Post #1720534
2026-03-25 03:16 UTC
@siderea @mayintoronto not a scientist, but I'll mention that the glaciation of the Canadian Shield scraped away so much topsoil, down to bare rock in some places ... I wonder if that's why?
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@deborahh@cosocial.ca 2026-03-25 03:25
@siderea @mayintoronto … it also, as the glaciers retreated, dropped huge fields of boulders and gravel, btw. Hey, I guess I *did* learn something in high school geography class!
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@siderea@universeodon.com 2026-03-25 03:48
@deborahh The area I am asking about is very much not part of the Canadian Shield; indeed, part of why I'm interested in the question has to do with the history of agriculture in Québec, specifically the part of it that was part of the Canadian Shield vs the part that wasn't (and was adjacent to New England.) @mayintoronto