Virtual Field Trip to Ice Age Lake Lahontan: Contemplating our place in deep geologic time

Are you curious about the history that shaped the geology of the west? Do you want a broader and deeper time perspective on climate change? insight into the earth and geological sciences? This course, which involves four lectures and an in-class guided virtual field trip, is the story of geologically recent change on Earth and how to read those changes as written across today's landscape. Re-imagining Earth's recent history (going back into deep time) is an important step in contemplating our place and role in Earth's story now and forward. The lectures and virtual field trip will take you many places you might visit while attending Stanford. You will come away with a better sense of your place in deep geologic time and knowledge of your local geology and landforms. A FOSSIL FUEL-FREE TRIP brought to you by the creator of GEOLSCI 5, Living on the Edge. First year students have preference.