Travis Gibson tells about his experience working in the Student Career Experience Program with the USGS Utah Water Science Center and then taking a full time job as a hydrologic technician. Here’s a quote from Travis: ” I loved getting paid to ride in a helicopter and wade in streams in beautiful locations!”
Engineers initially thought that a landslide blocking state Route 14 in Utah would require a few weeks to repair. Now they realize that repairs will take several months. (Be sure to look at the large gallery of photos.)
Landslides can damage more than buildings, highways and underground utilities. A landslide near Cedar City, Utah has caused severe damage to local economies.
The-Vug.com has an impressive listing of mineral clubs organized by state. You might be surprised at how many clubs are listed and there is probably one that meets within a short drive of your home.
Since 1972 the “Roadside Geology” series has provided introductory information on the geology of states and small regions of the United States. The books provide a combination of maps, travel logs, photos and commentary for the geology that can be seen along highways or visited at parks and public viewing areas. They are popular with geologists and others who are interested in the Earth.
The folks at MyTopo.com are now printing supersized topo maps – large enough make a huge 5′ x 8′ (or 8′ x 5′) map that will look fantastic on the wall of your office, conference room, lobby, cabin or den. These maps are custom-centered on any location that you pick using their online map-making tool. Lots of smaller sizes are also available.
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Michigan Tech has a “Geology of Utah’s National Parks” course that runs from June 14th to July 1, 2012. This course is for teachers and consists of fourteen days of field-based activities conducted in and around the national parks and monuments of eastern Utah–areas internationally recognized for their outstanding geology.
Raven Maps are beautiful examples of shaded-relief wall maps that display the elevation of a state in vibrant colors. These large maps look great in a classroom, den or office. Use one to mark the locations of your work or company.
The Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research has prepared: Taxation of Natural Gas: A Comparative Analysis. This publication reviews the many methods of taxing natural gas 19 different states. You might be surprised at how many ways natural gas is being taxed.
Some of the most spectacular Eocene fossils are found in the Green River Formation of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming where fish, insects, plants and animals were preserved in intermountain lakes while the Rocky Mountains were still growing.
USGS has published Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources in the Eocene Green River Formation, Greater Green River Basin, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah.
The publication summarizes the Green River Formation with detailed descriptions, maps, cross-sections, resource estimates and more.
“By July in a typical year, the snow that covers the slopes of the Rocky Mountains has given way to grasses and wildflowers, leaving only the peaks capped in white. But 2011 has not been a typical year. As this image of the Uinta Mountains in northeast Utah shows, winter’s snow is lingering into summer.” Quoted from the Earth Observatory image release.
An article in the New York Times explains how record snowpacks that have persisted into late spring are a flooding threat throughout the western United States.
“A team of scientists led by Rice University has figured out why the Colorado Plateau – a 130,000-square-mile region that straddles Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico – is rising even while parts of its lower crust appear to be falling.” Quoted from the Rice University press release.
USGS has a new free publication that describes the basin fill aquifers of the southwestern United States titled: “Effects of natural and human factors on groundwater quality of basin-fill aquifers in the southwestern United States-conceptual models for selected contaminants.”
“The Colorado River provides water for about 25 million people and is used to irrigate 2.5 million acres of farmland. However, competition for this water is expected to increase as human populations dependent on this water are projected to increase to 38 million by 2020. Climate change is expected to further exacerbate water issues in this region.” Quoted from the USGS publication announcement.
The newly-discovered dinosaur species Brontomerus mcintoshi had a hip bone much larger than those seen in other sauropods. This indicates that the Early Cretaceous creature could have delivered a powerful kick. This article includes a short video.
“The Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country handbook is a new and comprehensive resource that provides information about the threat posed by earthquakes in Utah, particularly along the Wasatch Front, and explains how you can prepare for, survive, and recover from these inevitable events.” Quoted from the Utah Seismic Safety Commission website.
A new report suggests that 60% of the public school buildings in Utah are not prepared to stand up to a major earthquake and up to 8% of the buildings are “virtually certain” to collapse when the “big one” hits the Wasatch front.
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