Kansas Geological Survey GeoRecord Vol. 4.3

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In the southeast corner of Cherokee County, the Kansas landscape changes personality. Known as the Ozarks of Kansas, this region is dotted with caves carved into Mississippian limestone, deposited about 330 million years ago. One of these, Schermerhorn Cave, is located in a city park just south of Galena. The spring that issues from the cave is home to the rare cave salamander. Schermerhorn Park is located one mile south of Galena on the east side of Kansas Highway 26.

Kansas Geological Survey Advisory Council

Tom Collinson, Chair, Pittsburg

Robert Crangle, Lincoln

Dyan Jones, Prairie Village

Sheila Leiker-Page, Victoria

Jeffrey Mason, Goodland

Dennis McKinney, Greensburg

Stephen Morris, Hugoton

Larry J. Richardson, Wichita

John K. Strickler, Manhattan

William W. Hambleton, Emeritus Member, Lawrence

A. Scott Ritchie, KU Geology Assoc. Rep., Wichita

Director: Lee C. Gerhard

Editors: Liz Brosius, Robert Sawin, Rex Buchanan

Design: Jennifer Sims

The mission of the Kansas Geological Survey, operated by the University of Kansas in connection with its research and service program, is to conduct geological studies and research and to collect, correlate, preserve, and disseminate information leading to a better understanding of the geology of Kansas, with special emphasis on natural resources of economic value, water quality and quantity, and geologic hazards.

The Geology Extension program furthers the mission of the KGS by developing materials, projects, and services that communicate information about the geology of Kansas, the state's earth resources, and the products of the Kansas Geological Survey to the people of the state

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A Place to Visit The Ozarks of Kansas Cherokee County, Kansas	In the southeast corner of Cherokee County, the Kansas landscape changes personality. Known as the Ozarks of Kansas, this region is dotted with caves carved into Mississippian limestone, deposited about 330 million years ago. One of these, Schermerhorn Cave, is located in a city park just south of Galena. The spring that issues from the cave is home to the rare cave salamander. Schermerhorn Park is located one mile south of Galena on the east side of Kansas Highway 26.
Earth Science Week set for October	Earth Science Week, a celebration of public activities in the earth sciences, is set for October 11–17, 1998. Activities for the week have been developed by the American Geological Institute; in Kansas, the week has been recognized by a governor’s proclamation. Among the items available from AGI are an Earth Science Week information packet, an 18 by 24-inch color poster on geoscience careers, videos, and student and teacher activities. AGI plans to make Earth Science Week an annual event. Information for Earth Science Week ideas, activities, and special events is available from AGI at www.earthsciweek.org.
Kansas Geological Survey 1930 Constant Avenue, Campus West Lawrence, Kansas 66047-3726 (785) 864-3965 http://www.kgs.ku.edu	Kansas Geological Survey Advisory Council Tom Collinson, Chair, Pittsburg Robert Crangle, Lincoln Dyan Jones, Prairie Village Sheila Leiker-Page, Victoria Jeffrey Mason, Goodland Dennis McKinney, Greensburg Stephen Morris, Hugoton Larry J. Richardson, Wichita John K. Strickler, Manhattan William W. Hambleton, Emeritus Member, Lawrence A. Scott Ritchie, KU Geology Assoc. Rep., Wichita Director: Lee C. Gerhard Editors: Liz Brosius, Robert Sawin, Rex Buchanan Design: Jennifer Sims The mission of the Kansas Geological Survey, operated by the University of Kansas in connection with its research and service program, is to conduct geological studies and research and to collect, correlate, preserve, and disseminate information leading to a better understanding of the geology of Kansas, with special emphasis on natural resources of economic value, water quality and quantity, and geologic hazards. The Geology Extension program furthers the mission of the KGS by developing materials, projects, and services that communicate information about the geology of Kansas, the state's earth resources, and the products of the Kansas Geological Survey to the people of the state
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