The old site’s down for other people, right?

Can’t wait to give lectures about the geologic history of Iowa to unsuspecting party guests in my apartment

The earth sciences club I’m a member of held a fundraiser yesterday. I picked up two books, a map bedrock geologic map of Iowa, a USGS quadrangle in alaska, and a few postcards.

I did some fossil hunting up at the (aptly named) Coralville Lake yesterday.

Definitely not talking about this…

She mentioned that DoD has been a good provider of digestible climate info. Climate change being a national security risk has been something I’ve thought about since I started studying geoscience. Unfortunately some ‘thinkers’ in the Naval world disagree.

I attended an excellent seminar about communicating climate change to less-than-accepting communities. Dr. Schoerning’s key points were the importance of body language and the use of simple vocabulary. People care about the climate, but scientific jargon deters many folks from a full understanding.

Pumpkin patches are expensive and crowded, so the roommates and I did a fall photo shoot in the hyvee parking lot. Good memories.

It was a perfect 60° for today’s Hawkeye game. I never watched college football growing up in Mass but coming to Iowa turned me into a fan.

Try and spot the KC-135 in the pic with the helicopter.

A few more photos from South Dakota. Peering under my rain fly and seeing bison hoofs at 2:30am was quite the experience. The prairie dogs at our campground were very comfortable with humans around than others I’ve seen.

Just got back from a wonderful few days in the Badlands on a geology field trip. Highlight of the trip was finding some sort of megafauna fossil in a recently eroded cutbank.

I had a stressful week so I decided to go on an adventure today. Other than my destination I had no plan, so figuring out the route as I went was part of the fun. It was peaceful, beautiful, and mentally engaging.

But what do I know? I’m just a college kid.

Not to mention sea level rise impacting installations in the Pacific and Indian oceans or increased geopolitical instability caused by drought, famine, and depleting resources.

Disappointed to see so many folks dismiss this on 🐦. You’d hope so called “navalists” would see yearly cat. 3-5 hurricanes impacting Kings Bay, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, or Norfolk as a serious threat.

I can only imagine. They were a last minute addition. I bought a box set of them a few years ago for pretty cheap and they’re definitely a conversation starter.

I’m happy to have represented my adoptive home state of Iowa in Justin’s quest for a package from all 50 states for his exchange student. If remember right I sent 2 local fossils, postcards/stickers, and a pack of Desert Storm trading cards. She’s lucky to have your family as hosts!

It’ll only become more vibrant as more folks get on board and start engaging. I’ve been here <24 hours but I’m trying to be more active than I was on Twitter.

Justin Rose
PMB 104
4393 Kevin Walker Drive
Montclair VA 22025

I just DM’d him on Twitter to see what he wants to do. I’ll keep you posted.

I don’t have his email but I sent him a package from Iowa and still have the address for his PO Box.