HMSC Research Seminar- Geotouring the Pacific Northwest and encountering the unexpected
Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:30pm to 4:30pm
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Speaker: Marli Miller from Dept. of Earth Sciences at University of Oregon
Topic: Geotouring the Pacific Northwest and encountering the unexpected
With its spectacular mountain ranges, lush valleys and tumbling rivers, the Northwest landscape attracts nature lovers and travelers from around the world. But the rain-soaked coast range, snow-covered volcanoes and expansive high desert didn’t appear overnight. They formed through a variety of geologic processes over millions of years.
On March 2, geologist and photographer Marli Miller will outline the geology of Oregon and Washington as seen along our federal and state highways. Beginning with our plate tectonic setting, she will describe the process of continental growth that forms the underlying but diverse basement of the region, followed by a photographic “roadtrip” up the Columbia Gorge to illustrate younger features. Along the way, the many geologic complexities raise important questions, opportunities for new research, and fascinating stories.
Miller is the author of Roadside Geology of Oregon, 2nd Edition, the Roadside Geology of Washington, 2nd Edition—which she wrote with Darrel Cowan of the University of Washington—and most recently Oregon Rocks! A guide to 60 Amazing Geologic Sites. She maintains a website (geologypics.com) that provides free downloads of her geologic photography for educational purposes and is a tenured Senior Instructor II in the Dept. of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. Copies of her books will be available at the event.
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