Another weekend already?? Well we’re not complaining! Who’s got plans to get out into Utah geology this weekend? Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah Photographer: Adam McKean Erosion pockets in Wingate Sandstone, Cohab Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County.
By: Taylor Boden, Ken Krahulec, David Tabet, Andrew Rupke, and Michael Vanden Berg GET IT HERE
sltrib.com In a community struggling with a depleted aquifer and land subsidence, the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District is banking on a 50-mile, $150 million pipeline to ease the area’s water shortage. READ MORE
The annual UGA Field Trip registration is open, and we would love to have you join us! This year Michael Vanden Berg and Doug Sprinkel will guide us through the spectacular geology of the Uinta Basin and the Eastern Uinta Mountains. See the itinerary pictured below. Interested but have some questions? Send them our way! […]
Earlier we posted how the unsafe conditions at the Bonneville Salt Flats cancelled Speed Week. Now a team of scientists and students from the University of Utah have been hired in an effort to research the reasoning for these changes at the Salt Flats. good4utah.com A team of scientists and students from the University of […]
ksl.com For those who have seen piles of white, pillowed foam along the shores of the Great Salt Lake and wondered what caused it, the Utah Geological Survey has an answer. READ MORE
Happy Friday, friends! Who’s getting out in the big Utah wild this weekend? Mystic Hot Springs is a great destination! Travertine deposit at Mystic Hot Springs, Sevier County, Utah Photographer: Paul Kuehne; © 2014
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Garfield County, Utah Photographer: Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg; © 2014 Hematite concretions eroded from the Navajo Sandstone.
deseretnews.com Intense heat. Drought. Wildly extreme weather accompanied by wildfires. READ MORE
Washington County, Utah Photographer: Mark Milligan; © 2014 Petroglyphs carved into desert varnish-covered sandstone near Ivins, Washington County.
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
