#effigymounds — Public Fediverse posts
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The La Valle Man Mound was one of five confirmed anthropomorphic effigy mounds ever documented in North America — all located in Wisconsin. It no longer exists. Unlike the more famous Man Mound near Baraboo (now a National Historic Landmark), the La Valle mound was plowed flat, almost certainly before 1886. Canfield's 1872 survey measurements are the only surviving record of the mound itself.
Dossier can be found here:
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The La Valle Man Mound was one of five confirmed anthropomorphic effigy mounds ever documented in North America — all located in Wisconsin. It no longer exists. Unlike the more famous Man Mound near Baraboo (now a National Historic Landmark), the La Valle mound was plowed flat, almost certainly before 1886. Canfield's 1872 survey measurements are the only surviving record of the mound itself.
Dossier can be found here:
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Not to mention that #Oiligarchs are eyeing #PublicLands for #Drilling!
A fired #NationalPark ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more
February 17, 2025
"Brian Gibbs lost his job as a national park ranger on Friday.
"He was working as an environmental educator at the #EffigyMounds #NationalMonument in northeast #Iowa. It was his 'dream job,' he wrote in a widely shared post on Facebook. The monument is the site of mounds made of earth, built by ancient #NativeAmericans, that form shapes of animals.
"The 41-year-old father learned of his termination on Valentine's Day. 'I am absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated,' he wrote.
"Gibbs is one of about 1,000 #NationalParkService employees who were fired this past week. Parks advocates say the layoffs could leave national parks understaffed going into a busy spring break."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5298684/national-park-ranger-trump-job-cuts-nps?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Not to mention that #Oiligarchs are eyeing #PublicLands for #Drilling!
A fired #NationalPark ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more
February 17, 2025
"Brian Gibbs lost his job as a national park ranger on Friday.
"He was working as an environmental educator at the #EffigyMounds #NationalMonument in northeast #Iowa. It was his 'dream job,' he wrote in a widely shared post on Facebook. The monument is the site of mounds made of earth, built by ancient #NativeAmericans, that form shapes of animals.
"The 41-year-old father learned of his termination on Valentine's Day. 'I am absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated,' he wrote.
"Gibbs is one of about 1,000 #NationalParkService employees who were fired this past week. Parks advocates say the layoffs could leave national parks understaffed going into a busy spring break."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5298684/national-park-ranger-trump-job-cuts-nps?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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View from Effigy Mounds Overlook
#EffigyMounds #Iowa #Panorama #360Photography #ThetaS #LittlePlanet #NaturePhotography #MississippiRiver
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View from Effigy Mounds Overlook
#EffigyMounds #Iowa #Panorama #360Photography #ThetaS #LittlePlanet #NaturePhotography #MississippiRiver
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Last summer we stood on a bluff at #EffigyMounds National Monument in Iowa and looked down at the #MississippiRiver. I am grateful to see such a special place, far from the madding crowd!