Iowa's Last Glacier: The Landforms of the Des Moines Lobe

Join our expert guest presenter Phil Kerr to learn about Iowa’s unique geological history and how a giant glacier carved its way through an area known as the Des Moines Lobe, shaping our environment and landforms. This massive ice sheet invaded Iowa roughly 12,000 to 14,000 years ago, advancing through the Dakotas and Minnesota into Iowa, finally halting at what is now the city of Des Moines.