"A Wisconsin Tropical Sea – Clues of Wisconsin’s Ancient Past as Told by the Rocks in Your Backyard"
Presenter: Esther Stewart
Event Details
Date
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Time
10 a.m.
Location
101 Spring Water Alley, Cambridge, WI 53523
Description
This is a free, in-person talk hosted on August 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM by Cambridge Community Library in Cambridge, WI. No registration necessary for this event. This talk will not be held virtually.
More than 450 million years ago a shallow tropical sea covered most of southern Wisconsin. In this talk we’ll look for evidence for this ancient sea in rocks from your backyard. Feel free to bring your favorite rock sample!
More than 450 million years ago a shallow tropical sea covered most of southern Wisconsin. In this talk we’ll look for evidence for this ancient sea in rocks from your backyard. Feel free to bring your favorite rock sample!
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-7793 or email badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, August 1, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.