Lecture: Geology In and Around the Kickapoo River Valley

Recorded at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 listen as presenter: Eric Carson, Geologist at the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shares about how the Kickapoo River valley lies at the heart of Wisconsin’s iconic Driftless Area. The geologic history of the region has produced a unique landscape in the upper Midwest that provides the setting for much of Eric Carson’s research. The discussion includes his recent efforts mapping the surficial geology of the Driftless Area, and also highlights his recent research along the Kickapoo, lower Wisconsin, and upper Mississippi River valleys.