Presentations and handouts from the
2023 MMEW short courses can be downloaded
from links on the short course schedule below.

2023 MMEW Program and Field Guide
(includes lists of participants, instructors, and sponsors)
Introductory PowerPoint
Final Report for the 2023 MMEW
Executive Summary
Financial Summary
Participant Survey Results

• River Studies

• MN Fossil Lab

  • Identifying Minnesota Fossils

  • Fossil Activity

  • Fossil Samples

  • Fossil of the Month

  • Wisconsin State Fossil

  • What Did Dinosaurs Look Like

  • Calymene Trilobite

  • Edmontosaurus

  • Armored Dinosaurs

• Minnesota Mining - Past, Present, Future

• Mineral Identification

  • MMEW Rock & Mineral ID Teachers Guide

  • Mineral ID Tables

  • Mineral ID Table Pearson

  • Mineral Data Sheet

  • Rock ID Tables

  • Rock ID Tables Pearson

  • Igneous Rock Classification

  • Sedimentary Rock Classification

  • Metamorphic Rock Classification

• Minnesota Minerals - Eliminating Mankind's Contribution to Climate Change in One Generation

• Networking & Lesson Sharing

  • Minnesota's Divides & Watersheds (make a copy before editing)

  • Decoding the Driftless - lessons that go along with the film

  • Northern Minnesota Virtual Field Trips

Film Description:

Join us for a wild ride of adventure above, on, and below the amazing Driftless Region!  Emmy- winning filmmakers George Howe, Tim Jacobson, Rob Nelson, and Neil Rettig have teamed up with Jonas Stenstrom of Untamed Science, to capture fantastic footage of the Driftless Region, and weave it into a compelling story, in a way never done before.  You'll soar over ancient rugged bluffs, skim the surface of primordial rivers, venture deep underground to mysterious secret worlds, marvel at sacred archeological treasures, and hang perilously over massive rock cliffs.  One thing for sure, you’ll never forget this film, and you'll want to share it with everyone you know! 

More information can be found here.