David Barnhill
Geology
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Barnhill, David L
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last modified
Apr 17, 2011 08:06 PM
We're the third rock from the sun, and rocks play a vital role in determining our native plants, natural communities, ecoregions, and watersheds. And it's been going on for a long, long time.
Deep time: Wisconsin geology's greatest hits.
Formation of the Canadian shield
Continental drift
Orogeny
A failed rift
Eons (?) of erosion
Cold time: Pleistocene glaciation in Wisconsin.
Ice ages in ages past and right now
Wisconsinian glaciation
When(s)
The effects of glaciation (and glacial movement)
The face of Wisconsin: Some geological features of our state.
Driftless area
Niagara escarpment
Karst
Moraines, kettles, ....
Look out below: Rock and soil
How rocks affect soil
Groundwater
