7:30-8:30: Breakfast and pack up.
8:30- 10:00: Drive back to I-70 and head west for about 70 miles. Take Salina Exit 253 on Ohio Street.
Go south on Ohio for 8 mi., then turn east (left) on E. Water Well Road and travel
1.5 mi. to the Land Institute.
10:00-11:30: Take the guided tour of the Land Institute and discuss the research in sustainable
agricultural practices that is happening at the Land Institute. For a good idea of what The
Land Institute is about read this. This is an alternative agriculture research facility started
Wes Jackson . The researchers at the Land Institute are attempting to learn about the
processes that operate in natural systems and to link these processes to agricultural
production. Surf the Land Institute website and it will become clear that this is an
important research facility. There are opportunities for graduate and undergraduate
research. Kansas State University at Manhattan is a world-class agricultural research
facility with a more mainstream approach. K-State does some projects in conjunction
with the Land Institute. Spend an hour or two looking at the K-State and Land Institute
websites to get a better understanding of agricultural issues.
11:30-12:30: Return to Salina for lunch.
12:30-2:30: Go west on I-70; take exit 159 at Hays; go to the hotel.
2:30-5:30: Go south to 27th street. Turn east and follow signs to the Sternberg Museum
There are many exhibits relating to Kansas geology with an emphasis on the Cretaceous.
8:30- 10:00: Drive back to I-70 and head west for about 70 miles. Take Salina Exit 253 on Ohio Street.
Go south on Ohio for 8 mi., then turn east (left) on E. Water Well Road and travel
1.5 mi. to the Land Institute.
10:00-11:30: Take the guided tour of the Land Institute and discuss the research in sustainable
agricultural practices that is happening at the Land Institute. For a good idea of what The
Land Institute is about read this. This is an alternative agriculture research facility started
Wes Jackson . The researchers at the Land Institute are attempting to learn about the
processes that operate in natural systems and to link these processes to agricultural
production. Surf the Land Institute website and it will become clear that this is an
important research facility. There are opportunities for graduate and undergraduate
research. Kansas State University at Manhattan is a world-class agricultural research
facility with a more mainstream approach. K-State does some projects in conjunction
with the Land Institute. Spend an hour or two looking at the K-State and Land Institute
websites to get a better understanding of agricultural issues.
11:30-12:30: Return to Salina for lunch.
12:30-2:30: Go west on I-70; take exit 159 at Hays; go to the hotel.
2:30-5:30: Go south to 27th street. Turn east and follow signs to the Sternberg Museum
There are many exhibits relating to Kansas geology with an emphasis on the Cretaceous.
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| Photos By |
Tom Geyer |
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thirty foot mosasaur |
| Fossil photos courtesy of |
Sternberg Museum |
There are many displays of Cretaceous sea life and
Cenozoic land fossils of Kansas. There will be a demonstration of fossil
preparation and a visit to the hands-on section of the museum.
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| Fossil Prep. Demo. Room by Tom Geyer |
Hands-On Rm. Pictures |
by Tom Geyer |
5:30-??: Optional short driving tour of
historic Fort Hays
and the University, followed by a
meal at a
restaurant of choice. We will also get provisions for tomorrow's lunch. There are many
restaurant of choice. We will also get provisions for tomorrow's lunch. There are many
restaurants
within walking distance of the hotel for those
opting out of the tour.
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| 'Monarch of the Plains' carved from local
limestone by local artist Pete Felton |
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| There's
no place like home. |