When: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST
Location: Live Webinar via Zoom
Cost: $180 Members | $330 Non-Members
Instructor: Brian Yellen, PhD, State Geologist for Massachusetts and Director of the Massachusetts Geological Survey

Course Description:

The surface of the earth in the Northeast United States has been primarily shaped by the advance and subsequent melting of continental ice sheets over the last several hundred thousand years. Soil properties and overburden aquifer (and aquitard) characteristics are intrinsically linked to the glacial processes that formed them. Therefore, a detailed understanding of glacial geomorphology and glacial geology can improve site characterization, investigations design, and data interpretation.

This course will provide LSPs and other environmental practitioners with a framework to interpret the glacial geology of a site in the context of how its history impacts its stratigraphy and groundwater flow, and thereby site investigation. Attendees will progress through background material covering glaciation, glacial melting, and the sediments and associated landforms associated with these processes, and will then review how to access and interpret surficial geologic maps and how to work with the most updated three-dimensional datasets across the state and region.

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This course has been approved for 3.0 LSP Technical continuing education credits (#1914), 3.0 CT LEP credits (CTLEP-630W) and 3.0 NY PE and PG continuing education credits (#202613388).

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