This segment describes alpine garden ecology in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Includes a description of cirques and arêtes on Whiteface Mountain, artifacts of glaciers that moved through the high peaks region. Alpine wildflowers include blue gentian and mountain sandwort. Excerpted from the television documentary “Footprints of the Ice Age: the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Upstate New York” produced and narrated by Michael S. Ameigh.
To learn more about this subject and watch the rest of the videos:
- Introduction – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 1 of 14
- Beyond the Ice – Footprints of the Ice Age – part 2 of 14
- Finger Lakes – Footprints of the Ice Age – part 3 of 14
- Drumlin Zone – Footprints of the Ice Age – part 4 of 14
- Rome Sand Plains – Footprints of the Ice Age – part 5 of 1
- Tug Hill Aquifer – Footprints of the Ice Age – part 6 of 14
- Ice Age Mammals – Footprints of the Ice Age – part 7 of 14
- Limestone Pavement – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 8 of 14
- Ontario Dunes – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 9 of 14
- Glacial Rivers – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 10 of 14
- Meromictic Lakes – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 11 of 14
- Moss Island – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 12 of 14
- Whiteface Mountain – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 13 of 14
- Conclusion – Footprints of the Ice Age: part 14 of 14