Name: Geology of the Blue Ridge I
Start: 2025-03-19T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-19T16:00:00-04:00
Location: The North Carolina Arboretum

This is the first class of a two-part Geology course that explores the geologic history of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
About this Event

Geology of the Blue Ridge I

with Anton DuMars

ON-SITE | Wednesday, March 19 | 12 - 4 pm

Blue Ridge Naturalist - Geology of the Blue Ridge Core Credit

This is the first class of a two-part Geology course that explores the geologic history of the Southern Appalachian Mountains with lecture presentations, discussions and self-guided explorations in the field. The course begins with a discussion of the earth’s interior and plate tectonics, progresses to a model for the formation of the southern Appalachians and then describes the surficial processes that generate the current mountain topography. Discussion will also include an overview of geologic processes that affect these mountains today: earthquakes, mass movements and floods.

Anton DuMars, a resident of Black Mountain, NC, is an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston. His geological interests include fluvial, deltaic, and coastal processes. Ideally, he’s spending time on a hiking trail or aboard his sailboat.

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