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Wheaton College Science Station

The Wheaton College Science Station in the South Dakota Black Hills serves as the residential base camp for the Geology Program's bi-yearly Field Camp. A core component of any geology program, Wheaton College's Field Camp provides majors with experience in field methodology and regional geology studies. Mapping exercises based on local geologic features give students the opportunity to synthesize their knowledge of rocks and minerals with structural and stratigraphic concepts to gain a thorough understanding of the regional geology in the Black Hills area.

			The Wheaton College Science Station in the Black Hills of South Dakota provides a wide variety of opportunities for exploring and studying geology. Studies are not limited to the Black Hills, however. Field trips into Wyoming include visits to the Bighorn mountains, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Park. Students (pictured at left) have scaled a butte to collect geological samples.
	Geology majors enjoy lectures by specialists and visits to museums and geological collections.
			Field map drawn by student based on geologic survey of the area surrounding the Wheaton College Science Station.
	The largest mammoth excavation site in the world, located in Hot Springs, SD, provides an excellent opportunity for visiting geology students.
			Students study jointing (left). The Black Hills is an ideal location for geology; several different aspects of geology can be studied as day trips from the Science Station.

For more information, please see the Wheaton College Science Station website at:

http://www.wheaton.edu/BlackHills