2023 UGA Field Trip - Great Salt Lake and Bonneville Salt Flats
The 2023 UGA field trip, co-sponsored by the Utah Geological Survey, will provide a grand overview of issues related to Great Salt Lake and the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwest Utah. The focus will be on the geology/hydrology of these systems, but will also include discussion of biological aspects (microbialites, wetlands, etc.), as well as human impacts to these fragile biogeochemical systems.
Day 1 – Circumnavigation of the South Arm of GSL
Trip leader: Michael Vanden Berg, UGS, with additional experts including Andrew Rupke (UGS; mineral
extraction), Elliot Jagniecki (UGS; mirabilite and lake chemistry), Becka Downard (UGS; wetlands), etc.
- GSL Marina, mirabilite springs and crystallization
- Pleistocene tufas/travertines and microbialites at Lakeside
- A trip across the railway causeway, stopping at the breach
- Promontory Point: “megapolygons”, microbialites, GSL’s mineral industry
- GSL Shorelands Preserve: wetlands, birds, plants, etc.
Day 2 – Bonneville Salt Flats
Trip leader: Jeremiah Bernau, formally UGS
- Knolls sand dunes
- Juke Box trench
- Juke Box Cave and Danger Cave
- Salt Flats
- Silver Island Mountains
Details
- Friday, October 20, and Saturday, October 21, 2023 (overnight accommodations are NOT included)
- 7:30 am to ~6:00 pm each day
- Start/end: Utah Core Research Center (UCRC) 240 Redwood Rd., Salt Lake City, UT 84116
- Continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks, field trip guide, and transportation included.
- No discount for single-day participation
- Registration deadline – Friday, October 13 (Limit of 26 participants)
- Cancel by October 6 for full refund, by October 17 for 50% refund; no refund after October 17
Fees
- UGA Members – $120
- Non-UGA Members – $150 (includes 1-year UGA membership)
- Students (limit 10) – $20 (includes 1-year UGA student membership)
Utah Core Research Center (UCRC)
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
United States
Event Fee(s) | |
UGA Member Registration | $120.00 |
Non-UGA Member Registration | $150.00 |
Student Registration | $20.00 |