The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter will host a presentation titled If Rocks Could Speak: A Geologist’s View of the Texas Hill Country on Monday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service building near the Fredericksburg airport.
The event is free and open to the public. It will feature Dana Rowan, who earned a Master of Science in geology from Arizona State University and worked for 35 years as a petroleum geologist before moving to Fredericksburg in 2017.
Rowan will explore the Hill Country’s 1.2 billion years of geologic history through a virtual field trip of area roads and parks. He will discuss how early settlers interpreted the landscape, including fossil discoveries in the Pedernales Valley, and highlight how geology has shaped natural resources that sustain local plants and wildlife.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. with light refreshments. The chapter’s monthly business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by Rowan’s presentation.
The talk will also be available through Facebook livestream and Zoom. Those wishing to attend virtually may pre-register at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84850885770.
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter is one of 48 chapters statewide and serves 10 counties: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real and San Saba. The program is sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
For more information about the chapter or volunteer opportunities, visit https://txmn.org/ hillcountry/.
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