Click to learn about an ongoing airborne #geophysical #survey conducted by the USGS, MGS & other #Minnesota agencies - Natural Resources Research Institute at UMD, Minnesota DNR, & USGSMinerals. This work will help us better understand the #criticalmineral commodities in the region.
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Are you new to our #CountyGeologicAtlas (CGA) program? Check out our new CGA Quick Start Guide! arcg.is/1vKPWj

Itching to learn more about Borehole Geophysics based off our post last week? Then be sure to dig around the Borehole Geophysical Database Story Map! arcg.is/0fW4aO

#Geology #Geophysics #StoryMap

Check out the new #DakotaCounty Geologic Atlas Story Map! Scroll through to interact with the geologic maps and learn more about the #geology in this area. arcg.is/1u1rKL0 Funding provided by MN ENRTF

Last week, MGS Geologists rocked Dakota County with our Geologic Atlas Part-A workshop! We host workshops in the relevant county when new maps are published, so keep an eye out for those announcements if your county is nearing completion!

#Geology #Workshop #DakotaCounty

We are hiring Temporary Field Assistants and Technicians for the short-term (3-6 months) and long-term (15-18 months). Job codes 360146 (short-term) and 360149 (long-term), hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job

Make sure you check out the brand-new, Part A County Geologic Atlas of Dakota County! All plates for this recently published CGA are available to download on the #UMN Digital Conservancy: hdl.handle.net/11299/259989

Funding provided by MN ENRTF

A friendly reminder that all of the Minnesota Geological Survey Website can be translated to Spanish, Somali, and Hmong! Simply scroll down to the bottom of our home page to view the translation options.

cse.umn.edu/mgs

#Geology #Spanish #Somali #Hmong #Minnesota

The MGS worked a shift at Second Harvest Heartland to tackle #hunger in our state! Did you know that 1 in 6 of our #Minnesotan neighbors live with food insecurity? We packed 1,345 pounds (538 bags) of wheat chex to add to the effort, providing 371 meals per #volunteer .

Make sure you check out the brand new, Part A County Geologic Atlas of Lac qui Parle County! All plates for this recently published CGA are available to download on the #UMN Digital Conservancy: hdl.handle.net/11299/259107

Funding provided by MN ENRTF

Check out the new #Aitkin County Geologic Atlas Story Map! Scroll through to interact with the geologic maps and learn more about the #geology in this area. arcg.is/D9uSv1 Funding provided by MN ENRTF

#HappyNewYear2024 from the MGS! The #northernlights were visible this Dec in #Minnesota on clear nights in dark areas - a good reminder that #geology includes the atmosphere and beyond! The #Auroraborealis is the result of the earth’s #magnetic field interacting with solar wind

Warm spices are in the air! The winners of the First Annual MGS #ChiliCookOff were Julia’s Beer-Braised Short Rib Chili and Aaron’s Texas Bean Chili. The competition was steep, but in the end, everyone wins!

We are hiring a director for the Minnesota Geological Survey. Job code 358704. Follow the link for more information. hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job

We've got even MORE #minerals news for you! We're partnering with Minnesota Geological Survey, Natural Resources Research Institute at UMD & Minnesota DNR to invest more than $2 million to collect airborne #geophysics #data for #CriticalMinerals science: ow.ly/BHJ050Q1fkJ

Be sure to check the new #OtterTail #CountyGeologicAtlas #StoryMap ! Interact with the geologic maps of this publication, discover what sediment and rocks lie below this area, and learn more about how the geology was formed.

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Funding provided by MN ENRTF