A mid-meeting field trip will highlight the karst of the Greenbrier Valley, developed in its namesake Greenbrier Limestone (Mississippian). Participants will learn about the overall karst geology of the area and recent advances in science and exploration. Stops will include stratigraphy, surface karst features, and local show caves.
Optional afternoon field trips with limited capacity:
- Biology of Higgenbotham Caves. 1-4 pm., light caving gear required. Co-led by Jerry and Salisa Lewis and members of the Virginia DCR Karst Inventory Team (email Wil.Orndorff@dcr.virginia.gov to reserve your spot)
- Geology field trip to Snedegars Cave led by Roy Jameson. See this document for description and instructions to sign up.
- (THIS TRIP HAS REACHED CAPACITY AND IS FULL) Hydrology and geologic setting of thermal and travertine-depositing springs in the Sweet Springs region of West Virginia and Virginia. 1-5:30 pm., some walking required over easy terrain. Co-led by Dan Doctor, Dorothy Vesper, and Nick Schaer. The trip will leave from the conference venue, the Alumni Center at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine where carpooling will be arranged.
Lidar-derived imagery of the sinkhole plain crossed by Interstate 64 near Lewisburg, West Virginia. To download the full image for the Lewisburg area click here.