Monday, April 11, 2016

A Single "Moment" in Geologic Time: A Finder of Lost Worlds in Death Valley

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Red Pass in the Grapevine Mountains, Titus Canyon Road Death Valley is one of the premier paleontology parks in the entire National Park...
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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Flowers, Folds, and Floods on the Way to Yosemite

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So this thing happened yesterday. California, despite near-normal amounts of precipitation this year, is still in the grip of a long-term ...
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Sunday, April 3, 2016

There are Islands in the Desert: A Look at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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There are islands in the desert. One might argue that islands are supposed to be surrounded by water, and water is in short supply in the ...
Saturday, April 2, 2016

Death Valley is Really Second Generation Death Valley: A Look at Death Valley Version 1.0

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Death Valley is a stunning example of a fault graben, a large area of crust that subsided because of extensional forces that produced wide...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

The Fabled Island of California? Stunning New Research Suggests the Early European Explorers may have been Right

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_California Some of the earliest maps of California show it to be an island. The "c...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Job Openings with the Science, Math and Engineering Division at Modesto Junior College

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These positions aren't in the area of teaching earth sciences, but if you have always wanted to work with a school that places a high...
Monday, March 28, 2016

This is One of the Rarest Forests on our Planet, and Yet One of the Most Widespread

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This is one of the rarest forests on our planet. I know of a number of different species that are represented by extremely limited habitat...
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