Seeking applicants for paid Co-Designer position We are seeking a Co-Designer with a visual or print disability or extensive related experience to creatively explore ways to make geologic maps more accessible. This position is paid …
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Water Quality in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
This project in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest was led by State Geologist Sue Swanson with WGNHS hydrogeologists G. Graham and Peter Chase, and is a collaboration with United States Forest Service. This data series …
Geologic map of Mill Bluff State Park, Monroe and Juneau counties, Wisconsin
The Geologic Map of the Mill Bluff State Park provides a detailed look at the bedrock geology present at one of Wisconsin’s most cherished natural sites. The map and accompanying report present the Paleozoic …
New Water Table Datasets for Chippewa and Dunn Counties
Digital versions of water table maps have been appended to two existing publications, originally authored by Irene Lippelt in 1988: Generalized Water-Table Elevation of Dunn County, Wisconsin and Generalized Water-Table Elevation of Chippewa County, …
Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network Improvements, 2020-2022
This report documents work completed as part of a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Groundwater Monitoring Network (NGWMN) program. It provides an overview of the Wisconsin Groundwater-Level Monitoring Network (WGLMN) and provides …
Working with Wisconsin educators
This blog post was written by UW-Madison undergraduate Shayla Barrera-Skibinski, who worked at WGNHS as a Social Media and Geology Assistant from 2022-2024. Includes June 2024 update by Mel Reusche. Where does our drinking water …
Implementing the Geologic Mapping Database Standard
This blog post was written by UW-Madison undergraduate Benji Johnson, who worked at WGNHS as a Social Media and Geology Assistant from 2021-2022. Includes May 2024 update from Pete Schoephoester and Mel Reusche. Caroline Rose, …
2023 Year in Review
Director’s Message For over 125 years the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) has provided objective scientific information about Wisconsin’s geology, mineral resources, and water resources, and it is an honor to share new …
Bedrock Geology of Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Located in southeast Wisconsin, Jefferson County is almost entirely blanketed by sediments that were delivered or shaped by the ice sheet that covered this area during the last ice age. New mapping interprets the …
Geologic Map of the Highland West and Highland East 7.5-Minute Quadrangles, Grant and Iowa Counties, Wisconsin
The geologic map of the Highland West and Highland East 7.5-minute quadrangles includes 1:24,000-scale mapping of both surficial and bedrock geology. Highland was a long-lived and important sub-district of the Upper Mississippi lead-zinc mining …