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EMU Regional Geology Field Trip: New England (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Bar Harbor, Maine, United States; Bolton, VT, United States; Burlington, VT, United States; Fort Edward, NY, United States; Gore, NY, United States; Ithaca, NY, United States; New Gloucester, Maine, United States; Stockbridge, MA, United States; Stowe, VT, United States; Waterbury, VT, United States; Westport, MA, United States;
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Budget Sheets: Summer
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Summer 2025 03/01/2025 03/05/2025 05/28/2025 06/08/2025
Summer 2026 02/09/2026 03/02/2026 TBA TBA
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: Faculty-Led Domestic
Field of Study: All majors are welcome, Geology
Program Description:
EMU: Regional Geology Field Trip - New England

Courses: ESSC 255
Credits: Two
Eligibility: Open to all EMU students in good academic standing and guest students.
Must be at least 18 years old at the time of travel.
Program Fee:  See budget sheet

Course Syllabus (click link below):


Program Overview: 
For this course students will travel from EMU to New England (The six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island) to see some of the best geology of the northeastern U.S. Students will learn about the history of the region, from more than a billion years of geologic time to aspects of the more recent history of the last few centuries. Trip highlights will include Acadia National Park, Cape Cod, the White and Green Mountains, and the Adirondacks.


At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Conduct themselves safely and professionally in a field setting.
2. Take complete field notes and maintain an organized field notebook.
3. Relate geology of a given area to geologic history and process of formation

Financial Aid and Scholarships
Financial aid and many EMU scholarships can be applied to the tuition and fees for this program. Visit the Office of Financial Aid for more information

Instructor Information:
Dr. Hannah Blatchford is a field geologist specializing in topics at the intersection of metamorphic petrology, structural geology, and geochronology. She has experience conducting fieldwork in remote areas of the Southern Alps of New Zealand, in the Norwegian Caledonides, and teaching field geology techniques in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Last year she led an EMU field study group to Colorado.

Dr. Christine Clark is the Department Head and Professor of Mineralogy, Petrology, Geoscience Education Research and Tectonics Geography & Geology; Environmental Science and Society (ENVI) Interdisciplinary Program. Her interest and expertise in geological science includes: mineralogy, petrology, geoscience education research, tectonics, environmental mineralogy and geochemistry.