Holocene Epoch Geology of New England

the white pine rose in new england shortly after first deglaciation.

the melting of laurentide ice sheet (beginning 18,000 cal yr bp), covered new england landscape until late pleistocene era, caused significant ecological , climatic change in region. except number of abrupt climate reversals, extreme being cold reversal of younger dryas, climate of region experienced rise in temperature (of 2˚ celsius) during holocene. fossil pollen findings indicate increased temperature in region paralleled new vegetation patterns, such rise of hemlock , white pine in new hampshire , white mountains. these vegetation shifts created ecological environments in region habitation migratory caribou, hunted human settlers, possible. these settlers have moved formed dune fields, produced wind erosion of glacial outwash deposits, such found in ohio valley, in hudson , connecticut river valleys, , in israel river valley. human settlers have populated these river valleys in order observe caribou migrating northeast along newly formed rivers.