Mass wasting finale
In class—our penultimate Wednesday—we reviewed Bay&Valley day, and then transitioned to the concluding Saturday field trip focusing on ‘serious-stuff-coming-downhill.’ For…
2022 | Richard Carstensen | Landforms class archives
Bedrock geology is a vast subject. Of greatest interest to naturalists are ways in which underlying rock types, alignments, fracture patterns, and variable resistance to erosion explain the shape of the land and the distribution of natural communities.
Here are some of the common bedrock types of Southeast Alaska.
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Bay&Valley day: marine&glacial landforms
Morning: In the morning we visited coastal sites at Aanchg̱altsóow, nexus town (Auke Rec) and K’aan Héenak’u, porpoise little bay…
2022 | Richard Carstensen | Landforms class archives
Evening class-4: Jilḵáat debrief & roadtour prep
Wow! these cross-fingers worked! What an amazing trip! Even better than pure-blue skies, there were enough puffy clouds and mixed…
2022 | Richard Carstensen | Landforms class archives
The Cruise: landforms of T’aaḵú Aaní
On Sunday Sept-11 we motored 53 miles southeast from Áak’w into T’aakú Aaní, exploring landforms from the water. In Avenza,…
2022 | Richard Carstensen | geopdfs for T’aaḵú cruise
Nature near the schools: Landforms
Powerpoint & script for Discovery Nature Studies I didn’t come to geology by natural inclination. I was gently nudged by…
1990 | Richard Carstensen | powerpoint & script
Chilkat bedrock geology.
Rock-type units from USGS Here’s a geology map for field navigation in more accessible portions of the Greater Chilkat Watershed—US…
2022 | Richard Carstensen | geopdf—10MB—& 33-page draft chapters
Blackwell City Walk: info packet
Another great idea from Mike Cathy Connor and I (Richard Carstensen) have inherited a tradition spearheaded by our friend Mike…
2019 | Mike Blackwell, Richard Carstensen & Cathy Connor | 27 pages
Mid-May on Shaa Tlaax
Goats, geology & zonation on Shaa Tlaax, moldy top (Mt Juneau) Video-journal of the flora, fauna, and geomorphology that hikers…
2019 | Richard Carstensen | 4 minutes
Geopdfs Gold geology
High-resolution GeoPDF pair for field navigation in Dzantik’i Héeni (Gold Creek) watershed. In apps such as Avenza, on your phone…
2019 | Richard Carstensen | 2 geopdfs
Kaxdigoowu Héen (Montana Creek): presentation for SEAL Trust
Slideshow in two parts Kaxdigoowu Héen, going back clearwater has been one of my favorite places since I first explored…
2019 | Richard Carstensen & John Hudson | slide show in 2 parts: 38 & 22 minutes
Atlas of biogeographic provinces (draft)
Heart and edge: Biogeographic provinces of Southeast Alaska An atlas-in-progress for the 22 provinces of Lingít and Haida Aaní. This…
2020 (draft) | Richard Carstensen | 26 page excerpt
Bedrock geology ArcGIS Online
Bedrock geology for Áak’w & T’aakú Aaní. Units based upon a shapefile by USGS, but color coded by 6 broad…
2015: update 2022 | Richard Carstensen |
Natural history of Juneau trails: A watershed approach
Guide to natural and cultural history of the CBJ, summarizing Discovery’s longterm study on contract with Parks & Recreation that…
2013 | Richard Carstensen | 72 pages
Reading Southeast Alaska’s landscape
How bedrock foundations, glaciers, rivers and sea shape the land How bedrock influences the shape of mountains and coastal landforms.…
2013 | Cathy Connor|Richard Carstensen | 28 pages
2011 spring newsletter: Geology and life
Connections between the living and non-living world Feature article on response of flora and fauna to geologic landforms and bedrock…
Spring 2011 | Richard Carstensen | 12 pages