On April 16, 2024 some Science classes got to listen in on Jason Flynn’s presentation to the Friends of the Library. Jason is a Horticulturist at Brookgreen Gardens with an interest in ecology, the environment, and most importantly, geology.

Growing up in northern South Carolina, Jason had access to geological deposits and plenty of interesting rocks to examine. He now works at the magnificent Brookgreen Gardens. But the Earth itself is a garden, Jason told us, and we should do our best to study and preserve it. Only 18% is left untouched by human hands, a consequence of human activities. We were very surprised to find out that our bodies are technically made from stardust, recycled into different objects over the course of 4.5-4.6 billion years. 

Jason brought a variety of different rocks to accompany his talk. The most interesting was the SC state rock, Winnsboro blue granite. (Fun fact: it was used in construction projects in the capital in Washington D.C.) Jason later said that one of the reasons for geologic diversity and why we have the rocks we do in South Carolina is the shifting of the continents. His overall message was that we need to preserve our planet before it is too late.

Jason Flynn was a very passionate speaker who had a deep understanding of the geology of South Carolina. We would like to thank him for giving us a wonderful presentation on geology and the environment and also thank to the Friends of the Library for inviting us!

By Larson