The Eastern Illinois University Geology Field camp has established an on going program of geologic research in Yellowstone National Park. Here you will find links to more detailed information about this program.

Reports we are involved with

• 1999 Hot Springs Temperature Study
• 1999 GPS Crustal Deformation Study at the Yellowstone Caldera
• 2000 Hot Springs Temperature Study
• 2000 GPS Crustal Deformation Study at the Yellowstone Caldera
• 2000 annual report on crustal deformation and hot springs or as a PDF file
• 2000 Preliminary Study of the Eocene Palynology of Northern Yellowstone Natinal Park
• 2001 Hot Springs Study
• 2001 Eocene Palynology Study
• 2001 GPS Crustal deformation Study
• 2002 GPS Crustal deforamtion study (Word or PDF)
• 2002 Eocene Palynology (Word or PDF)
• 2002 Hot springs study report in Word or PDF part1, part 2, part 3)
• more field studies are anticpated for 2003 field season

• Here is map from the Yellowstone National Park home page - 25 kb
• Here is a short movie clip of Old Faithful- as mpg file or QuickTime movie.
• Here is a picture of the columnar basalts near Tower Falls- 128 kb
• Here is a picture of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - 160 kb

• Yellowstone Association
• Yellowstone National Park Home Page
• Yellowstone National Park geology fieldnotes, from the National Park Service
• Bob Smith's U of Utah hotspot and caldera monitoring page

EIU Geology Field Camp Calendar