Tag: glacier
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Throwback Thursday #125: ESCONI at the College of DuPage 1983
This is Throwback Thursday #125. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Who’s ready to get back to ESCONI meetings? We have the September 2022 General Meeting coming up on…
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Roy Plotnick: Looking back, looking forward: Chicago and the Anthropocene
Our friend, Roy Plotnick has a new article over on Medium. This one is a summary of the changes to the natural geology of Chicago from the last ice age about 20,000 years ago until the present. As always, it’s a good read! About 20,000 years ago, where I am sitting in Chicago was covered…
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ESCONI General Meeting June 9th, 2017: “Coal Swamps, Coral Reefs, and Continental Glaciers: A Look at Prairie-State Geology”, by Ray Wiggers
The program at the June 9, 2017 ESCONI General Meeting is titled “Coal Swamps, Coral Reefs,and Continental Glaciers: A Look at Prairie-State Geology”, by Ray Wiggers. Ray is the author of five books including “Geology Underfoot in Illinois”. His resume includes jobs at the Illinois EPA, Vermont Public Radio, Illinois State Museum and National Park…
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Events This Week 2/2 -2/5 2011
Glaciers in Your Backyard. Morton Arboretum, Thornhill Education Center. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $82 (discounts for Arboretum members). Ages 12 and older.
