Program
Field Trips

Field Trips

Explore and Learn about South-Central Texas Geology. Take advantage of these unique trips as part of your GSA Connects 2025 experience.

Add trips when you register. Not attending the meeting? Book separately through the GSA Store.

Featured Trips

Explore the geology of South Texas with GSA Connects 2025 field trips. Join experts for hands-on learning experiences that bring geoscience to life in the field. Explore the field trip list when you register or in the GSA Store.

Building Historic San Antonio

Gain an overview of irrigable land, steady water supplies, and varied materials for building, and how they shaped the early settlement 'Valley of the Missions' and San Antonio.

Cave Monitoring in Central Texas

Visit two central Texas caves—part of the longest-running cave monitoring program in the world—and discuss insights from cave monitoring and paleoclimate studies.

Exploring the K/Pg Boundary

View K/Pg boundary deposits across the Gulf of Mexico, with stops at the outcrops along the Brazos River and the IODP Gulf Coast Repository.

Energy Production Innovation

Middle- and high-school teachers and university students will explore subsurface energy technology and innovation at San Antonio field sites to learn about energy resource engineering and geology, and explore energy sector careers.

Investigating Texas Impact Sites

Bridge terrestrial and extraterrestrial geology through the lens of impact sites by visiting proposed and confirmed impact craters.

Dinosaur Tracks and Trackways

See iconic footprints in the Central Texas rock record at risk to disappear located at Canyon Lake Gorge, the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country, the Mayan Dude Ranch, and the Davenport Ranch.

Program

Geology in the Field

Explore the geology of South Texas with GSA Connects 2025 field trips. Join experts for hands-on learning experiences that bring geoscience to life in the field.

For information regarding trip logistics and specifics, please contact the trip leader directly. Email address can be found within the trip descriptions.

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CEUs

Professional Development in the Field

Field trips offer both professional development hours (PDHs) and continuing education units (CEUs). 10 PDHs are credited for one CEU. One CEU equals 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.

GSA Field Trip with Students & Mentors
Funding

Field Trip Grants

Are you a geology student or early career professional in the U.S. with a passion for exploration? Apply for funding for all GSA field trips and for the GSA/Chevron Field Trip Grant through this portal. Unleash your inner explorer on a field trip associated with GSA Connects 2025!

GSA’s field trips provide valuable hands-on learning experiences, networking opportunities, and exposure to cutting-edge research in the geosciences in a variety of key geological settings. Grants will be provided on a rolling basis through 1 September, with those applying early having the greatest opportunity for funding. This portal will enable you to apply for Warren Hamilton, Kirk Bryan, GSA Divisions, Kansas Geological Society, Witte Museum, and Chevron funding.

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Contact

Have questions about registering for field trips, logistics, or something else?

Rebecca Taormina

Manager of Strategic Program Development

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