Wisconsin’s Story Through Geology


By Marcia Bjornerud | July 20, 2011

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To many of us, Wisconsin’s summer landscape is a haven for swimming, hiking, biking, and boating. But to a geologist, the land tells a richly illustrated narrative of cataclysm and rebirth. Geologist Marcia Bjornerud introduces us to the many stories she sees written on Wisconsin.

Marcia Bjornerud

Marcia Bjornerud

Marcia Bjornerud is a professor of Geology at Lawrence University, and the author of the Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth.
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