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2008 Officers
President: Mark Luther (mark.luther@kljeng.com)
Vice President: temporarily vacant
Secretary/Treasurer: Kris Roberts (kroberts@nd.gov)
MAY 2008 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
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meeting announcement and business agenda
Date & Time:
12 Noon, Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Location:
North Dakota Heritage Center, Project Room A
Speaker: Lorraine Manz, North Dakota
Geological Survey
Topic: Geothermal
Energy – Another Affordable Alternative
Effective use of the earth’s natural heat does
not always require high temperatures. Consider this: a few feet below
the earth’s surface the temperature remains essentially constant -
typically somewhere in the range of 45°-75° F, year-round. Even in
North Dakota, with its scorchingly hot summers and frigid winters, the
ground temperature not far below the frost line never varies from a
fairly temperate 45°-55° F. This low temperature geothermal resource is
available on every continent and, properly exploited, provides a
remarkably efficient way of heating and cooling buildings of just about
any size.
Cost: $4.00
-- pizza, chips and pop.
APRIL
2008 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
Date & Time: 12:00
Noon, Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Mezzanine
Speaker: Bob Markhouse, Environmental
Scientist/Geologist
North Dakota Department of Health
Topic: A Brief Discussion on Worldwide Oil and
Energy Prices
Lunch Cost: $4 (pizza, chips, cookies, and pop)
Sensational Sundays at the ND Heritage Center:
April is for the Ancient Past
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program description
April 6, 2:00 PM — “Changing Views of North Dakota’s
History and Prehistory”
Dr. Raymond Wood, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of
Missouri-Columbia
April 13, 2:00 PM - “A City Built on Stilts: How Geology
Influences
Building Construction in Fargo and other North Dakota Cities”
Dr. Don Schwert, Professor of Geology, North Dakota State University
April 20, 2:00 PM - “Geothermal Energy: Another Affordable
Energy Source in North Dakota”
Dr. Lorraine Manz, Geologist, North Dakota Geological Survey
April 27, 2:00 PM - “The Dinosaur Origin of Birds”
Dr. John Hoganson, Paleontologist, North Dakota Geological Survey
MARCH 2008 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
Date & Time: 12:00 Noon,
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Project Room A
Speaker: Curt Jundt, principal, Envision Energy
Topic: Development of Shallow Natural Gas
Lunch Cost: $4 (pizza, chips, cookies, and pop)
FEBRUARY
2008 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
Date & Time: 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Location: North Dakota Geological Survey Offices
Lower-Level Conference Room
1016 E. Calgary Ave., Bismarck ND 58503
(see map below)
Speaker: Ed Murphy, State Geologist
North Dakota Geological Survey
Topic: Uranium in North Dakota
Uraniferous lignites were discovered in North Dakota in
1948. Over the next 20 years or so, scientists conducted a number of
investigations to determine the stratigraphic position and extent of these
deposits. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and private industry worked on
a method to perfect the removal of uranium from lignite during the 1950s.
From 1962-1967, uraniferous lignites were mined in western North Dakota.
An increase in the price of uranium in the mid-1970s resulted in renewed
interest in the North Dakota deposits and a number of exploration holes
were drilled in Slope, Billings, and Stark counties. For decades, uranium
sold for around $10 per pound. In the past two years, the price for
uranium has been increasing, peaking at $136 per pound in June, 2007. The
dramatic price increase has once again focused interest on North Dakota’s
uranium reserves. The ND Geological Survey recently published a map of the
known uranium deposits in western North Dakota and is in the process of
writing new rules to govern the production of uranium from sandstones in a
process called insitu leaching (isl).
Lunch Cost: $4 (pizza, chips, cookies, and pop)
Please note: It is time again for annual dues.
North Dakota Geological Survey and
Department of Mineral Resources Office Location:
JANUARY 2008 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
Date & Time: 12:00 Noon,
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Project Room A
Speaker: Dr. Steve Nordeng, Geologist
North Dakota Geological Survey
Lunch Cost: Free! (pizza, chips, cookies, and pop)
Please note: It is time again for annual dues.
DECEMBER MEETING AND HOLIDAY PARTY
 
When: Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 6:30
– 8:30 P.M.
Where: Kadrmas, Lee, and Jackson Office
Building #2
3237 E. Broadway Avenue, Bismarck
(Please use southeast entrance off Soo Line Drive)
Speaker: Steve Cates, Cates Earth
Science Technologies
Reflection Seismic and Ground
Penetrating Radar Applications in North Dakota
Cost: Free! Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine,
and cocktails will be served.
All North Dakota Geological Society members
and their spouses are welcome!
Please RSVP to
kroberts@nd.gov by Friday, December 14, 2007
We look forward to seeing you there!
NOVEMBER
2007 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
Date & Time: 12:00 Noon,
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center
Project Room A
Speaker: Dr. Donald Schwert, Department of Geosciences
North Dakota State University
Topic: Toils on Weak Soils: The Northern Pacific
Railroad's Stockwood Fill
Lunch Cost: Free! (pizza, chips, cookies, and pop)
Please note: It is time again for annual dues. See
the newsletter for details.
OCTOBER
2007 MEETING
NOON LUNCHEON
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newsletter
Date & Time: 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Location: North Dakota Geological Survey Offices
Lower-Level Conference Room
1016 E. Calgary Ave., Bismarck ND 58503
(see map below)
Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Manz, Geologist
North Dakota Geological Survey
Topic: NDGS Mapping Programs: A 2007 Update
Lunch Cost: Free! (pizza, chips, cookies, and pop)
Please note: It is time again for annual dues. See
the newsletter for details.
North Dakota Geological Survey and
Department of Mineral Resources Office Location:
SEPTEMBER 2007 MEETING
FALL STEAK FRY & PICNIC
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Beverages
will be available at 5:30 pm
Pitchfork Fondue picnic about 6:30 pm
Location: Sertoma
Park, Shelter #9, Bismarck, ND
Cost:
Only $5.00 (Pitchfork steak fondue with all
the fixin's)
Mark Bohrer will be serving up his usual excellent
Pitchfork Steak Fondue and fixings. Beverages will be provided by the
Society (including adult ones).
As a reminder, the ANNUAL STEAK FRY is our main recruiting event, and
attendance is restricted to active and prospective (as guests of) Geological
Society members. Annual dues of $20.00 will be received at the meeting as
well.
Please RSVP by Friday, September 7, 2007 to:
Fred Anderson - 328-8000
Brett Woodward – 328-1954
Kris Roberts – 328-5236
or reply to one of the email addresses shown above.
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