Photograph of Lucifer Falls at Robert Treman State Park in Tompkins County, New York.

Finger Lakes Geology and Natural History

Geology of the Finger Lakes

Satellite image showing New York's Finger Lakes region.

Geology of Taughannock Falls State Park

Photograph of Taughannock Falls in Tompkins County, New York.

Geology of Cascadilla Gorge

Photograph of Cascadilla Gorge, New York in autumn. Fallen leaves cover the rocks.

Geology of Six Mile Creek Natural Area

Photograph of Six Mile Creek near Ithaca, New York.

Ithaca is Gorges: The Glacial Landscape of the Cayuga Lake Basin and Fall Creek

Topographic map showing the location of some of Fall Creek’s abandoned stream banks.

Finger Lakes Wine and Geology

Photographs of a hand holding wine grapes and a bottle of wine and wine glass in front of a waterfall.

Biodiversity of the Cayuga Basin

Photograph of a small red eft salamander.

Virtual Collection: Devonian Fossils of New York

Image showing a 3D model of a Devonian glass sponge fossil from New York.

New York Rocks! Ancient Life of the Empire State

Online exhibit from the Museum of the Earth.

Gorges History: Landscapes and Geology of the Finger Lakes Region

Book by Cornell professor Dr. Arthur Bloom, published by the Paleontological Research Institution.

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Devonian of New York

Three volume set consisting of 12 technical articles about the Devonian geology of New York State, edited by Charles A. Ver Straeten, D. Jeffrey Over, and Don Wilson. Published by the Paleontological Research Institution in the Bulletins of American Paleontology.

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Covers of the three volumes of the Devonian of New York.

Field Guide to the Devonian Fossils of New York

Book by Dr. Karl Wilson, published by the Paleontological Research Institution.

Smith Woods: The Environmental History of an Old Growth Forest Remnant in Central New York State, Second Edition

Image showing the cover of the book Smith Woods by Warren Allmon and colleagues.