Annual Fall Field Conference

Every fall since 1950, the Society has held a field conference to some part of New Mexico and, in some cases, to border states. From the beginning, the conference has been accompanied by a guidebook with detailed road logs as well as peer-reviewed papers relevant to the region. These guidebooks remain an invaluable references to the geology of the conference area and most are available for purchase.

Future Conferences:

Widespread enthusiasm for the Fall Field Conferences has led to receipt of many proposals for future conferences. Therefore, the schedule of upcoming field conferences is now outlined for the next several years. The field conference venues and names of organizers are listed below. All members are encouraged to volunteer assistance to the organizers or to contribute to the guidebooks. If you live near or are involved with the geology in the vicinity of the future conference sites, please consider contacting one of the organizers.

Fall 2009: Chupadera Mesa, October 7-10
Virgil Lueth (New Mexico Bureau of Geology) and Spencer Lucas (New Mexico Museum of Natural History)

Fall 2010: Four Corners Region
James Fassett (USGS, retired) and Kate Zeigler

Fall 2011: Tusas Mountains
Dan Koning, Shari Kelley, Scott Aby, Kirt Kempter, and Karl Karlstrom

If you have an idea for a future field conference, please contact the President of the NMGS.

Photos From Past Fall Field Conferences

Everyone is invited to share their best digital photos of past conferences with the rest of the Society membership. Please contact the society webmaster via the 'comments' link below.

• 1998: Las Cruces Country II
• 2002: White Sands
• 2005: Chama-Ghost Ranch