Dear Friends,
Below is an announcement of some excellent cave and karst classes that will be taught this June. Most will be taught in Kentucky, but one will be offered in the Ozarks and NCKRI's Dr. Lewis Land will teach the geophysics course at NCKRI Headquarters in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested and contact Dr. North below for more information. George ---------------------------------------------------- Western Kentucky University's Hoffman Environmental Research Institute through its Center for Cave and Karst Studies and in cooperation with the Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning is pleased to announce the launch of the Summer 2012 Karst Field Studies Program. Courses this summer will include: - Exploration of Mammoth Cave, June 4-10 - Techniques in Karst Groundwater Investigations, June 6-8 - Karst Hydrogeology of the Ozarks, June 10-16 - Cave Archaeology, June 11-16 - Cave Survey and Cartography, June 17-23 - Application of Geophysical Methods to Karst Terrains, June 16-22 Courses may be taken for graduate, undergraduate, or continuing education credit. Courses may also be taken as non-credit workshops. For more information about the program, courses, how to register, and instructors, please visit <www.karstfieldstudies.com>. While visiting the website be sure to also check out the "Scholarships" tab for information about Nick Crawford Karst Education Scholarship, a competitive award designed to offer financial assistance for attending a course. If you have any questions please contact the 2012 Karst Field Studies Director, Dr. Leslie North, at [email protected].. Chris Groves PhD WKU Distinguished Professor of Geography Director, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute Dept. of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101 USA +1 270 745-5201 *************************** George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 [email protected] www.nckri.org
