The geothermal phenomenon in the Upper Arkansas Valley is the topic of a lecture at 7 p.m., March 8 at the Buena Vista Community Center, Pinon Room. This lecture is offered to the public as part of GARNA’s ongoing “Our Sense of Place”, a year long program teaching about our place in respect to the Arkansas River bioregion. Each topic explores a different topic of the natural world of the Upper Arkansas River Valley to acquaint and promote a ‘rootedness’ in the place we call home.
Dr. F. B. Henderson III, will delve into the geological explanation and history of the multiple Arkansas Valley hot springs. He will talk about what ‘geothermal’ means, where the sources are located, and how they have been used. Fred will also talk about the potential uses of geothermal energy in the future as well as Federal and State regulations and land owner rights protection.
Dr. Henderson has a PhD in Economic Geology and Geochemistry from Harvard. He was a mining and exploration geologist in North and South America for seven years and later worked on geothermal geochemistry at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories. Henderson has worked to voice the needs of the petroleum, mining and engineering industries and demonstrated capabilities for improved satellite sensing for geological and oceanographic applications. Since 1993, Dr. Henderson has provided exploration, remote sensing, and mining environmental and geothermal services. He is currently working as Chief Scientist for Mt. Princeton Geothermal, LLC developing a geothermal energy program in Chaffee County.
Program cost is free for GARNA members and $5 for non-members. Please call 539-5106 for additional information.
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