Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey

The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) has been working to serve Wisconsin for over 100 years. Part of University of Wisconsin-Extension, we provide objective scientific information about the geology, mineral resources, and water resources of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyDec 11, 2018 @ 3:15pm

Calling all teachers! We have some great activities and lesson plans for teaching geology on our Pinterest board, check it out! #TeachingTuesday https://www.pinterest.com/WGNHS/teaching-geology/

Teaching Geology

Ideas for teachers!

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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyDec 10, 2018 @ 3:24pm

Rocks: super-fluid past leading to mineral deposits! “The effect has been to turn on a light in a dark room: we have seen features inside solid rocks that have not previously been revealed.” #MineralMonday Read more at https://phys.org/news/2018-11-x-rays-super-fluid-reveal-mineral-deposits.html

X-rays of rocks show their super-fluid past, and reveal mineral deposits vital for batteries

New X-ray technologies reveal some of the incredible processes that took place in Earth's geological history – and should help us identify new high value ores.

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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyDec 10, 2018 @ 8:00am

Coming soon in 3D!! Mapping of the world’s forests by NASA “GEDI - A first-of-its-kind LIDAR system” #MapMonday Read more at http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/science/new-nasa-mission-will-create-first-3-d-map-of-world-s-forests/article/538216

New NASA mission will create first 3-D map of world's forests

When SpaceX's Falcon 9 mission, CRS-16, lifts off Dec. 4 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Dragon spacecraft will be carrying an instrument called GEDI, short for Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, that will map the world's forests.

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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyDec 9, 2018 @ 4:00pm

Ives (UW-M) and Rawling (WGNHS) are mapping Lake Scuppernong in Jefferson County to sort out new details of the retreat of the Green Bay Lobe. https://arcg.is/0v1L1y #WGNHSresearch

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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyDec 9, 2018 @ 11:25am

#SundayStaffSpotlight Eric Carson, fluvial geomorphologist at WGNHS, is affiliated faculty at UW-Madison Dept of Geoscience and Dept of Geography.
More at https://wgnhs.uwex.edu/about/people/eric-c-carson/ .
Find out about his work on the reversal of the Wisconsin River http://tinyurl.com/yarymz58
Learn about more of his projects here: https://arcg.is/1Cz1ij (shout out to wisconsincontext.org for the first picture and wisconsinacademy.org for the last!)