BOERNE, Texas—The Cibolo Nature Center & Farm will present a four-part comprehensive Geology Short Course beginning Oct. 31 for those interested the geologic features of the Texas Hill Country, including groundwater recharge of the Edwards and Trinity aquifers.
Geologists Dr. Kathy Ward and Ann Schneider will lead participants on a journey through time to explore the physical processes that formed the limestone strata of the Hill Country, with classroom illustrations, hands-on examinations of fossils and cores from drill sites, and field trips to limestone formations, aquifer recharge features, ancient rudist reefs built by mollusks called rudist clams and other fascinating topographies.
The first part of the course, “Limestone Geology and Geologic History of Our Area,” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 31. Part II, “Hydrogeology of the Trinity Aquifer,” will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 7, including a field trip to the privately owned Cibolo Preserve near the nature center.
Part III will be a field trip to Canyon Lake Gorge – carved by floodwaters in 2012 below the Canyon Lake spillway – from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Part IV will be a field trip to Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area near Pipe Creek, created in 2011 and not yet fully open to the public, from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 21.
The Geology Short Course is limited to 20 participants, with registration required by Oct. 24. A registration form and additional details may be found online at www.cibolo.org/calendar or by calling (830) 249-4616. The course costs $150 per person, $130 for members of the Cibolo Nature Center & Farm. Field trips on Nov. 14 and 21 may include strenuous hiking.
The Cibolo Nature Center & Farm is located on 160 acres of natural lands at Boerne City Park off Hwy. 46 just west of the Kendall County Fairgrounds. The CNC’s mission is conservation of natural resources through education and stewardship. Call (830) 249-4616 or visit www.cibolo.org.
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