Sunset Speaker Series @ the Dungeness River Nature Center
Connections to place
Outdoors on the plaza!
"When geologists are in the mountains, they are thinking about the ocean"
With geologist Dann May
Saturday, July 15
7 p.m.
Rainshadow Hall
$5 suggested donation
Learn about the geological forces that shaped the Olympic Peninsula - from the Cascadia Subduction Zone and plate tectonics, to Ice Age continental glaciers, submarine volcanic eruptions, and deep sea turbidites formed by underwater “avalanches.” We will also take a brief look at the common rocks of the Olympic Peninsula.
Professor Dann May teaches courses in geology, anthropology, and philosophy at Peninsula College. Dann received degrees in geology from the University of Washington in Seattle and his masters in philosophy from the University of North Texas. Before pursuing his teaching career, he worked as an exploration geologist with the Standard Oil Company in Dallas, Texas. Dann currently serves on the Olympic Coast Marine Sanctuary’s advisory board as the education chair.