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| Friday,
October 8
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October 9
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| Sunday,
October 10 |
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| Monday,
October 11 |
| DEVILS KITCHEN SINKHOLE, SOLDIERS PASS ROAD WEST SEDONA |
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MONDAY, Oct. 11.
Devils Kitchen Sinkhole,
Soldiers Pass Road West Sedona (free to public); Guided walking tours to
sinkhole from parking area by Paul Lindberg.
Meet at the parking lot at the Soldiers Pass trailhead off Soldiers Pass
Road.
Limit of 15 per group.
Call: 282-2202 prior to October 8 to register
larger groups.
There may be a wait if more than 15 arrive.
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| Tuesday,
October 12 |
| COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN PARK, TUCSON |
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What do Big Hunk bars, apples, oranges and bananas have to do with soil
and geology? Enjoy a leisurely walk
with your child and find out! We'll
spend about 1 and 1/2 hours on our beautiful nature trail, passing through
three biomes, learning about soil and geology through some fun hands on
activities and wind up the walk with sluicing for precious stones.
The trail is approximately 1/2 mile, wear
appropriate walking shoes, sunscreen and hat, and bring water.
This activity will be offered on Tuesday,
October 12, 1999 at 3pm and Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 9am.
Cost is $15.00 per adult and $10.00 for
children, children must be accompanied by an adult.
Call: (520) 647-7121 to reserve your spot.
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| MESA SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, MESA |
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53 N. MacDonald, Mesa. The Mesa Southwest Museum collects and displays a variety
of Arizona minerals. The following
activities will be offered during Earth Science Week for school groups of no
more than 30 2nd through 5th graders at 10:00 am and 11:00 am. Activities are
free with paid museum admission.
The group discount rate for school tours is $2.00 per student. Advance reservations
are required.
Contact: the museum at (480)644-3553.
TUESDAY, October 12, 1999.
Sedimentary Rock-Layering Activity.
Have you ever been to or seen pictures of the Grand Canyon? Then you have witnessed
an amazing display of sedimentary rock! Learn about the three different rock
groups (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic), how they formed, and how to
identify rocks from each group.
Then each student will create his/her own artistic "core sample" of
sedimentary rock to take home.
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| SALT RIVER PROJECT |
TUESDAY, October 12, 1999
Guided
tours of SRP's San Tan Solar Array,
Warner Road and Val Vista Drive, Gilbert, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Students,
grades 6-12. 45 minute tours, 30 students.
Call: Darrell Sheppard (602) 236-2533.
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| Wednesday,
October 13 |
| MESA SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, MESA |
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53 N. MacDonald, Mesa. The Mesa Southwest Museum collects and displays a variety
of Arizona minerals. The following
activities will be offered during Earth Science Week for school groups of no
more than 30 2nd through 5th graders at 10:00 am and 11:00 am. Activities are
free with paid museum admission.
The group discount rate for school tours is $2.00 per student. Advance reservations
are required.
Contact: the museum at (480)644-3553.
WEDNESDAY, October 13, 1999
Painting with Minerals
Have you ever wondered how native people like the Hohokam created such beautiful
colors and designs on their pottery?
They used minerals to make paint! Participants will make paint from
hematite, azurite, and malachite to create their own works of art on paper.
Note: mineral paints do stain. Please notify
parents to dress children in appropriate clothing or provide an apron or old
shirt.
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| Thursday,
October 14 |
| ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, HYDROLOGY DIVISION, PHOENIX |
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Earth Science Week Brown-Bag Seminar, 500 N. Third Street, Phoenix, Third Floor Conference
Rooms, Thursday, October 14, 1999, 12 noon-1:00 pm.
Mr. Herb Schumann, USGS, retired, Herbert H.Schumann &
Associates, consulting hydrologist,
will speak on "Arizona's Water."
Contact:
Wesley Hipke (602) 417-2448 for additional information.
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| CITY OF GLENDALE, PYRAMID PEAK PLANT TOUR |
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Tour of Pyramid Peak Water Treatment Plant, 28101 North 63rd Avenue,Thursday,
October 14, 1999, 8-10 am. A certified Glendale plant operator will guide you
through the entire water treatment process. You will become familiar with the
key steps by which "raw"(read "icky" Colorado River water)
water from the Central Arizona
Project canal becomes drinking water that you receive at home and at work
through the tap.
You will also visit
the Pyramid Peak WTP laboratory where City staff performs a wide variety of
chemical analyses to ensure that the water you receive is safe for drinking.
During
the past decade there has been a tremendous increase in the use of Colorado
River water in the Phoenix metropolitan Area. The infusion of Colorado River
water has made it possible for the Valley
cities to satisfy the water demands of a large and growing metropolitan area
while reducing their reliance on groundwater. Before Colorado River water can
be delivered to households and businesses for use as drinking water, it is
processed at a surface water treatment plant to remove harmful impurities.
The City of Glendale
initially built the Pyramid Peak WTP in 1986.
In 1998, Glendale joined with the City of Peoria to expand the water
treatment plant capacity from a 10 million gallons per day to 26 million
gallons per day.
A one million gallons
per day treatment capacity can treat enough water for approximately 5,400
people. Tour limited to 25 adults.
RSVP: Harold Goodman (623) 930-2582
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| MESA SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, MESA |
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53 N. MacDonald, Mesa. The Mesa Southwest Museum collects and displays a variety
of Arizona minerals. The following
activities will be offered during Earth Science Week for school groups of no
more than 30 2nd through 5th graders at 10:00 am and 11:00 am. Activities are
free with paid museum admission.
The group discount rate for school tours is $2.00 per student. Advance reservations
are required.
Contact: the museum at (480)644-3553.
THURSDAY, October 14, 1999
Arizona Rocks and Minerals
Preview some museum geological specimens that will be featured in the museum's new
geology hall. After the interactive
hands-on presentation, each participant will be rewarded with an actual Arizona
mineral specimen to take home.
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| SALT RIVER PROJECT |
THURSDAY, October 14
Guided tours of Stewart Mountain Dam, east of Mesa at Saguaro Lake, 9:00am to 4:00pm,
Students, grades 6-12, 45 minute tours, 30 students.
Call: Darrell Sheppard (602) 236-2533.
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| Friday,
October 15 |
| MESA SOUTHWEST MUSEUM, MESA |
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53 N. MacDonald, Mesa. The Mesa Southwest Museum collects and displays a variety
of Arizona minerals. The following
activities will be offered during Earth Science Week for school groups of no
more than 30 2nd through 5th graders at 10:00 am and 11:00 am. Activities are
free with paid museum admission.
The group discount rate for school tours is $2.00 per student. Advance reservations
are required.
Contact: the museum at (480)644-3553.
FRIDAY, October 15, 1999
Painting with Minerals
Have you ever wondered
how native people like the Hohokam created such beautiful colors and designs on
their pottery? They used minerals to
make paint! Participants will make paint from hematite, azurite, and malachite
to create their own works of art on paper.
Note: mineral paints do stain. Please notify parents to dress children
in appropriate clothing or provide an apron or old shirt.
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| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, SAN XAVIER MINE TOUR, SIERRITA, AZ |
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FRIDAY, October 15, 1999, 9:00 AM
The University of Arizona San Xavier Mine is the only student-operated mine
with a working shaft in the United States. This unique facility offers
students the opportunity to develop hands-on experience in the operation of a
small underground mine as well as exposure to some of the latest technical
advances in the industry. A tour of this facility will include an
underground excursion through the mine, equipment demonstrations, and
discussions on local geology, mining, and research being conducted at the
University of Arizona.
Contact: University of Arizona, Mining & Geological Engineering Dept. at
(520) 621-6063 for additional information and to RSVP. The tour is limited
to 30 people.
The San Xavier Mine is located west of the Asarco Mission Mine on Ocotillo
Ranch Road. To get there from Tucson, take Highway I-19 south to the Helmet
Peak Road exit. Go west on Helmet Peak Road to Twin Buttes Road. Head north
on Twin Buttes Road 1.7 miles to Ocotillo Ranch Road. Go west and the mine
is located 0.2 miles on the north side of the road.
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| Saturday,
October 16 |
| ARIZONA PORTLAND CEMENT, TUCSON |
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Saturday, October 16 at
9AM to 12PM. Cori Hoag will lead a tour
of the Arizona Portland Cement Plant (11115 North Casa Grande Highway,
Marana). Tours are free but require an
advance reservation (no children under 10 years old).
Contact: Cori Hoag at (520) 742-1083 or at CKHoag@aol.com.
Safety gear is required (long sleeved
shirts, long pants, boots).
The cement plant will provide hard hats/glasses.
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| COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN PARK, TUCSON |
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What do Big Hunk bars, apples, oranges and bananas have to do with soil
and geology? Enjoy a leisurely walk
with your child and find out! We'll
spend about 1 and 1/2 hours on our beautiful nature trail, passing through
three biomes, learning about soil and geology through some fun hands on
activities and wind up the walk with sluicing for precious stones.
The trail is approximately 1/2 mile, wear
appropriate walking shoes, sunscreen and hat, and bring water.
This activity will be offered on Tuesday,
October 12, 1999 at 3pm and Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 9am.
Cost is $15.00 per adult and $10.00 for
children, children must be accompanied by an adult.
Call: (520) 647-7121 to reserve your spot.
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| PEOPLE FOR THE WEST/USA, CAPITOL CHAPTER |
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SATURDAY, October 16, 10 am until ?,
Quartz-crystal collecting at the Fat Jack Mine south of Crown King in the Bradshaw
Mountains. The Fat Jack, originally a
gold lode claim, is the location of fine amethyst-and smoky-tipped scepter
crystals. Fee $15 each. Limited to
15. Teenagers 16 and over with
adult. Four-wheel-drive vehicle a
necessity.
Contact: Gary Spraggins at (602)838-2131 for reservations.
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