Environmental Geology/GIS

Paul Lowrey, Division of Science and Mathematics

Student Projects

Adult learners in the Environmental, Geoscience, and GIS Technology fields apply course content and use technology as they work in teams to complete a semester-long project.

Environmental Geology – Spring 2023

Quarries of NW Arkansas
Story Map		Slope Failures and Roads
ArcGIS Map
Tectonic Model Hazards of Popular Upper Buffalo Trails
Urbanization and Stream Quality
ArcGIS Map		Mapping Landfills in Arkansas

GIS Fall 2022

Hobbs State Park Invasive Species Study
Environmental Biology/GIS Project
NWA Bank Fishing Map
City of Eureka Springs GIS
Hazards on the Greenway
Washington County Races
Crystal Bridges Campus Edibles and Invasives Survey
Bentonville Travel Guide

Spring 2022

Native Trees of Arkansas
Water Quality at Beaver Lake
Nature Walks Lesson Plan
Stream Mapping Study
Tar Creek Remediation
Tar Creek Slide Show
Bentonville Murals
Boston Mountain Float
White River System
Withrow Springs
Teaching about Hurricanes
Chasing Waterfalls
Devil’s Den Virtual Field Trip
NWA Water Health
Water Quality Stream Study – A Bug’s Life in NW Arkansas Streams
Geologic Places of Interest in NW Arkansas
Lake Leatherwood Bike Trail Hazards
Urbanization of NW Arkansas

  • Devil's Den Virtual Field Trip
    Environmental Geology Students generated a virtual field trip for Devil’s Den State Park
  • Devil's Den Virtual Field Trip - a waterfall
    Environmental Geology students work to generate a virtual field trip of Devil’s Den Trail in NW Arkansas
  • Devil's Den State Park - Virtual Field Trip
    Environmental Geology students work to generate a virtual field trip of Devil’s Den Trail in NW Arkansas
  • Devil's Den State Park - Virtual Field Trip
    Environmental Geology students work to generate a virtual field trip of Devil’s Den Trail in NW Arkansas
  • Devil's Den State Park - Virtual Field Trip
    Environmental Geology students work to generate a virtual field trip of Devil’s Den Trail in NW Arkansas
  • Devil's Den State Park - Virtual Field Trip
    Environmental Geology students work to generate a virtual field trip of Devil’s Den Trail in NW Arkansas
  • Devil's Den State Park - Virtual Field Trip
    Environmental Geology students work to generate a virtual field trip of Devil’s Den Trail in NW Arkansas
  • Image of Bridge with trash accumulating underneath
    NWA Water Health image of trash accumulating on a bridge’s underside.
  • picture of a waterfall in Devil's Den State Park
    picture of a waterfall in Devil’s Den State Park
  • People climbing.a chat pile
    Students, faculty, and environmental officers climb a chat pile to get as better look at the extent of the superfund site.
  • Acid mine water comes to the surface and enters tar creek
    Acid mine water flows into the surface water of tar creek
  • Chasing Waterfalls Project
    Environmental Geology students create a story map showing the location of various waterfalls in NW Arkansas
  • Chasing Waterfalls Project
    Environmental Geology students create a story map showing the location of various waterfalls in NW Arkansas
  • chasing Waterfalls Project - Fall 2019
    Environmental Geology students create a story map showing the location of various waterfalls in NW Arkansas
  • chasing waterfalls project - fall 2019
    Environmental Geology students create a story map showing the location of various waterfalls in NW Arkansas
  • Chasing waterfalls project
    Environmental Geology students create a story map showing the location of various waterfalls in NW Arkansas
  • chasing waterfalls project - fall 2019
    Environmental Geology students create a story map showing the location of various waterfalls in NW Arkansas
  • Chasing Waterfalls
    Chasing waterfalls
  • Chasing waterfalls

Images from the projects for Environmental Geology and Introduction to GIS