Join us Wednesday before the Annual Meeting and Ice Breaker Reception for a tour of the Walnut Creek Watershed, where geo-ecohydrology meets water resources development with topics including the growth of the Lake Mary fault systems, with Dr. Jeri Young Ben-Horin of the Arizona Geological Survey, structural geology and aquifer yield studies with Errol Montgomery, water supply and hydrology with Erin Young and Matthew Miller of City of Flagstaff Water Services, and watershed health and the Upper Lake Mary Paired Watershed research projects presented by Dr. Abe Springer of Northern Arizona University. We meet at the Drury Hotel at 9:15 AM and hop in a van field school style for a 9:30 AM departure. Lunch is provided. Bring water and sturdy footwear/outdoor clothing appropriate for hiking two-miles round trip on a forest service road, with some walking across semi-rocky native forest, and as appropriate for the Flagstaff weather in September (perfect and temperate, but potentially rainy and windy). We will have you back to the Drury at 3:30 PM in time for the 4 PM AHS Annual Meeting across the street at the High Country Conference Center.
*You MUST be a member to attend a field trip*
Itinerary:
9:30 AM
Depart Drury Hotel in vans
300 South Milton Road Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Free, covered parking available at the conference center/hotel
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Drive to Anderson Mesa
9:50 AM – 10:40 AM
Jeri Y. Ben-Horin, AZGS – growth ofthe Lake Mary fault system structural geology, seismology overview & Anderson Mesa Fault scarp stop
Abe Springer, NAU, area overview
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM
Drive to Lower Lake Mary Ramada
10:50 AM – 12:30 PM (12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch)
Abe Springer - watershed health & paired watershed study
Erin Young, COF - water resources history and overview
Errol Montgomery – well siting and yield studies
Matthew Miller, City of Flagstaff - well performance and aquifer response to pumping at LM9
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Abe Springer and Matthew Miller – Walk to sink holes and spillway
Jeri Y. Ben-Horin – walk tolava flows & quaternary offset
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Drive to LM-5 Paired Watershed
1:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Abe Springer lead 2 mile round trip hike
Visit:
· COSMOS soil moisture sensor
· Stream Gaging station
· Soil moisture monitoring station
· Potentially, the ET tower location
*Hike on a 2-track forest road with about 300 meters of hiking across rocky forest land since the forest road is closed for a seasonal quiet closure.
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Return to Drury by 4 PM for AHS Annual Meeting
Arizona Hydrological SocietyPO Box 65062, Tucson AZ 85728 | www.azhydrosoc.org
