Please join the Connecticut River Joint Commissions for a presentation and discussion of

Glacial Lake Varves of the Connecticut River Valley

and Their Implications for Land Use Planning,

with geologist Brian Fowler

November 24, 1:00 pm, Dowd’s Inn, On the Common, Lyme NH

Varves are soil layers left by the glacial lakes which once covered the present valley of the Connecticut River and the lower reaches of its tributaries. The special characteristics of these deposits can affect the design and stability of development such as landfills, bridges, storm water retention and treatment swales, and more. Come to learn more about these unusual features of our region, how they vary depending upon their location within the valley, and the special constraints they may present for some kinds of land use.

Town officials, developers, consulting engineers, agency permitting staff, local zoning administrators, and land use planners are especially encouraged to attend.

Brian Fowler is president of North American Reserve, a firm based in Laconia, New Hampshire, which provides mining engineering, environmental, and financial advice to the construction and mining industries nationwide. Brian is a former longtime president of the Mount Washington Observatory, and is chair of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wetlands Council. He is currently investigating the presence of varves in the valley north of Comerford Dam and has published extensively on this and related topics. He is co-editor of Late Quaternary History of the White Mountains, New Hampshire, and Adjacent Southeastern Quebec (1999).

For more information, contact:

Adair Mulligan, Communications Director
Connecticut River Joint Commissions

603-795-2104

contact@crjc.org
detailed agenda information will be posted at www.crjc.org/calendar1.htm.