Event Locator: 2025-AAKHLQ
CED VIG NATURE SERIES
Ced Vig 1
A TOUR THROUGH THREE BILLION YEARS OF WISCONSIN GEOLOGY
Wednesday, April 1
10:00 AM
Nicolet College, Northwoods Center 207-209
Instructor: Jeff Lynott
Hybrid: In-person and Zoom
The Geology of Wisconsin tells the story of a land that has gone through many changes, from deep oceans with smoldering volcanoes to vast, arid deserts, tropical oceans, white sand beaches, and mountains to rival the Andes. The land has been shaped by tectonic forces, massive ice sheets and flash floods of epic proportions and it’s all around us if we know where to look. We will take a photo tour across the state through three billion years of geological time and show you some places you might want to visit.
One of Jeff’s mentors said there was a story in every rock. If anyone has a rock they would like identified, Jeff would be happy to look at it after the presentation, time permitting.
Jeff Lynott is a retired professional geologist with more than 40 years of experience in economic geology, environmental site investigations, and reclamation. He completed his B.S. degree in Geology at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and his M.S. degree in Geology at Michigan Technological University.
Jeff grew up in northern Minnesota, spending most of his time in either the Duluth or Ely area. It was his love of the outdoors that led him to a career in field geology which resulted in him spending nearly half of his career walking somewhere. (Because field geologists walk.) Most of his career was spent here in the Midwest, primarily northern Wisconsin, northern Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Jeff moved to Rhinelander forty years ago to work for a mining company. Five years later, when the job ended, he decided to stay and has been here ever since.
Learning in Retirement
715.365.4544
LIR@nicoletcollege.edu