Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Montana Outdoors (magazine) articles with questions

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I've been working with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to write evaluations (worksheets) that go along with articles from their Mon...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Blowdown in SW Montana - aftermath of 2019 Microburst

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Microburst? On the afternoon of Sunday, August 11th 2019, a microburst occurred in the Tobacco Root Mountains of southwestern Montana...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

1943 Smith Mine Disaster near Bearcreek, Montana - 75 men died

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A sign posted along the highway a few miles east of Red Lodge tells of the disaster that happened at this mine in the winter of 1943 . . . ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Fun Density Demonstration

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I show my students the demonstration, then ask them to estimate the densities of the four materials in the jar (room temp water, very sal...
Monday, January 24, 2022

Tillite Found Among Pile of Erratics in North-Central Montana

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This is a type of rock called “tillite” (a type of diamictite). Tillites consist of poorly sorted * pieces ranging in size from pebbles to...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Glacial Polish on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana

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Above: Drone photo of me walking across an interesting outcrop - November 2021. Click on photo to enlarge. The smooth surface of this outcr...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Ancient Ash in the Missouri Breaks of Central Montana

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Not a fossilized highway. This photo was taken along an intermittent tributary of the Missouri River in the Missouri Breaks region of...