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Map Reading and the Story of the Dibblee Geologic Maps

Saturday, February 1

Free workshop with Susie Bartz and Sabina Thomas Geologic maps are fun, colorful, and informative. One of the most famous geologic mappers anywhere — Thomas Wilson Dibblee, Jr. —was born in Santa Barbara County in 1911. Tom’s work in field mapping spanned over six decades. He left a legacy of over 500 beautiful maps which have been published by the Dibblee Geological Foundation in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Susie Bartz worked

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