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Mining Week, May 10-11, Shipyards Park, Whitehorse
Posted: March 25, 2013          
Science Adventures All-Girls Science Club
The theme this year is the Science of Earth and Space
Posted: March 15, 2013


For information and registration click here

Canada Water Week, March 18-24
Posted: March 14, 2013


For events and information click here

Geoscience Forum Trade Show Tour participants
Posted: Nov. 27, 2012


Golden Horn students ready to depart on their tour!

Yukon Rocks! Free event - November 18th
Posted: Nov. 7, 2012

Sediment on tree deposited by debris flow
Posted: Sept. 20, 2012


Patrick pointing to sediment high up on tree from debris flow that occured
over eight years ago at 10 Mile Creek, south of Carmacks.

Photos from the 2012 Field Season: Rackla (part 2)
Posted: Sept.6, 2012


(Photo: Chelsea Raley)


(Photo: Derek Thorkelson)


(Photo: Grant Abbott)

Photos from the 2012 Field Season: Rackla (part 1)
Posted: Aug.23, 2012


(Photo: Steve Israel)


(Photo: Don Murphy)


(Photo: David Moynihan)

Decommissioning the Lowell Glacier camera
Posted: Aug.16, 2012


For more information on the Lowell Glacier click here.

Photos from 'Weekend on the Rocks' 
Tombstone Territorial Park, Aug. 10-12
Posted: Aug.13, 2012


Friday evening Artist Talk with Nicole Bauberger


Encaustic painting workshop in the Tombstone Interpretive Centre with Nicole Bauberger


Geology walk along Charcoal Creek with Charlie Roots

  
Pointing out features on the geologic map on the Grizzly Trail hike


Looking at geologic features on the adjacent mountain slopes on the Grizzly Trail

Ground Penetrating Radar Investigations, Whitehorse
Posted: July 9, 2012


The orange box is the GPR's 400 MHz antenna  (photo: Yukon Government)


Setting up the survey grid(photo: Yukon Government)

Latest Tunnel Man Permafrost Video
Posted: June 11, 2012


Check out the lastest Permafrost video from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Earth Science for Society, Calgary (May 13-15th)
Posted: June 8, 2012


Learning about glaciation and the Yukon 20, 000 years ago!


Pointing out the lowering of global sea level during the last Ice Age.

Landscape Hazards Mapping Project - Video
Posted: May 17, 2012

Art & Geology Exhibit at the New H.S. Bostock Core Library (May 9th)
Posted: May 10, 2012

Wheaton Glacier Research Project - Video
Posted: May 10, 2012