James Robert, You're right about that the Ozarks are really a carved up plateau, the Ozark Plateau. There is one exception in Missouri and that is St. Francois Mountains. This is made up of the igneous rock from the Precambrian Era. When most of the Midwest was an inland sea, the St. Francois Mountains were islands. Beth
Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association --- On Fri, 7/17/09, JamesRobertSmith <[email protected]> wrote: From: JamesRobertSmith <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Re: Catskills To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 10:29 AM If you discounted mountains formed via erosion, then you'd have to eliminate many eastern peaks, including ones such as Pilot Mountain and Mount Monadnock (for which the geological term "monadnock" is named.) Heck...every single mountain in the ridge & valley system in Alabama would have to go, along with most of the Ozarks, Ouahchita, and every other range in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
