• James C. Wright
• Regional Structural Setting of the Michigan Native Copper District by Walter S. White
Correlation Problems of the Cambrian and Ordovician Outcrops Areas, Northern Peninsula of Michigan 1967
• Correlation Problems of the Cambrian and Ordovician Outcrops Areas, Northern Peninsula of
• Michigan by Meredith E. Ostrom and Arthur E. Slaughter
• Geologic Cross Section, Alger County, Michigan – Walworth County, Wisconsin by Meredith E. Ostrom
• Correlation of Cambro-Ordivican Rocks in Michigan by Garland D. Ells
• Conodonts from the Prairie du Chien of Northern Michigan – Preliminary Report by E. Charles
• Guldenzopf
• Pleistocene Geology of the Munising Area by F. Wells Terwilliger
• Cambro-Ordivician Exposures in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan by John J. Kowalski
• Re-examination of the Jacobsville by David M. Hite
The Geology of Manitoulin Island June 1968
• Itinerary by Samuel L. Alguire
• Precambrian Geology of the Region North of Manitoulin Island, Ontario by Grant M. Young
• Ordovician and Silurian Stratigraphy of Manitoulin, Ontario by Bruce A. Liberty
• Silurian Faunal Assembleges, Manitoulin Island, Ontario by Thomas E. Bolton
• Transgressive Facies Interpretation of the Niagaran by Frank D. Sheldon
• Late Quaternary Events on Manitoulin Island by C. F. M. Lewis
• The Ancestral Lake Nipissing Strandline on Manitoulin Island by J. Edward Smith
• The Entrance to Georgian Bay by Walter M. Towell
• Aeromagnetic Map – Manitoulin Island by A. S. MacLaren and B. W. Charbonneau
• Soil Development and Land Use on Manitoulin Island by Douglas W. Hoffman
• Existent and Potential Agriculture on Manitoulin Island by E. M. Watkin and J. E. Winch
• Sheguiandah in Retrospect by Thomas E. Lee
Devonian Strata of Alpena and Presque Isle Counties, Michigan 1970
• Devonian Strata of Alpena and Presque Isle Counties, Michigan by G. M. Ehlers and R. V. Kesling
• Glacial History of the Glacial Grand Valley by D. F. Eschman and W. N. Farrand
• Precambrian of the Marquette Area, Michigan by H. B. Stonehouse