New York
Central Park Rock Tour
A Geologic Tour of Central Park
Explore the hidden geology of Central Park and uncover the deep-time stories etched into its rocks. On this guided walk, you’ll learn to identify basic rock types and mineral textures while tracing the powerful natural forces—like tectonic collisions, deep-earth metamorphosis, and glacial movement—that shaped the park's landscape.
Explore the hidden geology of Central Park and uncover the deep-time stories etched into its rocks. On this guided walk, you’ll learn to identify basic rock types and mineral textures while tracing the powerful natural forces—like tectonic collisions, deep-earth metamorphosis, and glacial movement—that shaped the park's landscape.
Through hands-on sketching and lively group discussion, you’ll gain new insight into Earth’s dynamic history and begin to see both the park—and the planet—through a geologist’s eye.
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When
06/22
Time
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Intensity
About
Daniel Bapin has a PhD in geology from Columbia University. His goal is to inspire awe for even the most mundane aspects of the natural world.
What's Included
- A 10-minute crash course on Earth’s wild history, delivered in a natural amphitheater.
- Then we hit the trail, observing the history of New York via the park’s rock record. Along the way, you’ll learn how to differentiate rock types, decode glacial grooves and striations, and understand how rocks reveal stories to us of both past and present.
- We’ll end on Umpire Rock, where you’ll hunt down your own examples of the features we’ve covered.
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