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Wisconsin's state fossil, Calymene celebraLink to People page (staff photo taken during 2016 field trip)

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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.
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyFeb 17, 2019 @ 5:40am
"Wisconsin Counties Hopeful New Money For Groundwater Will Help Address Causes - Governor's budget includes more money to replace contaminated wells" WPR story and audio at https://tinyurl.com/y4htm46f
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyFeb 16, 2019 @ 11:21am
Hopefully giving you a smile this Saturday:)
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyFeb 16, 2019 @ 5:47am
"as landowners and municipalities along Wisconsin’s eastern shore look nervously east, some help is arriving from the Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey and UW–Madison."
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As Lake Michigan rises, bluffs collapse and geologists explore
UW-Madison researchers are more than one year into a project sponsored by Wisconsin Sea Grant aimed at a better understanding how the bluffs erode, and what triggers their collapse.
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyFeb 15, 2019 @ 3:22pm
#FossilFriday “The find is exciting, because “cancer is ridiculously rare in the fossil record...’” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/02/ridiculously-rare-cancer-found-fossil-leg-turtle-triassic-paleontology/
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'Ridiculously rare' case of cancer found in fossilized leg
A 240-million-year-old turtle was afflicted with a type of bone cancer resembling one that strikes hundreds of people each year.
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyFeb 15, 2019 @ 7:39am
DYK fossils tell us stories? The “Learning From Fossils” page on our website tell you how. See here!
https://wgnhs.uwex.edu/wisconsin-geology/fossils-of-wisconsin/learning-from-fossils/
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History SurveyFeb 15, 2019 @ 5:23am
Gov. "Evers also said he directed the state Department of Natural Resources to spend $75,000 in the next budget cycle on a study to evaluate drinking water safety in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties." WSJ (https://tinyurl.com/y3ozpqfz)
Read more about WGNHS's work on the Southwest WI Geology & Groundwater study at (https://arcg.is/1aCrXG)Project 25.
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