In honor of the late Lee Allison, Arizona State Geologist, Lee’s friends and colleagues have organized a special field trip and evening event to celebrate his life. The event is scheduled for 19 November 2016 at Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson. There is no cost to attend as this event is sponsored by a variety of organizations, acknowledged below. The details of the field trip are still developing, but the evening celebration schedule is set.
The field trip is scheduled for the afternoon to avoid the El Tour de Tucson bike race which starts earlier that day.
Evening Event: Celebrating the life of Lee Allison @ Performance Garden of Tohono Chul Park
Day / Time: November 19, 6:00–10:00 pm
Light dinner and drinks provided (cash bar)
Those planning to attend the evening celebration, please RSVP to Kristi Sagar.
Field Trip: Debris-Flow Hazards of the Santa Catalina Mountains and Quaternary Evolution of Piedmont Fans
Day / Time: November 19, 12:30–5:30 pm
Leaders: Ann Youberg and Phil Pearthree of the Arizona Geological Survey
Transportation: TBD
Field trip guide provided gratis by Arizona Geological Survey
Those planning to attend the afternoon field trip, please RSVP to fmconway@email.arizona.edu.
Acknowledgments
AGS thanks the following organizations for providing the resources to support this event:
AEG – Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists
AGS – Arizona Geological Society
AZGS – Arizona Geological Survey
AIPG – American Institute of Professional Geologists
ARPA – Arizona Rock Products Association
SABC – Southern Arizona Business Coalition