2012 Workshop and Field Trip Pictures

In June, 2012 the IDES student cohort participated in the 2-week Earth Science and Geospatial workshop that was based in Corvallis and included visits to the Oregon Coast and the central Oregon volcanic fields, as well as an intensive hands-on GIS workshop in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.

The 2012 summer workshop included completing the OSU Challenge Course.  Here, the cohort works together to solve one of the activities.

The cohort explored evidence for an active subduction zone at Cape Perpetua National Recreation Area, south of Newport, OR.

The cohort travelling by van towards Central Oregon

The cohort spent a day exploring the volcanic fields of Central Oregon and learning about the human and natural history of the area at the High Desert Museum.

Here, Bob Duncan leads the group on a discussion of evidence of volcanism at Seal Rock State Park.

After the discussion, the group went to explore the evidence at Seal Rock!

The cohort explores Marys Peak.

The cohort spent afternoons during the geospatial workshop completing the OSU challenge course.  This part of the Challenge Course is 'challenge by choice', which means that everyone participates to the extent that they are comfortable and able.

The workshop included a visit to the Collge of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Sediment Core Repository.

The cohort visited the OSU MacDonald-Dunn Experimental forest, north of Corvallis.