Exciting news! PRI is honored to receive a $2.3M grant from NOAA under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for our project at Illinois Beach State Park. Our work will focus on #wetland restoration and education, advancing #coastalresilience. #NOAA #Infrastructure

Our national groundwater well database can now be found on Google #EarthEngine: gee-community-catalog.org/projects/usgwd/ (Thanks to Samapriya Roy, PhD. for posting it to #GEE!)

A scene from the field -- err, lake -- today, courtesy of ISGS chief scientist Steve Brown! 📍Winthrop Harbor, IL #LakeMichigan

Vegetation can influence how much a river’s path migrates. But new research finds that sediment might play an even bigger role in the process. eos.org/articles/sands…

Congrats to Laurence Nuelle for receiving the 2024 Friend of PRI Award! 🎉 For 20+ years, Laurence has been VP for critical minerals development for Hicks Dome LLC and has been made significant contributions to PRI and Illinois State Geological Survey. More at loom.ly/zput_mk

Levels of PFAS, which are toxic chemicals widely used in household products, are continuously growing in the Great Lakes. Precipitation is likely a large contributor to the cycling of PFAS in the region. Learn more from AGU's Eos! 🔗eos.org/articles/forev…

About a year ago, we released a publication showing the famous Driftless Area of Wisconsin! This publication was written by #WGNHS geologist Eric Carson with authors from Iowa Geological Society, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Minnesota Geological Survey. #ICYMI, learn more here! doi.org/10.54915/qapq2…

A 3.4 earthquake struck part of DeKalb County Monday morning , the U.S. Geological Survey said. abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-…

Meet Payton Ohler! 🎓 Payton, a Vanderbilt University student, just wrapped up a summer research internship with Illinois State Geological Survey. Her work focused on exploring the social and technological impacts of #carboncapture and storage projects. More: loom.ly/alNCT5s.

Illinois State Geological Survey recently received a $10M award to inventory abandoned mining sites. "Reclamation of abandoned mine sites means an improvement in the environment and community safety for the state of Illinois," said Scott Elrick. More: loom.ly/iFfTiCQ

Welcome to ISGS, Sunita!