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The Great Pyramids of Egypt are made primarily of a yellowish limestone. About 40% of that limestone is made of the fossil type pictured above. These are foraminiferans (single-celled organisms with shells) that lived by the countless billions during the … Continue reading →

HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND- Guest Blogger: Lindsey Bowman Our Estonia-based colleagues certainly have an advantage when it comes to timely blog posts; lagging three hours behind we are now appearing redundant in our post topic! We too have been using the iPad … Continue reading →

“we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” (Baba Dioum) A great quote. But is it true?  I’m struck this week by how much Americans … Continue reading →

KÄINA, ESTONIA–It is not yet one of my regular bits of field equipment, and I am certainly far from an expert with its use, but I can say a few things about the value of an iPad in geological fieldwork. … Continue reading →

HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND: Guest Blogger: Lindsey Bowman Today Travis, Dr. Pollock and I started our field work in Undirhlíðar Quarry. It was cold, windy and rainy- perfect for our new rain gear! We started mapping the quarry walls in detail where Becky Alcorn … Continue reading →

Blogging took a hit while my camera was gone. But the camera is back now! Here are some shot of the garden from today… Yesterday, Pat and I met up with James Levin from C4E to fill him in with … Continue reading →

I came to Glacier National Park this year because I wanted to see the glaciers while I still can. If you want to see glaciers in the lower 48, better get here soon – they’re predicted to vanish completely by … Continue reading →

KÄINA, ESTONIA–This is a shout-out to our Wooster Geology colleagues currently working on the barren volcanic island of Iceland. We thought they might want a break from the bleak expanses of black basalt for a little color of wildlife from … Continue reading →

KÄINA, ESTONIA–Rachel, Nick and I worked today in our lonely quarry on Hiiumaa measuring and describing this section of Lower Silurian (Llandovery, Rhuddanian) rocks and fossils. This is the fieldwork for Rachel’s Senior Independent Study.

In these days when government seems to be ineffectual and paralyzed, it’s important to be reminded of what governments, and only governments, CAN do.  In the National Park system, the US government set aside huge amounts of land “for the … Continue reading →