Western Region - Evening Public Lecture Series

2004 Video Archive

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January 22, 2004

Roving Around Mars
Adventures in Exploring the Red Planet
By Devon M. Burr & Michael H. Carr, Planetary Geologists

*Flyer:  jan04flyer.pdf

**Video:  mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jan04.wmv


February 26, 2004

Life and Death of Hawaiian Coral Reefs
New Studies Track the Life Cycle of Maui's Changing Reefs
By Michael E. Field, Marine Geologist & Curt D. Storlazzi, Coastl Oceanographer

*Flyer:  feb04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/feb04.wmv


March 4, 2004

Mapping the American West
Clarence King and the 40th Parallel Survey
By James G. Moore, Geologist

*Flyer:  mar04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jimmoore04.wmv


April 22, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Science, Society, and the Survey
50 Years of the USGS in Menlo Park
By David G. Howell



*Flyer:  apr04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/apr04evening.wmv


May 27, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Delta Revival -- Restoration of a California Ecosystem
Video presentation and discussion

Ecologist Jim Cloern will introduce the video Delta Revival, produced jointly by the USGS and the CALFED Bay-Delta Authority.




*Flyer:  may04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/may04.wmv


 June 24, 2004


7:00 p.m.

From Strawberry Fields to the Ozone Layer
The Methyl Bromide Story

By Laurence G. Miller, Biogeochemist.




*Flyer:  jun04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jun04.wmv


July 29, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Secrets in Stone
The Role of Paleomagnetism in the Evolution of Plate Tectonic Theory
Video Presentation
By Jack Hillhouse



*Flyer:  jul04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/jul04.wmv


August 26, 2004

7:00 p.m.

Precipice of Survival
What is the Future of the Southern Sea Otter?
Speakers: Featuring the new award-winning USGS video "Precipice of Survival -- What is the
Future of the Southern Sea Otter", by Stephen Wessells, introduced and discussed by sea otter researchers including Alisha Kage, M. Tim Tinker, Research Biologists.



*Flyer:  aug04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/aug04.wmv


September 30, 2004

7:00 p.m.

The Winemaker's Dance: Connecting Geology and Wine in Napa Valley
Speaker: David G. Howell,  Geologist Emeritus



*Flyer:  sep04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/sep04.wmv



Thursday,
October 28, 2004
7:00 p.m.

Hot Oil,Frozen Ground, and Earthquakes
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline story -- so far,so good!
Speakers: George Gryc, Arthur Lachenbruch, and Robert Page, Scientists Emeriti




*Flyer:  oct04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/oct04.wmv
PowerPoint: Alaska Pipeline Public Lecture Final.ppt


Thursday,
November 18, 2004
7:00 p.m.

From Plane Tables to Pixels
The Revolution in Mapping at the U.S. Geological Survey
Speaker: Susan P. Benjamin, Research Geographer



*Flyer:  nov04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/nov04.wmv



December 16, 2004

Probing Volcanoes
Advances in Understanding and Advances in Understanding and Coping with their Coping with their Hazards Hazards

By By Robert L. Christiansen and
Robert I. Tilling, Volcanologists


*Flyer:  dec04flyer.pdf

**Video: mms://video.wr.usgs.gov/science/dec04.wmv


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