NOTICE: Registration is required online prior to the event.
NOTICE: This is a van tour of the Little Sioux River’s geologic sites.
Waterbottles as well as appropriate outdoor clothing are recommended!
Experience the Little Sioux River Corridor’s Geology on a guided van tour with Iowa State Geomorphologist, Dr. Pete Moore. Geologic sites are to include, The Freda Haffner Kettlehole and State Preserve in Dickinson County, Ocheyedan Mound in Osceola County, and Pilot Rock in Cherokee County. Attendees will get a sense of the unique geology of the river corridor while visiting the sites, a land which was shaped by thick glaciers, wild rivers, sharp winds and ancient seas.
WHERE: Meet at Lakeside Laboratory at 9:00AM where attendees can park before introductions. We will all be heading out together with Dr. Pete Moore in a passenger van around 9:15AM.
Pete is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management (NREM) at Iowa State University, where he leads the Applied Geomorphology Laboratory. He received a B.A. in Geology from Carleton College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geology from Iowa State. During his graduate and postdoctoral years, his research focus was glaciology and glacial sediment transport in ancient and modern glaciers around the northern hemisphere. Since joining NREM in 2013, most of Pete’s research has focused on the science and management of rivers and floodplains. He is particularly interested in issues of erosion and sediment transport in river corridors and how sediment affects aquatic ecosystems and water resources. He is currently engaged in several projects aimed at improving the practice and value of river restoration in Iowa. In addition to his research, Pete teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation and Ecology, Environmental Science, and Geology. Pete lives in Ames with his wife Lisa and their two teenage boys.
Dr. Pete Moore
Freda Haffner Kettlehole and Preserve, Dickinson County
Ocheyedan Mound, Osceola County
Pilot Rock, Cherokee County