Earth Science Week 2007

• Governor's Proclamation
• Earth Science Week 2006

Please join us as we celebrate Earth Science Week at our Annual Open House to be held Wednesday, October 17th at the Gunter Building, 904 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, Florida from 10:00am until 3:00. The Gunter Building is located on the campus of Florida State University at the corner of Woodward and Tennessee Streets and a map to our facility is available at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/aboutthefgs/fgsmap.htm Please note that the names of two streets on the map have changed. Palmetto Drive is now called Academic Way and Antarctic Circle is called Antarctic Way.

You can find pictures and a short description of our 2006 Open House at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/events/earth_sci_week_2006.htm

This year Florida State University’s Geology Department is partnering with us to offer tours of their Antarctic Research Facility (just across the street from the Gunter Building). I’ll be sending out information on the timing of those tours with later messages.

On the evening of October 17 (6:30 to 8:30 pm) we will hold our annual Scout Night which assists Webelos Scouts in earning their geology badge. If anyone is interested in participating please email me with the number of scouts in your group. We are currently at capacity for this event; however, you may be placed on a waiting list if you wish. For information please contact Paulette Bond by phone (850.488.4191) or by e-mail at: Paulette.Bond@dep.state.fl.us.

Parking for Florida Geological Survey’s Earth Science Week Open House and Scout Night

One of the best options for daytime parking is a pay lot associated with the Co-Cathedral of St Thomas More, which is diagonally across Tennessee St. from the FGS (Gunter Building). The charge is $3.00 in quarters, dollar bills or five dollar bills-the machine will make change. You may reach the lot by taking Dewey St. to Virginia St. and turning west onto Virginia Street. Virginia Street ends at the parking gate to this lot. You can also get to the lot from Carolina Street which runs between Woodward Avenue and Dewey Street. From Woodward go about a half block; from Dewey go about 1 ½ blocks, then turn south on Pope St. and continue to Virginia St. Turn right on Virginia St. and continue until you arrive at the parking gate. Some of these streets may also have parking available on the street.

We may have one or two visitor’s spaces available on Antarctic Way. To check availability of these, turn onto Antarctic Way from Academic Way and continue around until you come to a series of angle parking spaces marked “Reserved for State Business.” You may park in any open space there; you will need to come into the building (middle floor-you’ll see a staircase from the parking spaces) and get a visitor’s permit to put on your dashboard.

FSU Visitor Parking is described on FSU’s website at: https://parking.fsu.edu/gen_2.asp. There are some parking meters available on Academic Way close to the Gunter Building costing $0.50 an hour (quarters) but they are often full. FSU’s nearby parking garage is available to permit holders only. FSU has a visitor’s pay lot near Doak Campbell stadium; it is $1.00 per hour and a bit of a hike to our building.

For scout families attending our evening event we will have enough spaces available in the two gated lots on either side of our building. If you arrive around 6:30 we will try to have someone outside with a gate card to let you in. If you arrive later, pull up to the gate and send someone in. We will send someone right back with a card.