Geoheritage Day

Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

• In-person event

• Contact
• Beth McLarty Halfkenny, beth.mclartyhalfkenny@carleton.ca, 613 520-2600 x8520

Come join volunteers from Carleton University’s Department of Earth Sciences and the Ottawa-Gatineau Geoheritage Project at local parks, heritage sites and green spaces to learn how geological processes have shaped the landscape, recorded past environments and provided resources for our use. We will be posting the full list of hosted sites as we get closer to the date, but sites this year will include the Champlain Bridge stromatolites in Gatineau, Cardinal Creek Karst in Orleans, Pinhey Sand Dunes in Nepean, Erskine Johnston schoolyard in Kanata and Hog’s Back Park in Ottawa. New this year, volunteers will also be on hand at the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park in Almonte.
For more information about locations and activities, and a full listing of hosted sites visit https://earthsci.carleton.ca/outreach/explore-geoheritage-day
Thanks to our partner organizations: Ottawa Gatineau Geoheritage Project, the Cardinal Creek Community Association, Biodiversity Conservancy International and the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park