Backyard Geology

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 6 – The Jack Hills: A Window into Primitive Earth

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 5 – Oman: Magic Mantle

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 4 – The Galapagos Islands: A Petri Dish for Evolution

BYG International Pilgrimage ep. 3 – Scotland: Chasing Deep Time

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 2 – Iceland: Succession at its Finest

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 1 – Svalbard: Changing Landscapes

BYG Canada ep. 9 – Chronostratigraphy

4.6 billion years is an incredibly long time. If you’re feeling overwhelmed even thinking about how long that is, and where geologic events fit on it, have no fear. In th

BYG Canada ep. 8 – Kelowna Bonus Episode with Dr. Kyle Larson

Studying mountains is a mammoth task, pun intended, as Dr. Kyle Larson explains in this bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition. The Canadian Cordillera, made u

BYG Canada ep. 8 – Kelowna, BC: Home on the (Coast) Range

In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Kelowna to look at western Canada’s resident mountains. The Canadian Cordillera are a series of mountain chains f

BYG Canada ep. 7 – Whitehorse Bonus Episode with Sydney Van Loon

The present is the key to the past, and in the case of placer mining in the Yukon, the past is the key to the present! Sydney Van Loon is a geologist and historian who wo

BYG Canada ep. 7 – Whitehorse, Yukon: Trails, Trams, and Dams

In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Whitehorse, Yukon. Today, the Miles Canyon, passing through Whitehorse, is home to spectacular views of columnar

BYG Canada ep. 6 – Drumheller Bonus Episode with Dr Jon Noad

Bones are not the only thing that geologists use to paint a picture of the Cretaceous period. Tune in to this week’s bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition to

BYG Canada ep. 6 – Drumheller, Alberta: Cretaceous Park

In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Drumheller, Alberta, home to the largest known assembly of cretaceous fossils, including those of dinosaurs. Sedi

BYG Canada ep. 5 – Diavik Bonus Episode with Janina Czas

BYG Canada ep. 5 – Diavik, Northwest Territories: Classy Hitchhikers

In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. Here, a field of kimberlite dikes host Earth’s famous hitch

BYG Canada ep. 4 – Regina Bonus Episode with Fiona Darbyshire

Geologists have eyes for the subsurface, and that is especially true for geophysicists like Dr. Fiona Darbyshire who studies the complicated structure of Earth’s crust. P

BYG Canada ep. 4 – Regina, Saskatchewan: The Big Puzzle

In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Regina, Saskatchewan to explore one of the greatest puzzles in Canadian geologic history. The Trans-Hudson Orogen

BYG Canada ep. 3 – Sudbury Bonus Episode with Catherine Farrow

Geology students: this is NOT an episode to miss! Check out Serena’s talk with geologist and businesswoman extraordinaire Dr. Catherine Farrow. In this bonus episode of B

BYG Canada ep. 3 – Sudbury, Ontario: A Geologic Scar

Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Sudbury, ON where a massive meteorite impact 1.85 billion years ago left an economi

BYG Canada ep. 2 – Hamilton Bonus Episode with Henry Gage

The more rocks you talk about, the more you learn! Tune in for another bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition where Serena talks with Henry Gage, who studies f