​​​September 2026 Update

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The University of Rhode Island is glad to host this year’s NEIGC and invites current and former students and professors of geology and Earth Sciences, area science teachers and students, and all those who appreciate the planet to join us!

 

Collaborating geoscience faculty from area colleges and universities have come together to offer events on Thursday (virtual only), Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2-3-4. These free events range from whole day trips (pack food/water and wear your boots!) to half-day walks, hikes, and workshops. Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but amazing examples of ancient, quaternary, and active geology are showcased at every turn!

 

Together we will explore:

1. Records of ancient tectonics, including evidence of the closing of the Iapetus Ocean and the collision between ancient North America and Avalon;

2. Igneous features of the Narragansett Pier and Westerly Granites;

3. Spectacular coastlines with naturally clean rock exposures where millenia of wave action has exposed structural features like recumbent folds, giant veins, and dramatic fractures;

4. Glacial landscapes carved during/since the last Ice Age with textbook examples of glacial till and outwash plains, terminal moraines, dynamic barrier beaches and spits demonstrating active coastal erosion and effects of modern rising sea levels.

 

Register now!

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August 2026 Update

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The NEIGC 2026 trip planning is in full swing.  Brief trip descriptions, times, and meeting places will be posted shortly and then registration will open in early September.

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We are hoping to get a critical mass of folks camping at Fisherman's Memorial Campground, 1011 Point Judith Rd (Route 108), Narragansett, Rhode Island.  Please reserve NOW for your group.  To help group NEIGC attendees together in the campground, try to register for sites 123 to 134, if available.

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May 2026 Update

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The NEIGC 2026 Organizing Committee

• Dawn Cardace, University of Rhode Island (cardace@uri.edu)

• Chris Russoniello, University of Rhode Island (chris.russoniello@uri.edu)

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Call for field trip leaders: We are currently soliciting preliminary proposals for field trips! If you would be interested in organizing or co-leading a field trip, please complete the proposal signup form or get in touch with Dawn or Chris with a brief expression of interest. At this point a brief email is fine; please let us know the thematic focus of the trip, a tentative itinerary, a tentative cap on the number of participants, and which day(s) (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) you would be willing to run your trip. If you don’t have an idea for a trip but would be interested in helping to co-organize a trip, let us know. ​​