FCGS Newsletter - April 2026

Newsletter Summary

Dr. Steven Semken’s talk surveys theory and practice of place based geoscience education, highlighting sense of place as a measurable learning outcome and exploring Indigenous knowledge, and future directions. In his Prez Sez column, Dr. Nate Klema reflects on geometry’s deep scientific lineage and its power to reveal landscape processes, describing his work on curvature based surface classification and its geomorphic insights. There is a detailed description of the “Mines, Mountains and Magmas of Ouray!” fieldtrip. The Foundation announces thesis grant awards and new board volunteers.