$25.00
Registration for “Fulgurites of the Lake Wales Ridge Sand Pits” Field Trip with SEGS on Feb. 22nd, 2025.
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Description
We are happy to announce that we will once again be hosting a field trip to the sand pits of Lake Wales Ridge courtesy of long-time SEGS member Marc Hurst and colleagues at C.C. Calhoun, Inc. This is an opportunity to learn about Plio-Pleistocene Cypresshead Formation sands and do some fulgurite hunting, as previously enjoyed and documented in our 2011, 2017, 2018, and 2019, and 2020 Newsletters, website photo gallery, and SEGS Guidebooks #50 and #70.
The field trip will take place at Pit #7, 3000 Bannon Island Road, Haines City, FL 33844 on Saturday, Feb. 22nd, 2025 starting at 9:30 A.M. and finishing at 3:30 P.M.
Please bring plenty of water, lunch and snacks for a full day of fun!
Safety Requirements
- We will be asking members to follow all federal, state, and local guidelines to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. We have updated our waivers to reflect the seriousness of the novel disease.
- The sites that we’ll visit are active industrial facilities. Safety glasses (sunglasses), shirts, and closed-toe shoes are required.
- Drinks, sunscreen, and insect repellent are recommended.
- Pets and unaccompanied minors are not allowed at the mine.
- For questions, contact Casey Albritton at 813-404-8308 or president@segs.org
Registration and Fees
Participation is limited to SEGS members who have paid 2025 dues (and their guests) and geology students. For members, please renew here.
- The price is $25 for current (2025) SEGS members; free for student SEGS members.
- For efficiency, SEGS will be limiting signups to electronic forms only, with manual registration available only on request.
- We are enforcing a hard cut off for event registration on Thursday, Feb. 20th. We won’t be accepting registrations the day of (Feb. 22nd) or the day before the event (Feb. 21st).
Guidebooks
Electronic Registration
- At the top of the page, in the dropdown, please select the appropriate option and click “Add to Cart” to register for the trip.
- During checkout, you will be routed to a waiver you can sign electronically, and then to the registration and payment form. Since every participant needs to complete a waiver, you can only register one person at a time, but it’s fast!
- If you have trouble with the electronic registration, please email treasurer@segs.org for a manual registration option.