Driftless

The word "driftless" refers to the lack of gravelly drift in the region from the last glaciation 12,000 years ago. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moose may be somewhat restricted int heir move south because many of the marshy habitats they like are found in greater abundance in glaciated (young) terrain than in "driftless" or unglaciated (older, more eroded) terrain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gathering introduces us to how Seed Savers started as a dream on a small farm in Missouri, shows us how it went from there back to the author's ancestral home in the driftless region of Iowa, and how it has spread across the world through a contributing membership that numbers in the thousands. ❋ Kurt Michael Friese (2011)

Red yellow podzolic soils cover driftless uplands underlain by gneiss, and red yellow podzols are found on Pre-Wisconsinan drift; soils are markedly different from those of Ecoregion 58i. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In addition, discontinuous, Wisconsinan till is common, in contrast to Ecoregion 58h, which is either driftless or covered by Pre-Wisconsinan till. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was epically hilarious/bizarre/epic with a great cast of mid 20s and, later mid teens who were seemingly semi-driftless Britishers in the modern world. ❋ Unknown (2009)

More than 90% of Ecoregion 58h in New Jersey is driftless. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ecoregion 72g is driftless unlike Ecoregion 72l which is partly mantled by Illinoian till (Lineback, 1979). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The biggest increase in ER visits is in insured patients according to the IOM, not the driftless uninsured, and a recent Annals of EM article pointed out that there is a crowding-dependent decrease in quality of care for ALL patients as volume rises. ❋ 1 Dinosaur (2008)

Friday November 8 broke, a clear driftless day, and Murphy's party left early in the morning. ❋ Douglas Mawson (1920)

It was a grand sight to witness the sea in a hurricane on a driftless, clear day. ❋ Douglas Mawson (1920)

The aurora was always with us, and almost without exception could be seen on a dark, driftless night. ❋ Douglas Mawson (1920)

In the driftless area the average value per acre in 1910 was less than $24, while in the glaciated area it was nearly $64. ❋ Ellsworth Huntington (1911)

A comparison of otherwise similar counties lying within and without the driftless area shows an astonishing contrast. ❋ Ellsworth Huntington (1911)

In the glaciated area 61 per cent of the land is improved and in the driftless area only 43.5 per cent. ❋ Ellsworth Huntington (1911)

Where the country rock is sandy, the soil is so much improved by a mixture of fertilizing limestone or even of clay and other materials that the average yield of crops per acre in the glaciated areas is a third larger than in the driftless. ❋ Ellsworth Huntington (1911)

* Most parts of that State have been glaciated, but in the southwest there lies what is known as the "driftless area" because it is not covered with the "drift" or glacial debris which is thickly strewn over the rest of the State. ❋ Ellsworth Huntington (1911)

Who's playing at [the Beat] [Kitchen] tonight? Driftless Pony Club. Driftless Pony Club [rocks]! ❋ Martha_s (2010)

"Hey, did you go see Driftless Pony Club last [Explosion Wednesday]?... Not that [it's a thing]." "Yea they were great... except for [CRAIG], who kept not making Explosion Wednesday a thing." ❋ Henry, The Observer (2011)