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NGLA Tour 2025

Register for the Tour

Friday, May 2, 2025 | More updates to come!

This tour offers continuing education units (CEU’s) for educators and professionals. Please note that capacity for this tour is limited to 30 people on a first come, first served basis. 

The Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Tour takes you to four sites, each of which is an example of the four basic components of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. Before embarking on the fieldtrip to these sites, the tour begins with a virtual tour of the NGLA, which is a computer graphics 3D model of the hydrology of Guam. During the field trip experience, we observe and discuss the geological features that form the aquifer components and the hydrological properties that allow water to flow through. 

For more information, please contact Mr. Daniel Raglmar from UOG’s Global Learning & Engagement office at raglmard@triton.uog.edu or by calling (671) 735-2601.

Visit GLE’s website: https://www.uog.edu/gle/. Visit WERI’s website: https://weri.uog.edu/.

Fieldtrip participants at the DPW Quarry from the past NGLA tours. At this stop, participants are required to wear hard hats and safety vests.

Bottled water will be available. No restrooms will be available except at Stops 3 (Agana Shopping Center) and 5 (Mataguac Hill).

There will be no hiking, but participants are advised to wear appropriate casual field clothes, headgear, and footwear. Be prepared for intense sunlight. Hats and sunscreen are advised.

In compliance to MSHA (Mine Safety & Health Administration), participants are required to wear hard hats, safety vests, and closed-toe shoes (e.g., sneakers) at the quarry. Hard hats and safety vests will be provided on site. Sunglasses are also advised at the quarry.

For the visit at Mataguac Hill, bugs spray/repellent is advised.

Previous tour group from the 2024 tour at the DPQ Quarry in Dededo.

Required Attire

Some sites require the following attire before entry. This is to comply with their safety measures. 

  • Closed-toe shoes (e.g., sneakers) 
  • Pants 

Optional Items

  • Sunglasses 
  • Hat
  • Sunscreen 
  • Bugs spay/repellent 
  • Umbrella
Past tour group from the 2024 tour at Channel 10/Mt. Alutom.
  • Hard hats 
  • Safety vests 
  • Umbrellas 
  • Water 
The NGLA tour itinerary is available on Google Maps. Click on the image to view the tour routes and stopovers in detail.

Start – Participants meet at UOG for NGLA Virtual Tour and departure (See UOG campus map)

Stop 1 – Channel 10, Mt. Alutom (The Floor of the Aquifer

Stop 2 – Agana Shopping Center (Break for lunch, restrooms)

Stop 3 – DPW Quarry, Dededo (The Core of the Aquifer

Stop 4 – Mataguac Hill Peace Memorial Park, Yigo (The Plumbing of the Aquifer

Stop 5 – Mt. Santa Rosa (The Roof of the Aquifer

End – Participants return to the point of departure, UOG 

2024 WERI Advisory Council Meetings

WERI organizes the annual Advisory Council Meetings for the Western Pacific, including Guam, FSM, and CNMI. These meetings engage a diverse audience from government agencies, the military, private sectors, and other interested parties. WERI uses these meetings to present updates on its mission, vision, and recent research achievements, and to provide expert perspectives on water resources, water quality, climatology, groundwater modeling, and information access. The meetings also serve as a platform to solicit research interests and concerns from participants. To read more about the details for each meeting, please click on one of the event links below.

Attend an Advisory Council Meeting

The annual WERI advisory council meetings for FSM, CNMI, and Guam are just around the corner! If you would like to attend, kindly send your (1) name, (2) contact information, and (3) which meeting you would like to attend to Ms. Shirley Itliong at itliongs@triton.uog.edu.
We hope to see you there!
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WERI organizes the annual Advisory Council Meetings for the Western Pacific, including Guam, FSM, and CNMI. These meetings engage a diverse audience from government agencies, the military, private sectors, and other interested parties. WERI uses these meetings to present updates on its mission, vision, and recent research achievements, and to provide expert perspectives on water resources, water quality, climatology, groundwater modeling, and information access. The meetings also serve as a platform to solicit research interests and concerns from participants. To read more about the details for each meeting, please click on one of the event links below. 

The annual WERI advisory council meetings for FSM, CNMI, and Guam are just around the corner! If you would like to attend, kindly send your (1) name, (2) contact information, and (3) which meeting you would like to attend to Ms. Shirley Itliong at itliongs@triton.uog.eduWe hope to see you there! 

CNMI ACM

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pacific Island Club Saipan
CNMI

Guam ACM

Friday, November 15, 2024
Doors Open 8:30 AM
Starts 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fort San Jose, Dusit Beach Resort
Guam

NGLA Tour 2025

Register for the Tour

Friday, May 2, 2025 | More updates to come!

This tour offers continuing education units (CEU’s) for educators and professionals. Please note that capacity for this tour is limited to 30 people on a first come, first served basis. 

The Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Tour takes you to four sites, each of which is an example of the four basic components of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer. Before embarking on the fieldtrip to these sites, the tour begins with a virtual tour of the NGLA, which is a computer graphics 3D model of the hydrology of Guam. During the field trip experience, we observe and discuss the geological features that form the aquifer components and the hydrological properties that allow water to flow through. 

For more information, please contact Mr. Daniel Raglmar from UOG’s Global Learning & Engagement office at raglmard@triton.uog.edu or by calling (671) 735-2601.

Visit GLE’s website: https://www.uog.edu/gle/. Visit WERI’s website: https://weri.uog.edu/.

Fieldtrip participants at the DPW Quarry from the past NGLA tours. At this stop, participants are required to wear hard hats and safety vests.

Bottled water will be available. No restrooms will be available except at Stops 3 (Agana Shopping Center) and 5 (Mataguac Hill).

There will be no hiking, but participants are advised to wear appropriate casual field clothes, headgear, and footwear. Be prepared for intense sunlight. Hats and sunscreen are advised.

In compliance to MSHA (Mine Safety & Health Administration), participants are required to wear hard hats, safety vests, and closed-toe shoes (e.g., sneakers) at the quarry. Hard hats and safety vests will be provided on site. Sunglasses are also advised at the quarry.

For the visit at Mataguac Hill, bugs spray/repellent is advised.

Previous tour group from the 2024 tour at the DPQ Quarry in Dededo.

Required Attire

Some sites require the following attire before entry. This is to comply with their safety measures. 

  • Closed-toe shoes (e.g., sneakers) 
  • Pants 

Optional Items

  • Sunglasses 
  • Hat
  • Sunscreen 
  • Bugs spay/repellent 
  • Umbrella
Past tour group from the 2024 tour at Channel 10/Mt. Alutom.
  • Hard hats 
  • Safety vests 
  • Umbrellas 
  • Water 
The NGLA tour itinerary is available on Google Maps. Click on the image to view the tour routes and stopovers in detail.

Start – Participants meet at UOG for NGLA Virtual Tour and departure (See UOG campus map)

Stop 1 – Channel 10, Mt. Alutom (The Floor of the Aquifer

Stop 2 – Agana Shopping Center (Break for lunch, restrooms)

Stop 3 – DPW Quarry, Dededo (The Core of the Aquifer

Stop 4 – Mataguac Hill Peace Memorial Park, Yigo (The Plumbing of the Aquifer

Stop 5 – Mt. Santa Rosa (The Roof of the Aquifer

End – Participants return to the point of departure, UOG