Ken Pierce: Ice Age Yellowstone

Ken Pierce was a modern-day James Hutton when it comes to the geology of Yellowstone. In this video series you will learn about cutting edge Yellowstone geology from one of the premiere Yellowstone geologists of the last century. He was one of a handful of researchers in the mid-twentieth century who mapped the geology of the park and surrounding geo-ecosystem.

Part 2) Ice Age Yellowstone (Released July, 2025)
Ken’s first assignment as a new geologist with the USGS was to map the glacial deposits in northern Yellowstone park. This episode describes the history of glaciation of Yellowstone over 150,000 years at the end of the Pleistocene. And, Ken describes the features of the landscape that tell the geologic story of Ice Age Yellowstone.

Check out the playlist Ken Pierce: A Yellowstone Mind on Youtube