SCGS Message (May 2026)

May 14, 2026

It’s been an excellent year so far for SCGS! So far, we’ve seen above-average attendance at our monthly meetings, including many new members and students. Special thanks to the guest lecturers who have taken time to present their work to our group:

January: Dr. Pedro Monarrez (Virginia Tech)

February: Dr. Nick Barth (UC Riverside)

March: Dr. Frank Weirich (University of Iowa)

April: Dr. Stratis Karantanellis (CSU Fullerton)

During the CSU Fullerton Geosciences Research Day (April 24) and the Annual SCGS Poster Session (May 4), we awarded a combined total of $XXXX (TBD) in scholarships to students from CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach and Cal Poly-Pomona! Thank you sincerely to our members and corporate sponsors whose donations and membership dues make these scholarships possible. 

We are hosting a Hike & Brew event at 10:00 on Saturday, May 23. Will Gelnaw of Orange County Parks will lead a private tour through the Clark Regional Park Interpretive Center, which showcases a variety of marine and terrestrial fossils recovered within the park and surrounding area, and a brief walk to fossil outcrops within the San Pedro Formation on park grounds. Afterwards, our group will be meeting at Fullerton Brew Co. Registration is limited to 20 participants, so please sign up quickly using the link in the header above. Cost is $10 plus a $5 park entry fee (per vehicle). Student SCGS registration is free.

A few administrative notes regarding changes to membership dues and meeting prices this year:

 Annual membership dues have increased to $50 from $40

Meeting fees for members and non-members have remained at $50 and $60, respectively.

“Early career professionals,” i.e. working geologists with less than 1 year of experience, may now pay the student rate of $20 per meeting. However, early career professionals are still required to pay for annual membership unlike university students.

During the past years SCGS has struggled to maintain this website, however we are in the process of integrating a full website team (Katya, Sean, Spencer) to handle both routine updates and a more in-depth overhaul. Thank you to Brennen for helping out during the interim. More to come!

Lastly, the field trip location for this year will be Anza Borrego! Stay tuned here and at our monthly meetings for more information as the plan comes together.

Cheers,

SCGS Team