Grant and Ethan will cover various topics which will be dictated by where we are and what we are experiencing. They key is for them to be able to explore and describe what is happening, or has happened, according to the principles of science.
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Overall Topics
Physical Science
'Everything is Connected' (NPR's TED Radio Hour podcast)
The Prairie Ecosystem:
Badlands, SD: Effects of Erosion
Wind Cave, SD: Boxwork Formations and Barometric Pressure
The Black Hills of South Dakota: Why 'black'?
Devil's Tower, WY: Volcanic plug or Intrusion?
Yellowstone National Park: Reintroduction of wolves and the 'supervolcano'
Rain shadows: The Sierras and The Great Basin
Sky Islands: Chocise and Chirichu
The Prairie Ecosystem:
Badlands, SD: Effects of Erosion
Wind Cave, SD: Boxwork Formations and Barometric Pressure
The Black Hills of South Dakota: Why 'black'?
Devil's Tower, WY: Volcanic plug or Intrusion?
Yellowstone National Park: Reintroduction of wolves and the 'supervolcano'
Rain shadows: The Sierras and The Great Basin
Sky Islands: Chocise and Chirichu
Astronomy
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
'Peering into Space' (NPR podcast)
Stargazing
Our closest star: The Sun (Chaco Canyon Ranger talk)
'Peering into Space' (NPR podcast)
Stargazing
Our closest star: The Sun (Chaco Canyon Ranger talk)
Biology and Chemistry
Yellowstone National Park: What's behind the geysers, hot springs and what the heck are thermophilic archaea and bacteria doing?
Cryptobiotic Soil
Cryptobiotic Soil
Resource Management
Rewilding, Wildlife Management and the National Park System
The Problem of the Pine Bark Beetle
Bison or Cattle? Or both?
Who owns water? Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power vs. the Owens River Valley
Conservation vs. Preservation
BLM: Our land?
The Problem of the Pine Bark Beetle
Bison or Cattle? Or both?
Who owns water? Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power vs. the Owens River Valley
Conservation vs. Preservation
BLM: Our land?