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HIGHLIGHTS
Chicago Lakefront Bus Tour
Michael Chrzastowski, ISGS coastal geologist, and Eleanor Roemer, Chicago Friends of the Parks, will lead a tour of the Chicago lakefront in association with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. The bus tour will be held February 6, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend, and online registration is now open.
The tour will follow the shoreline from the Indiana state line northward to the Evanston city line. The tour will also consider the future of the last four miles of lakefront without ...more on the tour
Service Completed on National Ground Water Association Boards
Beverly Herzog completed six years of service on the Board of the National Ground Water Association, including two years as vice president. Her term ended at the association's annual meeting in New Orleans, December 2009. Herzog also completed ten years of service on the association's divisional board, the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers. Herzog was honored for these efforts with a plaque given "in appreciation for commitment and service." ...more highlights
ISGS Helps Organize First GIS Fair on University of Illinois Campus
Staff from the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) helped organize and participated in the first GIS Fair on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. The event was held on December 9, 2009, at the Illini Union (http://webstore/illinois.edu/GISFair/). Despite poor weather, approximately 200 faculty, staff, and students attended the keynote and technical presentations, visited booths throughout the afternoon, and enjoyed free pizza and soft drinks. GIS Fair 2009 ...more on the GIS Fair
Updated: 02/04/2010 SLD
News
New Division Joins the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
ISGS in the News
From Quad Cities Online, January 22, 2010...
There will be noticeable earthquakes in U.S., Illinois in
future —
You can't predict earthquakes, according to
Robert Bauer,
engineering geologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey.
"Predict means time and place and magnitude," he said.
Read more
Illinois Basin-Decatur Carbon Sequestration Project
Upcoming Events
2010 Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability (INRS) ExpoThe 2010 INRS Naturally Illinois Expo will be Friday and Saturday, March 12th and 13th at the Natural Resources Building, 607-615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois. You will find over forty exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities of interest to the public, teachers, and students of all levels, especially those who may be interested in science-related careers. The Naturally Illinois Expo is a great school field trip destination.
ISGS Seminar Series, Fall 2009
Monday, February 15th, 2010, 11:00 a.m.
Contributing to the Lost Ladybug Project
Sheena Beaverson,
Illinois State Geological Survey
Over the past twenty years, several native ladybug species that were once very common have become extremely rare. During this same time, ladybugs from other places have greatly increased both their numbers and range. This shift... read more on the talk