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Workshops

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Past workshops:

Hermit Lake: An Ecological Adventure

Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7, 2009.

A unique exploration of the Hermit Lake area with biologist Scott Smyers of Oxbow Associates.

White Mountains Autumn Geology Workshop

Saturday October 25 - Sunday October 26, 2008

This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn more about the fascinating geology of the White Mountains "north of the Notches," and will feature a classroom orientation followed by extensive field time to areas of special geological interest - timed to enjoy the muted beauty of the North Country just after fall foliage has passed.

White Mountains Spring Geology Workshop

Saturday May 5 - Sunday May 6, 2007.

This workshop gives participants the opportunity to learn about the glacial geology of the northern White Mountain region, and about the history of geological exploration and understanding of the area.


Readings in the Geology of the White Mountains


Past Workshop Photos

whaleback rock photo clay levels photo
These ice sculpted rocks known as "whalebacks" show which direction the ice was flowing during the Pleistocene or Ice Age when large continental glaciers advanced and then retreated, in this case from left to right. Many mountains in the White Mountains have the same general shape. "Woody" Thompson explaining the layering of clay-like sediments left at the bottom of an ancient glacier lake. As the glaciers melted, these lakes formed and reformed leaving tell-tale sediments in many locations in the White Mountains.
 
bedrock photo moraines photo
Workshop members examining the complex nature of bedrock geology in a local gravel pit. Many interesting minerals were collected that highlighted the metamorphic and volcanic nature of much of the rock underlying the White Mountains. Woody explains the differences between moraines, eskers, deltas, and glacial till.
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