Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission issued the following announcement on Jan 26.
Earlier this month (on a slightly warmer day!), WCPARC Photo Ambassador Germaine Gebhard took a trip to Fox Science Preserve for a little winter exploration and took some wonderful photos.
This preserve offers a rare opportunity to explore the geology of the region. Ancient table-sized glacial boulders of granite, tillite, gneiss, and limestone are scattered around the base of the former pit. Keep your eye out for fossils in the limestone boulders.
Untouched for almost 40 years, the land surface here resembles the landscape that was revealed upon the retreat of the glaciers some 12,000 years ago. In places where plants have started to become established, mosses, prairie grasses, goldenrods, asters, and shingle oaks grow on the developing soils.
Acres: 69
Established: 2007
Trail Length: .5 miles
Original source can be found here.
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