Registration open for WNC’s Geology of National Parks class
Learn more about the geology of United States national parks, including Great Basin National Park here in Nevada, through a Geology of National Parks class this fall at Western Nevada College.
The three-credit (GEOL 105) class meets on Tuesdays from 1 to 3:45 p.m. starting on August 30 in the newly updated Geology classroom on the Carson City campus. This class doesn’t require students to have taken other geology courses.
“National parks preserve some of the most incredible geology in the country,” said Professor of Geosciences Dr. Winnie Kortemeier. “We will study national parks from all over the country.”
Kortemeier plans to focus in detail on Great Basin National Park, which contains 40 known limestone caves with many unique features, as well as spectacular mountains uplifted by plate tectonics and affected by glaciation and weathering. There will also be hands-on work in the classroom to learn about rocks and minerals and opportunities to take field trips in western Nevada.
For more details about the course, contact Dr. Kortemeier at winnie.kortemeier@wnc.edu. Registration can be completed through your myWNC account or by becoming a student at wnc.edu/starthere/.