HeyJaredRooted--Land at the Edge of the Sky
Deep history of a place in the Eastern Great Plains where the tall grass prairie carved by deep river valleys intersects with the area that has wooded lakes left by the last glacier.
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Plants Point to Places (opens the original)
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The Sky is the original source for all of our water. It falls to Earth as precipitation, temporarily collects in wetlands, or runs off as surface water in streams. But some of it is stored underground and it’s that buried groundwater that we see in seeps and springs. Those local moist soil conditions are preferred by lots of specific plants. So, plants can show us the places where springs are located.Thanks for reading Rooted--Land at the Edge of the Sky! Subscribe for free
Slumps and Slides, Springs and Seeps (opens the original)
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After wandering all over the Desert Southwest throughout the summer, this current post brings us back to the Big Sioux Watershed. We’re returning with some new perspectives, but we also need to rediscover the area of focus in the central part of the watershed.Back in May we took a preliminary look at hillslope springs in Good Earth State Park and Blood Run National Landmark. Now we’re starting a new series of posts that will carry us into the Fall Season. The series will combine stories from bot
The End Is Near! (opens the original)
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We made it! Summer is winding down. Schools are starting classes. Crickets are singing about the frost that’s coming. And farmers are worrying about the last few showers of rain that crops need before the final runup to the mature harvest. All summer long we’ve been looking at specific archaeological sites in the Desert Southwest along the border between Colorado and New Mexico. At each of these places we’ve drawn comparisons and contrasts with the more familiar country in the Big Sioux Watershe
Chimney Rock (opens the original)
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Welcome! We’re continuing our sweaty summer slog through the desert southwest looking for similarities and differences with the Big Sioux Watershed. Statistics on the last several posts indicate that the number of readers has dropped off but I don’t know if it’s because of the content or the summer blahs? Hang in there! We’ve only got a couple more posts to go before we return to essays about the local archaeology and environmental science. When school starts in a few weeks, we’ll look at natura
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (opens the original)
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The last couple of weeks have been hot and humid! Seems like “High Summer” has come earlier than the “Dog Days” of August this year. But, even with the hot weather I’ve managed to get out and do some exploring along the Big Sioux River in South Dakota and Iowa. I’ve also had a tour of some sites in Minnesota where buffalo remains have been found in streams. Good stuff for future essays. But for now, let’s continue our look at archaeology in another part of the country.<div class="pre
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