Providence Canyon State Park

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Providence Canyon State Park

• Sixth Grade Fieldtrip, Fall 2008

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Iron Loving Bacteria in the sediment on the floor
of the canyon.
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Mysterious Crevice
Where does it lead?
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Law of Superposition
63 to 65 million years ago
70 million years ago
74 million years ago
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Kaolin
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Kudzu?
Imported from China in the early 1900s to help
stop the erosion, it is now an invasive
non-native plant.
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The canyon is now planted with native trees like
this sumac and others such as big leaf magnolia,
hickory, various oaks, hawthorns,, and many
others.

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Until next time