This is a free, in-person talk is a part of the “Rocktober!” event, held on October 25, 2025 starting at 10:30 AM by the Sherman and Ruth Weiss Community Library! No registration is necessary to attend. This event is a part of the Wisconsin Science Festival!
Event schedule:
10:30 AM: Unveiling of new cairn rock sculptures created by Cable Hayward Area Arts Council. Families will be able to make their own mini cairns in the rock box.
10:45 AM: Pumpkin painting with the Grassroots Garden Gurus.
11:00 AM: Badger Talk
10:45 AM: Pumpkin painting with the Grassroots Garden Gurus.
11:00 AM: Badger Talk
Humans struggle to imagine the depths of time and the timing of geologic events that shaped our planet. Learn what the geologic time scale is, how it is created, and how we fit into it.
Presenter Carsyn Ames has served as the curator for the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) since 2018. Overseeing more than 125 miles of rock core, 12,000 individual sets of water well cuttings, and over 15,000 hand samples and related documentation, Carsyn spends her time working with the collections in various capacities. Often, Carsyn can be found making efforts to better organize and preserve samples for their future use in WGNHS projects and beyond. She earned her M.S. in Geology at the University of Iowa after growing up in the upstate of South Carolina, and attending the University of South Carolina for her B.S.
