References

Bates, Robert L. and Jackson, Julia A., (editors)1983. Dictionary of Geological Terms
Third edition, (prepared by the American Geological Institute), Anchor Books, 571p.

Chrzastowski, Michael J., Shaping the Chicago Shoreline. ISGS Poster Series, 1998.

Dott Jr., Robert H. and Prothero, Donald R., 1994. Evolution of the Earth, fifth edition,
McGraw-Hill, 546p.

Killey, Myrna M.,1998. Illinois’ Ice Age Legacy Illinois State Geological Survey:
Geoscience Education Series 14, 1998, 66p.

Marks, Ronald K., August 1976. “Geological tour of McHenry County,” (Instructor
Crystal Lake High School, Crystal Lake, Illinois).

Mueller, Karl J. “Late Holocene Surface Folding in the New Madrid Seismic Zone: Implications for Slip Rate on Blind Thrusts and Earthquake Magnitude in the American Mid-continent.” Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences Colloquium. DeKalb, IL. 13 Oct. 2000.

Plummer, Charles C., McGeary, David, and Carlson, Diane H.,1999. Physical Geology
Eighth edition, McGraw-Hill (p. 282-311).

Randall, Frank A. History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999.

Ritter, D.F., Kochel, R.C. and Miller, J.R., 1995. Process Geomorphology third edition,
W.M.C. Brown Publishers, 546p.

Schuberth, Christopher J., A View of the Past: An Introduction to Illinois Geology, Illinois State Museum, 1986.

Spinney, Robert G. City of Big Shoulders – a History of Chicago. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2000.

Wiggers, Raymond, 1997. Geology Underfoot in Illinois, Mountain Press Publishing
Company, Missoula, Montana, 304p.

Willman, H.B., 1971. Summary of the Geology of the Chicago Area, (glacial history)
Illinois State Geological Survey, Circular 460, 1971, (p.52-59).

Zeeberg, J.J. 1999. Lecture notes on glaciers and geomorphology (EaES 470 Surficial
Processes course at University of Illinois at Chicago).

Links

12 Natural Wonders of the Chicago Wilderness
(Information, descriptions and phone numbers)
http://www.chiwild.org/
http://www.chiwild.org/naturalwonders.html

All About Glaciers
(News, data, science, and general information on glaciers. Includes a tour through the life of a glacier).
http://nsidc.org/glaciers/

Environmental Protection Agency
(Information about environmental protection projects and general awareness)
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/active/novdec99.html

Geological Outline of Northern Illinois
(Brief description about the rock record in northern Illinois from a guidebook prepared by Geology/Geography professor Stephen Simpson, Highland Community College, Freeport, Illinois.)
http://www.commean.com/rocks/simpson/index.html

Gifts of the Glaciers
(Describes the glacial origin of the great lakes. Includes an interactive Mpeg section on glacial retreat in the region 13,200-10,800 y.b.p)
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakes/

Glacial Park Editorial
http://Chicago.citysearch.com/E/V/CHIIL/0027/14/51/

Illinois Natural History Survey
(Has a variety of information on natural resources and geospatial maps for Illinois)
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/

Illinois State Geological Survey
(Descriptions of Illinois geology. Includes maps, geobits a list of other ISGS publications and lots of good graphics).
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/

Illinois State Museum
(Contains lots of historical artifacts including exhibits on the Midwestern U.S. 16,000 years ago and an interactive section on ice retreat 18,000 years ago to present).
http://museum.state.il.us/exhibits/

Information Database Links
(Related websites for natural phenomena, including glaciers, and for the “unexplained.”).
http://www.mysteries-megasite.com/frame.html

Lecture notes from the web

Environmental Geology. Geology and Climate- glaciers. Lecture outline of Dr. Steven D. Schafersman, 1998, Miami of Ohio University.
http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~schafesd/glg121-outlines/glg121-ch9-climate.htmlx

Environmental Geology, lectures on glaciers and glaciation Summer 2000, by Dr. Nathalie Marchildon, University of Maryland.
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~nathalie/GEOL120.htm

MapQuest
(An online reference for getting driving directions and times and mapmaking)
http://www.mapquest.com

McHenry County Conservation District
(General information about Glacial Park)
http://www.mccdistrict.org/

McHenry County Defenders
(An environmental awareness site that includes information on projects that preserve, protect and educate the environs and people of McHenry County, Illinois).
http://www.mcdef.org/ (specifically- www.mcdef.org/nipfact.htm and (nipclas.htm).

Nature Guides
(Identification, description and photos of plants, animals, habitats ecosystems etc.)
http://www.enature.com/

Shoreline Processes
(Shaping the Chicago Shoreline, an overview of Chicago’s lakefront)
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/servs/pubs/chi-post/lakeshoreposter1.htm

United States Geological Survey
(Geological information about most anything; includes fact sheets, research, etc.).
     http://www.usgs.gov
     http://geology.er.usgs.gov/states/IL.html
     http://pubs.usgs.gov/factsheet/fs2-00/

Village Profiles
(Statewide information on various Illinois towns and cities. (For searching other states, end address at .com/))
http://www.VillageProfile.com/illinois/

Other resources

McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD) information packet for Glacial Park, 2000.
(Includes: field checklist for birds in McHenry County, McHenry County’s Wetlands, Lakes and Streams advanced identification (ADID) study guide, Nippersink Creek Dechannelization Project Glacial Park 2000, Glacial Park Conservation Area maps, trail guide and rules, and a McHenry County Conservation District pamphlet).

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