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FIELD | Saturday, August 26, 9:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Instructor: Steve Yurkovich

$55 Non-member Adult**

(**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes.)

Course Capacity: 11

4 hour credit | BRN FIeld Experience or Elective | NCEE Criteria II

The culminating experience of Geology of the Blue Ridge, this field experience takes participants across the Asheville Basin to examine the Precambrian metamorphic rocks underlying this region. At each site the group will pause to examine the rocks that are particular to the site and consider the geologic forces, including erosion, that sculpted the landscape. Participants will learn how geologists can use this information to infer rock origin and history during mountain building.

Steve Yurkovich is a professor emeritus at Western Carolina University. For 40 years he was an educator in the geosciences program and researcher in Appalachian geology. He holds a doctorate from Brown University. Yurkovich has produced a number of research publications related to the geology of western North Carolina and has led classes and field trips for numerous school, civic, environmental and professional groups.

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