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APPLICATIONS FOR GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS FOR THE ANNUAL APGO EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 1, 2026

APPLICATIONS FOR GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS FOR THE ANNUAL APGO EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 1, 2026

May 21, 2026

The APGO Education Foundation (“APGOEF”) has extended the application deadline to June 1, 2026 for the annual APGO Education Foundation Scholarship and the Dr. Robert Hodder Memorial Scholarship that support post-secondary…

APGO Education Foundation Releases Charleston Lake GeoHike on GeoscienceINFO.com

APGO Education Foundation Releases Charleston Lake GeoHike on GeoscienceINFO.com

Feb 3, 2026

APGOEF and the Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering department at Queen’s University are pleased to announce the release of the Charleston Lake GeoHike.

APGO Education Foundation Releases Locust Grove GeoHike on GeoscienceINFO.com

APGO Education Foundation Releases Locust Grove GeoHike on GeoscienceINFO.com

Nov 24, 2025

The Locust Grove GeoHike is the 10th GeoHike developed by APGOEF in the Niagara Geopark.

APGO Education Foundation Appoints David Burga to Board of Directors

APGO Education Foundation Appoints David Burga to Board of Directors

Nov 5, 2025

APGOEF is pleased to announce the appointment of David Burga, P.Geo. to the Board of Directors.

The Medway Valley Komoka Provincial Park GeoHike Map

APGO Education Foundation Releases the Medway Valley and Komoka Provincial Park GeoHikes in London, Ontario on GeoscienceINFO.com

Oct 27, 2025

APGOEF and the Department of Earth Sciences at Western University are pleased to announce the release of the Medway Valley and Komoka Provincial Park GeoHikes.

Rocky the Raccoon poster.

Dr. Katie Maloney to Present Poster – Rocky the Raccoon: An Illustrated Children’s Book Series for the Next Generation of Geoscientists at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas on October 22, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

Dr. Kate Maloney, P.Geo., principle author of our children’s book “Rocky the Raccoon Explores the Niagara Escarpment” will be presenting a poster entitled “Rocky the Raccoon: An Illustrated Children’s Book Series…

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