Wisconsin State Parks
Wisconsin State Parks connects geologic processes to the current landscape, taking a dramatic and historic look at northwestern Wisconsin’s volcanoes, at the glacial masses that flattened and molded northern Wisconsin, at mountain ranges that rose up and wore away over hundreds of millions of years, and at many other bedrock-shaping phenomena. These stories, as well as to the evolution of flora and fauna and development of human settlement and activities, for a deeper understanding of our state's natural history.
Presented in partnership with the Wisconsin Science Festival.
Scott Spoolman
Scott Spoolman is a science writer whose passion for the outdoors led him to develop an avid interest in geology and natural history, especially in his home state of Wisconsin. He is the author of the Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History, Wisconsin Waters: The Ancient History of Lakes, Rivers, and Waterfalls, and Wisconsin Rocks! A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Badger State. Since 1996, he has worked as a freelance writer and editor for a variety of outlets and has coauthored several editions of a series of environmental science textbooks. Throughout his life he has enjoyed exploring the forests and waters of the upper Midwest, as well as the mountains of the western and eastern United States.