OGS Colloquium: Depicting Life in Ancient Ohio: Creating Paleo Art for the Buckeye State, Chuck Salmons
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OGS Colloquium: Depicting Life in Ancient Ohio: Creating Paleo Art for the Buckeye State, Chuck Salmons
April 17, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Ohio Geological Society
Colloquium
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
Talk Begins at 1 PM
Horace R. Collins Laboratory & Core Repository
3307 South Old State Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
Depicting Life in Ancient Ohio:
Creating Paleo Art for the Buckeye State
Chuck Salmons – Publications & Outreach Supervisor, Ohio Geological Survey
Abstract: Released in fall 2023 by the Ohio Geological Survey, the Life in Ancient Ohio educational poster series depicts flora, fauna, and ancient environments from seven periods of the state’s geologic history represented in its bedrock and surficial deposits. During the talk, attendees will learn how the seven posters were developed, from concept to completion, with an examination of the efforts made to create images that were both beautiful and scientifically accurate. Supplemental materials and current and future uses of the artwork also will be discussed. Learn more at ohiodnr.gov/liao
Chuck Salmons: Chuck Salmons is Publications & Outreach Supervisor for the Ohio Geological Survey. His work has included several educational items related to geology in Ohio: Your House Rocks, Ohio Rocks! Activity Book, Exploring Life in Ancient Ohio: Tools for Understanding Deep-Time Environments, “Depicting Life in Ancient Ohio: Editing Paleo Art for Scientific Accuracy and Visual Appeal,” “Using Geologic State Symbols to Communicate Ohio’s Geoheritage,” “Editing the New Minerals of Ohio: A Balancing Act.” Chuck has a BA degree from Otterbein and MA from Northern Michigan University.
Venue: Horace R. Collins Laboratory & Core Repository
Venue Phone: 740-548-7348
Venue Website: https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/geologic-survey/hrc-lab-core-repository/
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Description:
The ODNR Division of Geological Survey Horace R. Collins Laboratory is a multi-use facility located at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware County, Ohio. Core, sample, and twelve other collections are housed at the Ohio Geological Sample Repository. One wing of the facility has laboratories for core and sample description and analysis, petrographic studies, aggregate testing, and sedimentation research. A second wing houses Division of Watercraft Central District offices. The Collins Lab also headquarters the Ohio Seismic Network and the Lake Erie Data Center.
