Hosted by the Southern California Earthquake Center & EarthScope
San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California
April 19-22, 2009

What?
Southern California’s San Andreas Fault is a prime target area to investigate plate tectonic processes that result in earthquakes and the dramatic topography that forms along an actively deforming plate boundary. Interpretive professionals in parks and museums in the region have the unique opportunity to engage the public on the relevance of scientific discoveries as they are being made. This 3-day workshop features presentations by scientists from the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and EarthScope to help convey the story of southern California’s breathtaking landscape and geological hazards. Participants will learn how to use SCEC and EarthScope data and science results, and will develop and present actual interpretive programs and exhibits during the workshop. The goal is to help interpreters create opportunities for the public to form their own intellectual and emotional connections to the dynamic landscape along the San Andreas Fault and surrounding regions.

Sponsored by:
EarthScope National Office (ESNO), Southern California Earthquake Center, and the San Bernardino County Museum (www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum). EarthScope (www.earthscope.org) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). SCEC (www.scec.org) is funded by NSF and the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Who should attend?
Interpretive professionals from the National Park Service, U. S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, state parks, museums, state geological surveys, and other agencies that engage the public on geological processes in southern California. Participants do not have to be geologists, but they should have some knowledge of the geology and tectonics of the region and experience incorporating geological information into interpretive programs or exhibits. There is also room for a few K-12 Earth science teachers who interact with interpretive specialists in parks or museums.

Funding:
Participants’ organizations provide travel costs to and from the workshop. ESNO and SCEC provide food, lodging, materials, and field trip travel while at the workshop. CDs, printed handouts, and other workshop materials will be provided by ESNO and SCEC at no cost to participants.

Lodging:
Rooms have been reserved at Country Inn & Suites in Redlands (http://www.countryinns.com/redlandsca), within a mile of the workshop site at the San Bernardino County Museum. The EarthScope National Office will pay double occupancy rates for participants. Single rooms are available for participants who wish to pay ½ of the single room cost (the ESNO will pay the other half).

Commitment:
Participants and instructors are required to attend the full three days of the workshop (from 6:00 PM Sunday, April 19 to 12:00 Noon Wednesday, April 22). Each participant and their supervisor must commit to providing follow-up training to their staff members on how SCEC and EarthScope data, scientific results, and societal implications can be incorporated into interpretive programs and exhibits at their site.

Bob Lillie (Professor of Geology at Oregon State University and EarthScope Education/Outreach Manager).

Robert de Groot (Education Programs Manager, Southern California Earthquake Center).

Kathleen Springer (Senior Curator, Division of Geological Sciences, San Bernardino County Museum).

Wendy Bohon (PhD student at Arizona State University and expert on tectonic geomorphology; former USGS outreach coordinator).

Jim Evans (Professor of Geology at Utah State University and researcher on EarthScope SAFOD drillhole data).

Ken Hudnut (U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena; expert on the San Andreas Fault, GPS, LiDAR, and geodetic data from the EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory in southern California).

Lucy Jones (Chief Scientist, Multi-Hazards Initiative, U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena, California, and earthquake hazards expert).

Sally McGill (Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University - San Bernardino and expert on paleoseismology and GPS).

Jolene Redvale (Education Curator, San Bernardino County Museum).

Chris Walls (GPS Regional Engineer for UNAVCO, Inc. in southern California).