Expense-paid field trips are an integrated portion of the MORESE program. The geology field trips included sedimentologic, stratigraphic, and diagenetic factors that control aquifer quality as a groundwater resource. Hydrology and water resources field trips included major watersheds and aquifers in South Central Texas. The field trips brought together all supported students, while mentoring faculty and scientists were strongly encouraged to participate. We invited two local K-12 science teachers to join the trips each year. These teachers were selected from a pool of applicants and served as part of our pipelines of outreach to K-12 students. Qualified minority undergraduates not already involved in the research program were also invited to join the trips if space was available. We believe this was a great experience for both faculty and students to meet, collaborate, learn, and communicate in a geoscience- or engineering-oriented field and lab environment.
Summer 2013: Northwestern USA Field Trip
Dr. Lance Lambert led this year's field trip with help from several graduate students.
| Date | Activities |
|---|---|
| July 21, 2013 | Meet at San Antonio International Airport. Assemble at 11:30 am near the Delta Ticket Counters, Terminal A. Arrive Salt Lake City, UT at 3:58 pm. Get rental vehicles and travel to Days Inn Brigham City, UT (435-723-3500). |
| July 22, 2013 | Travel to Butte, MT. Sites/stops along the way. Super 8 in Butte (406-494-6000). |
| July 23, 2013 | Travel to Kalispell, MT. Sites/stops along the way. Super 8 in Kalispell (406-755-1888). |
| July 24, 2013 | Glacier National Park, MT. |
| July 25, 2013 | Glacier National Park, MT. |
| July 26, 2013 | Glacier National Park, MT. Buy groceries for three days. Yellowstone Gateway Inn (406-848-7100). |
| July 27, 2013 | Yellowstone National Park, WY. |
| July 28, 2013 | Yellowstone National Park, WY. |
| July 29, 2013 | Yellowstone National Park, WY. |
| July 30, 2013 | Travel to Grand Teton National Park, WY. Sites/stops along the way. Colter Bay Village Cabins (307-543-2811). |
| July 31, 2013 | Travel to Salt Lake City, UT. Sites/stops along the way. Return rental vehicles; depart 7:55 pm, arrive San Antonio, TX 11:41 pm. |
Summer 2012: Western USA Field Trip
Dr. Lance Lambert led this year's field trip with help from several graduate students.
| Date | Activities |
|---|---|
| June 19, 2012 | San Antonio to Washington Ranch, NM. |
| June 20, 2012 | 7 Rivers, Last Chance Canyon, Sitting Bull Falls, (Dark Canyon). |
| June 21, 2012 | Basinal Roadcuts, Walnut Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns. |
| June 22, 2012 | Western Escarpment, GSSP. |
| June 23, 2012 | Washington Ranch to Albuquerque, NM. |
| June 24, 2012 | Albuquerque via Chaco Canyon to Farmington, NM. |
| June 25, 2012 | Farmington via Mexican Hat/Goosenecks/Monument Valley to Flagstaff, AZ. |
| June 26, 2012 | Grand Canyon (Meteor Crater). |
| June 27, 2012 | Hoover Dam to Phoenix, AZ. |
| June 28, 2012 | Phoenix to El Paso, TX. |
| June 29, 2012 | El Paso to San Antonio, TX. |
Summer 2011: Central Texas River Basins and NASA Center Field Trips
Dr. Hatim Sharif leads this year's field trips with help from several graduate students.
| Date | Activities |
|---|---|
| May 8-9, 2011 | NASA Trip (Houston): We will leave from the parking of the BSE building at 5:00 pm on Sunday May 8. We will be back before 5:00 pm on Monday May 9. |
| May 10, 2011 | San Antonio River area (San Antonio): We will leave from the parking of the BSE building at 8:00 am. We will be back before 5:00 pm. |
| May 11, 2011 | Edwards Aquifer Authority (San Antonio): We will leave from the parking of the BSE building at 8:00 am. We will be back before 5:00 pm. |
| May 12, 2011 | Lower Colorado River Authority (Austin): We will leave from the parking of the BSE building at 8:00 am. We will be back before 5:00 pm. |
| May 13, 2011 | Guadalupe and Blanco River Authority (Seguin/New Braunfels): We will leave from the parking of the BSE building at 8:00 am. We will be back before 5:00 pm. |
