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South Coast Geological Society

Established in 1971, we are one of the most active geological societies in California. Company sponsorship is encouraged.

South Coast Geological Society Background and Mission:

The South Coast Geological Society (SCGS) is one of the most active geological societies in California. This is due to the continued excellent participation of its members, the celebrated monthly speakers, and the renowned annual field trips and guidebook publications. The SCGS is devoted to promoting the Earth Sciences and minimize business

and political debate. SGGS members include persons in geologic professions largely living and/or working in Orange County, California. Membership includes all disciplines, ranging from hydrogeologists, geotechnical engineers, petroleum geologists, mining geologists, environmental geologists, college professors, to students. It is a society run by volunteers, with the purpose of sharing geologic ideas and fellowship during monthly meetings and an annual field trip. To encourage student membership and participation, the student membership dues are reduced, and dinner costs are reduced for all professors and students attending a meeting. Sponsorships assist by funding guidebook publication, offsetting the food and supply costs for the annual field trip, and funding scholarships.

04/07/2026

Thank you to Dr. Stratis Karantanellis for the engaging talk☺️ and everyone that came to join🥳 amazing turn out and food! Thank you to our President and all our officers (on the last slide) for making meetings like this possible👏🏽 hope to see everyone at the next one!

03/24/2026

🌎SCGS April 2026 Meeting & Lecture 🌎
📅 Monday, April 6 | ⏰ 6 PM

Join us for an exciting talk by Dr. Stratis Karantanellis (CSUF)🐘🧡💙:
“From Field Mapping to AI: A Multi-Temporal Approach to Landslide Monitoring and Prediction.”⛰️

Discover how traditional geology meets cutting-edge tech, remote sensing, LiDAR, and AI to better understand and predict landslides.🤔

Thank you to our amazing sponsors🥰 for making these events possible! Interested in becoming a 2026 sponsor? 📩Contact: [email protected]

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-2026-scgs-meeting-tickets-1985530025756?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

02/23/2026

🔥🌎 SCGS March 2026 Meeting & Lecture 🌎🔥

Join the South Coast Geological Society on Monday, March 2 at 6:00 PM for an engaging and timely lecture on post-fire debris flows in Southern California.

We’re honored to welcome Dr. Frank Weirich, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Iowa and Associate Research Engineer at IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering.

🎤 Lecture Title:
Factors influencing the nature, occurrence, scale and impact of post-fire debris flows in Southern California

Dr. Weirich will explore how wildfires alter vegetation, soils, hydrology, and watershed conditions creating the potential for destructive debris flows. Using case studies from the St. Sophia Debris Flow and the Montecito Debris Flows, he will examine the complex interplay between wildfire impacts, storm events, geology, sediment supply, and land use and discuss what recovery looks like in fire-affected watersheds.

With research published in Science and Nature, and decades of experience studying high-energy flood and erosion processes, Dr. Weirich brings invaluable insight into one of Southern California’s most pressing natural hazards.

🌿 Don’t miss this important discussion!

🤩Thank you to our individual and corporate sponsors whose generous support makes these events possible.☺️❤️

Interested in becoming a 2026 corporate sponsor?
📩 Contact: [email protected]

EarthScience Hydrology WatershedScience

01/29/2026

🎉 Big news!
Our $20 student pricing now includes early professionals with 0–1 year of experience 💼✨

01/26/2026

🪨🌄 SCGS February 2026 Meeting & Lecture

Ready to talk landslides, landscapes, and LA scale impacts? 👀
Join the South Coast Geological Society for our February meeting!

🎙 Featured Speaker: Dr. Nic Barth (UC Riverside)
Legacy & Recurrence of Bedrock Landslides in the San Gabriel Mountains

From thousands of newly identified landslides to massive landscape changes and seismic connections, Dr. Barth will take us deep into the San Gabriels and what it all means for Southern California 🌎💥

📝 Register by Jan 30 (walk-ins welcome!)
🎟 2026 membership dues available via Eventbrite ($40 price goes up in March!)

Huge thanks to our sponsors for keeping SCGS events rock-solid 🧡
📧 Want to sponsor? [email protected]

BTW Second slide is me if you don’t go😭😭!!

SanGabrielMountains EarthScience GeoLife

12/30/2025

🦖✨ Kick off 2026 with SCGS! ✨🦖
Join us Monday, Jan 5th, 2026 at 6:00 PM for our first meeting & lecture of the year!

🎤 Dr. Pedro Monarrez (Virginia Tech) will dive into how mass extinctions may change the rules of evolution, using fossil animal body size and geographic range to uncover marine life’s deep past.

🙌 Huge thanks to our amazing individual & corporate sponsors for making these events possible!
Interested in becoming a 2026 sponsor? 📩 [email protected]

⏰ Membership reminder: 2026 dues are now open, $40 via Eventbrite add-on.

Let’s start the year with fossils, science, and community! 🪨💙

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/january-2026-scgs-meeting-tickets-1978216233005?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/20/2025

Join us for the annual SCGS Holiday Party on December 1, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM!🎄 Our Holiday Party will once again be held at Eldon and Clara’s very One Particular House (OPH) with the Taco Bar and Grill dinner with beverages🍻 (adult and/or otherwise) provided.

We encourage you to bring geological books, maps, specimens, wine, and other geology-related items to donate for the silent auction. Of course, there will be a holiday sweater contest as well, with prizes including meeting and field trip vouchers.
Audrey will also be selling her artwork, with portion of proceeds supporting SCGS! Check out the next slide for the ‘Tree of Life’ sculptures, crafted from gemstone and glass set on various types of rock. Excellent gift ideas!🎁
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This is the third consecutive year that Eldon and Clara will host the SCGS December meeting, which is a tremendous break for SCGS. To show appreciation for Eldon and Clara’s hospitality, this year SCGS is (requiring) guests to bring something to donate to their chosen charity, Volunteers in Defense of Animals (VIDA), which specializes in Baja rescue dogs and is where they adopted their dog Moreno. Dog food (any kind) and/or used blankets or towels are always needed. We lowered the ticket price this year, so please stop at the grocery store and pick up some dog food :)
Of course, your tax-deductible cash donation is also accepted Donate — VIDA Rescue. Thanks.

Meeting Information:

Location:
One Particular House
Due to parking constraints, we will be hiring a shuttle service (CSUF graduate students). Shuttle pickup location details will be provided to those who register.

Meeting Cost:
Everyone besides students: $25
Students: $0

Meeting Agenda:
6:00 PM - Check in, silent auction, taco catering
8:00 PM - Silent Auction Winners Announced
9:00 PM - End

Registration:
Pre-pay only. Registration closes at 12:00 (noon) on November 29. Shuttle pick-up location provided to those who register.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-scgs-holiday-party-and-benefit-tickets-1974934242483?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/30/2025

CSUF’s research day is this Friday so take a chance at winning a prize with us too! Submit your abstract and ready your poster and we’ll take care of the rest. See you there!

04/22/2025

Hike & Brew photo ops from this past Saturday! Thank you Eldon for leading everyone through the Olinda Oilfield Trail, everyone had a blast.
If you missed this hike & brew, be sure to catch the next one!

04/10/2025

Lace up your hiking boots and join Eldon on this 2.5 mile hike at Carbon Canyon Regional Park!

04/02/2025

Join us for our April meeting with speaker Eldon Gath! On the theory of Orange County’s tectonic geomorphic evolution
Please RSVP to ensure dinner, the link will be in the bio as well as Instagram story
Hope to see you there!

01/28/2025

Don’t forget our upcoming meeting on February 3rd! Patrick Phelps will be our speaker, so be there or be square 🙀 Link to RSVP in bio.

Address

20 City Blvd. West
Orange, CA
92868

Website

http://www.southcoastgeology.org/

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