Science Education & Outreach

 

NBMG plays an important role in educating the public on many geologic topics that directly
affect Nevada through educational publications, teacher workshops, field trips and other
outreach opportunities.

 

Teacher Workshops

Staff members regularly participate in the highly effective and popular teacher-education
workshops that are sponsored by the Nevada Mining Association and jointly supported by
the Nevada Division of Minerals. To learn more about these workshops contact D.D. Lapointe.

Field Trips

NBMG helps coordinate field trips and other activities for the public and for K-12 teachers and students during Earth Science Week (second full week of October) and Earthquake Awareness and Preparedness Week (late February or early March).

Field trip guides from past trips are available for free on our website in our Educational Series (E-Series) listings.

 

Geologic Tourbooks

NBMG also produces publications specifically for the general public, such as our popular field guides on the geology and natural history of the Las Vegas, Reno-Carson City-Lake Tahoe regions, and U.S. Highways 50 and 93.