Cheryl Waters-Tormey: Geology 140 Investigations in Environmental Geology

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Investigations in Environmental Geology (Geol 140)
Dr. Cheryl Waters-Tormey Office: 119B Natural Sciences Bldg. Phone: 828-227-3696 email: cherylwt@wcu.edu Office Hours for Fall 2007: TTh 9:45-10:45; Wed 2-3; or, by appointment (top right) Mudslide associated with volcanic eruption from Mt. Pinatubo, Phillipines. Click on photograph to go to original UNESCO web page.
(right) Cape Hatteras lighthouse in North Carolina. It was moved away from the water in order to save it from being undermined due to coastal erosion. (middle right) Devastation in Biloxi, MS, area after Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. Click on the images to go to the original web site. Check often for updates!! Scroll down for downloads and other materials. Most downloads are pdf files, which you can open with Adobe Reader. You probably already have this software on your computer (link to download is also at top of page). Download course syllabi (Section 1, Section 3), which are subject to revision Textbook web page, with some web links, test questions, and more information. Keep up with what we've done in class: Discussion/Participations so far Class Survey and Learning Contract agreement Email requirement CO₂ plot & analysis "Inconvenient Truth" discussion Geology & habitat diversity discussion Presentation comments (last week) ... Exercises so far Bahamas rock record Resource search for end-semester presentation Geology & habitat diversity essay Cullowhee Creek field day week of 11/12 Cullowhee Creek project due 11/29 presentations (last week) presentation abstracts (12/7) ... EXAMS Exam 1: due 9/7 in dept. office Exam 2: Tuesday 10/9 (study guide) Exam 3: Tuesday 11/20 (study guide) Final Exam: TTh 8 AM on 12/13, 12pm; TTH 11AM on 12/11, 12pm (study guide) Links for presentation topics: NC geological survey landslides information Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (at WCU) tectonics links below and others on suggested outline handout Tectonics links Plate boundary map (download links on right) Overview of plate tectonic theory and earth structure (USGS) More on the development of and current plate tectonic theory (USGS) Current and recent earthquakes (IRIS)(NEIC) "Top 10" EQ lists & historic EQ (NEIC) Fault motion animations (IRIS) Volcanoes, current eruptions (Univ. North Dakota) Paleogeography animations (Scotese) Theory behind ocean openings (USGS) Animation of magnetic reversals and seafloor magnetics: click on "Magnetic Reversal Video Along a Spreading Center" World crustal maps, seafloor age, etc. (NOAA)	click on globe to see more spinning globes or images (NOAA/NGDC)
(top right) NASA images of early summer sea ice from June 2002 to June 2004. Northern Greenland is in the bottom center. Blues represent losses >50%. (bottom right) photograph of Mahajamba Bay, Madagascar. Brown color in the water is due to increased erosion as a result of deforestation. Click on photographs to go to original web page. Other downloads for class so far ALWAYS CHECK THE FOLDER ON MY DOOR FOR HARD COPIES NOT POSTED HERE!! end-semester presentation & abstract assignment and rubric (pdf) presentation suggestions (pdf) ... Cullowhee Creek project downloads Fall 2007 assignment (pdf) due 11/29 Download example of stream profile dataset & plot Spreadsheets for stream profile plots (Excel) Blank field work sheets (extra copies, all pdf) Stream area maps (all pdf): Cullowhee Creek project links Geology program's Cullowhee Creek project page (broader explanation) Cullowhee Creek environmental field station information (including watershed map image) Early pictures of campus from the Hunter Library History of the university (scroll down on page) More information about wetlands, conservation and mitigation from the EPA Other stream restoration links On the above page, scroll down to find link for the article "J Hook, Cross Vane". This describes the restoration structures used in the stream.
Last updated October 1, 2007