Andrew Alden is a geologist and geoscience writer who has worked for the US Geological Survey and reported for KQED and Bay Nature .
His website is oaklandgeology.com..
Through his writing Alden raises awareness for what he calls the Deep present: the appreciation of the ancient underpinnings that shape the modern-day surroundings of daily life.
Long fascinated with rocks and landscapes, Alden found inspiration for his debut book, Deep Oakland , in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which, as he writes, ripped the City open and revealed to us its heart and character.
Andrew Alden is a geologist and geoscience writer who has worked for the US Geological Survey and reported for KQED and Bay Nature