Tag Archives: Appalachians

2017 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Chris Rowan

Not much may have made it onto the blog, but it’s been a busy year for both Anne and Chris in 2017. Here’s a brief summary of what we’ve been up to – with pretty pictures where appropriate. Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery, by Anne, publication, teaching

Mountaintop removal mining: what it looks like and what it does to Appalachian streams

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

This semester I’m teaching Environmental Earth Science to a fantastic group of students at Kent State. In tomorrow’s class about fossil fuels, we’ll be talking about coal formation, use, and environmental consequences. A big one I think they should be … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, hydrology, society, teaching

Scenic Saturday: a ravishing roadcut

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Chris Rowan

In the coming semester, I’m teaching a Tectonics and Orogeny course, which will include a field trip to the Appalachians to check out the closest accessible example of tectonics and orogeny look like up close. A successful field trip comes … Continue reading →

Categories: outcrops