Geomorphological Research Group
1991-2021
Quaternary Research Center &
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Box 351310 University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195-1310
Fig. 55: An Anticlinal Valley. Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its Tributaries, J. W. Powell, 1875.
Who We Are
The Geomorphology Research Group operated under the supervision of Dr. David R. Montgomery at the University of Washington, and was of a team of staff and graduate students working on hillslope, fluvial, and tectonic geomorphology and historical ecology (or environmental history).
Popular-science books
Montgomery, D.R. 2017
Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life W. W. Norton&Co.
Montgomery, D.R. and Biklé, A. 2016
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health W. W. Norton&Co.
Montgomery, D. R., 2012,
The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood, W. W. Norton &Co.
[Review in Publisher's Weekly]
[Review in Library Journal]
[Review in UW Daily]
[Review in Crosscut]
[Review in The Daily Beast]
[Review in Wall Street Journal]
[Review in Religion Dispatches]
[Review in New Scientist]
[Review in Seattle Times]
[Interview in Seattle Times 17Sept2012]
[TED Talk]
[Fox News Interview]
[TVW Interview]
[...and comments]
[Dr.Cochran podcast]
Montgomery, D. R., 2007, Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations, University of California Press, 296 p.
(translated into Japanese, German, Turkish, Korean, and Estonian)
[Review in Nature]
[Review in Crop Science]
[Review in blogs.agu.org]
[Review in knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com]
Montgomery, D. R., 2003, King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon, Westview Press, Boulder, 290 p.
Please refer to the Publications page for a complete listing of publications.
Contact Us
David R. Montgomery
Department of Earth & Space Sciences
Box 351310 University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195-1310
bigdirt@uw.edu