RESEARCH AND FIELD
SCHOOL |
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West Coast Field School group photo |
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Physical features aspect for course - glacially carved
fiords Northernmost extent of Appalachian Mountain Range |
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A View of Western Brook Pond from Gros Morne |
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Trout River: Glacial Deltas. Fishing and Hunting still
prevalent in this community. |
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Applications: Testing stream flow/depth. |
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Climatology Research Group, Gros Morne National Park. |
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Archaeological Sites, Dorset Paleo-eskimo Limestone cliffs,
calcium-rich soil produces unique array of wildflowers and helps preserve abundance of
artifacts found in this area. As Port au Choix National Historic Site is concerned
primarily with the preservation and interpretation of this significant archaeological
site, recreational opportunities are limited. However, the park includes most of the Port
au Choix and Point Riche peninsulas (an area of over 800 ha) and may be explored by a 4 km
coastal trail or viewed while picnicking at Point Riche.
The trail takes you past Phillip's Garden, where the Groswater and Dorset Paleo-eskimo
once camped. This area is one of the main archaeological sites, to the experienced
observer, faint outlines of their houses can still be seen in the turf today. By exploring
the low limestone cliffs one can discover far more ancient relicts of the areas past.
Fossils are abundant throughout this limestone. It is this same limestone which so
strongly influences the soil and the plants that grow in it. The area's low vegetation
with its unique array of wildflowers is in part due to the calcium-rich soil. It is this
same soil which has helped to preserve the abundance of numerous bone artifacts that has
in part made Port au Choix such an important archaeological find. |
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Photo 10 No caption. |
FOREIGN FIELD SCHOOL |
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Island of Malta, 1996 |
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Malta Field School group at the Presidential Residence in
Malta. |
RETIREMENTS AND FAREWELLS |
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Retirement Gala at Bowring Park for (L-R): Ches
Sanger, Gordon Handcock, Geoff Farmer and Bill Alderdice |
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Farewell party for Gary McManus, Departmental Cartographer
for many years |
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Retirement gathering for Colin Banfield and thank you to
Karyn Butler on completion of her tenure as Department Head. (L-R): Christine
Koch, Artist in Residence; Colin Banfield: Karyn Butler |
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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Karyn Butler, left, winner of the President’s Award for
Distinguished Teaching, 1998 and Roger White, right, University Research Professor. |
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Dagny Sveinbjornsdottir (MA 2001), (right) from Iceland,
with Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the former president of Iceland and the first woman in world
history elected constitutional head of a country. She is well known internationally as an
advocate for the environment, children, human rights, and Icelandic culture. She is the
major force in the Icelandic reforestation drive, and has strongly supported the
country’s efforts to reclaim land in its eroded areas. |
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Professors Joyce and Alan Macpherson. The awarding of
Professor Emeritus, 1998. |
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Dr. Trevor Bell, winner of the 2000 President’s Award
for Outstanding Research, has done significant research into the integration of ancient
landscapes and human settlements in Newfoundland. His research has led to the discovery of
a 10,000 year old Maritime Archaic Indian habitation site in Port au Choix. |
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE |
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Christine Koch (second from left) has been appointed as
artist-in-residence in the Department of Geography. This is a joint project of the Faculty
of Arts and the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador (AGNL). The gallery’s
funding for this project comes from the Canada Council for the Arts. During her
residency, Ms. Koch will interact with students, staff, and faculty. She will take part in
classes and field trips, learn about faculty members’ research interests, explore
departmental resources such as the cartographic lab, and produce her own art reflecting
the geographic context of the residency. Department members and students will observe the
different research approaches and the conceptual and technical skills of a visual artist
brought to bear on their own field. |
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Ms. Koch’s recent work, seen the exhibitions at Emma
Butler Gallery and Eastern Edge Gallery, reveals an interest in geology, plant life, and
agriculture and in the visible and underlying structures of the landscape. A 1998 summer
residency in Gros Morne National Park intensified these interests. |
