Field Trips

Field trips are an important part of any geologist's education. In addition to having field trips in many of our classes, we have a 12-15 day Regional Geology excursions each year to a different part of the country (or even other countries). Our trips visit Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, Minnesota, Quebec, Nevada, Utah, Ontario, Florida and more. Photos accessed from thumbnails on the pages below are intentionally large to ensure high quality printing. They may appear larger than your screen. If you wish to use one of these photos in another web site, or a publication, please contact geology@uwrf.edu.

• 2010 Northwest Regional Field Trip
  
• 2007 Southern Regional Field Trip
  
• 2004 South-West Regional Field Trip
  
• 2002 North-West Regional Field Trip
  
• 2001 Hawaii Regional Field Trip
  
• 1997 Regional Field Trip
  
• Archived field trip photos

Research Projects

Each year seniors participate in a variety of research projects. These projects are designed to let our students experience the "discovery" of research and to get experience in measuring and interpreting their own data. The experience culminates in a presentation modeled on the Geological Society of America professional meetings. This makes our graduates more capable of competing in graduate school and in the workplace, since the experience gives them a better understanding of the worth of, and the pitfalls associated with, research.