UPCOMING EVENTS:

September 25th: Fall Picnic - Como Park, St. Paul

Please join us for a family friendly fall picnic at Como Park in St. Paul on Saturday September 25th 12:00 - 3:00 PM. www.comozooconservatory.org . More details to come! If you're interested please contact awg_mn@yahoo.com .

PAST EVENTS: 

  • Geocaching Event - July 17th 2010 William O'Brien State Park www.williamobrienpark.com
  • Lilydale Fossil Hunting - June 19th 2010 Lilydale Regional Park, St. Paul
  • Geopalooza weekend, May 1st & 2nd 2010 : Reception & dinner with AWG & AWGF National Board and Minnesota Chapter Officers; Retreat of St. Anthony Falls Field Trip lead by Karen Campbell.
  • AIPG Joint Luncheon, April 6, 2010: Heather Arends from the MDNR spoke on Minnesota aggregate resources and the DNR aggregate mapping program.

2009

  • Kramer Burnsville Quarry tour, October 15, 2009
  • Women in Geosciences Day, October 16, 2009
  • Joint Networking Event with the Forum for Women in the Environmental Field April 29th, 2009

2008

  • AWG sponsored tour of St Anthony Falls Lab (SAFL), Friday June 6, 2008  located at 2 Third Avenue SE, Minneapolis.  Dinner afterwards at Tuggs Taven on the St Anthony riverfront.
  • AWG wine donation to AIPG Spring Social Tuesday April 22, 2008
  • AIPG-MN & AWG-MN joint luncheon: Carrie Jennings, MGS, on "Sediment dynamics in agricultural watersheds of the Minnesota basin."
  • Networking Happy Hours (various locations)

2007

  • SAGE Science Fair Judging - further details on the AWG SAGE program can be found at: www.awg.org/ed-out/sage/
  • AIPG-MN & AWG-MN joint luncheon: Dr. Mindy Erickson, MPCA, on Ambient Ground Water Sampling, April 2007
  • AWG Booth at South-Central and North-Central Sections, GSA
  • Networking Happy Hour, April 2007

2006

  • Career Panel, November 2006. Thanks to all of our panelists!
  • "Women in AIPG Breakfast" at AIPG National Convention, 2006. AWG members spoke informally about their experiences in the geosciences.
  • Booth at the AIPG National Convention in St Paul, MN. See www.aipg2006.org for more information.     
  • Bell Science Museum of Natural History Science Fair:  March 4th 2006, www.bellmuseum.org for more details.
  • MnSTA: Minnesota Science Teachers Association meeting in Winona, 2006.
  • Winter Potluck, 2006