Beartooth Highway: History, Biology, and Geology of America's Most Scenic Highway
| Dates: | May 14, 2020 |
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| Meets: | Thurs. 10:00 - 11:30 AM : Webex Webinar - Live |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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Sharon Eversman will provide an overview of the Beartooth Highway, a National Scenic Byways All-American Road. The 68-mile byway winds its way through southwest Montana and northwest Wyoming and leads into Yellowstone National Park at its Northeast Entrance. The highway features numerous switchbacks and rises in elevation from 5,600 feet in Red Lodge to over 10,000 feet at the top of the Beartooth Pass. Eversman argues that the highway traverses one of the best examples of alpine environment in the country. During the last Ice Age, glaciers sculpted spectacular features, including U-shaped valleys, cirques, matterhorns and glacial lakes. The wind and flat topography on the plateau have resulted in trees and plants that exhibit unique timberline features and beautiful alpine meadows.
For questions, please email Bobbi Geise bobbi.geise@montana.edu or Call 406-994-6550
| Fee: | $0.00 |
Sharon Eversman
Sharon Eversman taught biology, general botany and plant anatomy in the Department of Ecology at MSU for nearly 40 years. Her primary research interest was in lichens. She worked in the national forests of Montana, from the southeastern Ponderosa pine to the northwestern cedar forests, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and forests in other states. She holds an M.S. degree in plant ecology from MSU and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University.