This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here March 18, 2021 .NEWS 2021 Symposium Spotlight: Resource Management — Infinite Wants and Minimal Wastes PGO Panel Session C — April 27, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Register by March 26, 2021 to get the early bird rate! No matter how abundant resources are, human wants always find a way to make them scarce. Successful resource management needs both a strong scientific basis and a practical approach. Chaired by Jim Whyte and Kristina Small, this session looks at aspects of managing some very different resources — minerals, groundwater, and soils — and also the scarce resource of "somewhere to put those soils." The presentations discuss how policies affect projects, how to back regulation up with sound science, how to provide metals society needs in a sustainable way, and the geology and economics of a typical "technology commodity." Click on symposium to see the full program. .WHAT'S NEW Disclaimer: The events and media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. APGO Education Foundation announces $3,200 grant to Arkona Lions Museum and Information Centre for microscope and display equipment APGO Education Foundation The APGO Education Foundation is pleased to announce that it has granted $3,200 to the Arkona Lions Museum and Information Centre in Arkona, approximately 50 kilometres west of London, ON. READ MORE Available Online! Assessing Groundwater Quality: A Global Perspective The Friends of Groundwater The Friends of Groundwater, a network of about 30 global groundwater experts representing 20 institutions and organizations, prepared a comprehensive paper on the qualitative state of groundwater resources globally: “Assessing Groundwater Quality: A Global Perspective. Importance, Methods and Potential Data Sources.” READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Instrumentation GDD Inc. Instrumentation GDD Inc. is a world leader in high-tech geophysical instrumentation for mining and exploration geophysics. Since 1977, GDD has developed, manufactured and sold a wide range of electromagnetic (EM) and induced polarization geophysical instruments. LEARN MORE Talk: Discovery of a Potential New Gold Camp in a Base Metal Mining District in Canada Toronto Geological Discussion Group (TGDG) March 23, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: John Keating, PGeo, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, PJX Resources Ltd. The presentation will focus on the macro geological perspective of why the Sullivan mining district has hidden potential to host world class gold deposits. It will then present the micro perspective with examples of gold target areas. READ MORE COVID-19 vaccines for Ontario Government of Ontario Learn about Ontario's vaccination roll out implementation plan. READ MORE Applied MSc in Mineral Exploration Earn your MSc in Mineral Exploration – Geology in 1-2 years at Laurentian University’s Harquail School of Earth Sciences to upgrade your credentials and your career. LEARN MORE .IN THE MEDIA Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof. Ontario expanding the protection and preservation of green spaces Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance and promote healthy, natural spaces. The funding will enable the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance to conserve, restore and manage natural areas such as wetlands, grasslands and forests. READ MORE Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list MINING.COM The final wrap-up to a successful Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) virtual convention, was the announcement of Canada’s Critical Minerals List by the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan. The significance of such a specified list can provide focus on a policy direction for critical minerals that are: essential to Canada’s economic security, required for the nation’s transition to a low carbon future and a sustainable source of critical minerals for markets and global partners. READ MORE Canada and Ontario invest in water, wastewater and storm infrastructure improvements in Terrace Bay and Red Rock Government of Ontario Canadians everywhere are feeling the impact of COVID-19, on their families, their livelihoods and their way of life. Together, the governments of Canada and Ontario are working to reduce the impact of the pandemic, ensure health and safety, rebuild businesses, and promote job creation, growth and investment. READ MORE Add atmospheric drying — and lower crop yields — to climate change toll London Free Press Drier air brought on by climate change could put a dent in crop yields, triggering smaller and slower-growing plants, a new study says. “Globally, the atmosphere is drying as the climate warms up,” said Danielle Way, an associate professor of biology at Western University. “That’s been correlated with reduced crop yield.” READ MORE Magnitude 3.2 earthquake rattles eastern Ontario CTV News A minor earthquake that rattled eastern Ontario recently was felt from Ottawa to Cornwall and into New York State. Earthquakes Canada reported a magnitude 3.2 earthquake, located 14 kilometres southeast of Kemptville. In a statement on its website, Earthquakes Canada says there are no reports of damage, and none would be expected. READ MORE UVM scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice University of Vermont In 1966, U.S. Army scientists drilled down through nearly a mile of ice in northwestern Greenland — and pulled up a 15-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally rediscovered in 2017. In 2019, University of Vermont scientist Andrew Christ looked at it through his microscope — and couldn’t believe what he was seeing: twigs and leaves instead of just sand and rock. READ MORE UH geologists discover powerful 'river of rocks' below Caribbean University of Houston Geologists have long thought tectonic plates move because they are pulled by the weight of their sinking portions and that an underlying, hot, softer layer called asthenosphere serves as a passive lubricant. But a team of geologists at the University of Houston has found that layer is actually flowing vigorously, moving fast enough to drive plate motions READ MORE Study of Redoubt and other volcanoes improves unrest detection University of Alaska Fairbanks Volcanologists do what they can to provide the public enough warning about impending eruptions, but volcanoes are notoriously unpredictable. Alerts are sometimes given with little time for people to react. That may soon change. Work led by research assistant professor Társilo Girona, with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, has revealed a method by which scientists — and the public — can have perhaps years of advance warning about a potential eruption. READ MORE Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters SOEST When people think of sea level rise, they usually think of coastal erosion. However, recent computer modeling studies indicate that coastal wastewater infrastructure, which includes sewer lines and cesspools, is likely to flood with groundwater as sea-level rises. A new study, published by SOEST earth scientists, is the first to provide direct evidence that tidally-driven groundwater inundation of wastewater infrastructure is occurring today in urban Honolulu, Hawai‘i. 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