Geology Tour 2018

Thursday, June 7th, 2018 (6:00-7:30pm)

The landscape of Pope Farm Conservancy reflects the significant impact of the glaciers. Join Eric Carson, glacial geologist with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, on a unique geology at Pope Farm Conservancy. Eric will give us the history of the conservancy’s fascinating geological features, such as the terminal moraine and the three recessional moraines (which you will walk). Enjoy the spectacular view where three watersheds meet, overlooking the city of Madison. Eric will even reveal where the rocks came from that were used to build the Conservancy’s iconic stone fence. Don’t miss this fascinating look back in time!

This tour is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. We will meet in the lower parking lot.

Address: 7440 Old Sauk Rd, Verona, WI 53593.

Contact: info@popefarmconservancy.org

Speaker: Eric Carson is an associate professor in the UW-Extension Department of Environmental Sciences and a geologist with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. His research focuses on improving our knowledge on the timing of the last glacial cycle in Wisconsin, the processes associated with rivers and floods, and how landscapes change and evolve over thousands to millions of years in a region affected by both glaciers and rivers. He will be talking about the landforms of south-central Wisconsin, and in the direct vicinity of Pope Farms Conservancy, that are the legacy of the last great ice sheets that covered much of Wisconsin.