Wisconsin State Parks
Wisconsin State Parks connects geologic processes to the current landscape, taking a dramatic and historic look at northwestern Wisconsin’s volcanoes, at the glacial masses that flattened and molded northern Wisconsin, at mountain ranges that rose up and wore away over hundreds of millions of years, and at many other bedrock-shaping phenomena. These stories, as well as to the evolution of flora and fauna and development of human settlement and activities, for a deeper understanding of our state's natural history.
Presented in partnership with the Wisconsin Science Festival.
Scott Spoolman
Scott Spoolman is the author of Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History and Wisconsin Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Badger State. Born and raised in northern Wisconsin, he earned a master’s degree in science journalism from the University of Minnesota and worked for several years as an editor in the publishing industry, specializing in textbooks and other educational materials. Since 1996, he has worked as a freelance writer and editor,
focusing on environmental science and natural history stories of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest.