ISGS - Highlights Archive

By Subject

Aerial Photographs

ILGISA Award to Lund for ILHAP Project - October 2010
Lake County Orthorectification Project Completed - October 2009
Providing Flood Imagery - June 2008
Early Aerial Photos Available on Web Site - June 2008
Detection of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in a Field of Soybeans Using Airborne Thermal Infrared Imagery - October 2006
New Detailed Imagery of Northeastern Illinois is Avaliable Online - June 2006

Aggregate Resources

Mining Benefits Illinois Economy - September 2011
47^th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals - May 2011
Illinois State Mineral Still Newsworthy - January 2010
Clay Minerals Short Course at the ISGS - August 2009
Annual Review of Non-Fuel Mineral Industry - January, 2009
Survey's Concrete Research Attracts Industry Interest - August 2008
Annual Review of Illinois Industrial Minerals Completed - May 2008
Several Requests Received for Limestone Information - February 2008
Map of Lee County Sand Distribution Nearing Completion - February 2008
Limestone Information Provided - July 2007
Downhole Logging Helps Evaluate Quarry Geology - June 2006
Clay and Shale Resources for Bricks - January 2006
Annual Review of Industrial Minerals Completed - April 2006
Boone County Limestone Resources - January 2005
School District Seeks Help in Considering Mineral Value - December 2004
ISGS Will Map Kendall County's Aquifers and Aggregate Resources - November 2004
Resources of Limestone and Dolomite for Sulfur-Scrubbing Cataloged - October 2004
Limestone and Dolomite Resources for Power Plant Sulfur Scrubbing Reported to ICCI - September 2004
New Technologies Aid in Describing Illinois River Sand and Gravel Deposits - September 2004
Mapping Fireclays and Shales Near Illinois Power Plants - July 2004
Limestone for Use in Sulfur Scrubber Sought in Southern Illinois - April 2004
Research Methodology Proposed for Project to Determine Sources of Lead Exposure in Northwestern Illinois - April 2004
Mining Records May Help Solve Lead Contamination Problem in Galena - November 2003
Peoria Area Shale Resources Promising - September 2003

Alexander County

April Geological Science Field Trip Attract 100 Participants - April 2008

Aquifers (see Hydrogeology)

Archaeology

Artifact Analyses - January 2010

Awards and Recognition

Educating 5th Graders about Geology Gains Awards - March 2012
Hackley Recieves Best Paper Award - December 2011
McHenry County Official Visits ISGS - April 2011
ISGS Retiree Receives Association Award - December 2010
Hackley Receives Best Paper Award - December 2010
ILGISA Award to Lund for ILHAP Project - October 2010
Awards and Honors - September 2010
2010 Illinois Marathon Map Wins ESRI Cartography Award - July 2010
Staff Member Selected as Fulbright Scholar - June 2010
M.S. Thesis Defended - April 2010
Illinois State Geological Survey Staff Members Elected to Positions in Scientific Societies - October 2009
Groundwater Protection Award Received - June 2009
Best Paper Award Received - June 2009
Graduate Student Receives Travel Award - March 2009
ISGS Staff Members Honored - October 2008
ISGS Staff in Teaching Roles - August 2008
Staff Member completes Term as Chair of Professional Association - December 2007
ISGS Staff Member Receives Best Paper Award - October 2007
Professional Recognition - August 2007
Professional Recognition - July 2007
ISGS Presents Awards - December 2006
ISGS Geologists Receive Awards - October 2006
Honors and Awards - March 2006
Kane County Officials Recieve ISGS "Outstanding Cooperator" Award - May 2004
ISGS Presents Awards to Colleagues and Friends - December 2003
ISGS Hands Out Honors at Annual Meeting - December 2002

Bedrock

OIINK!: A Telescope to Peer into Earth's Interior - March 2012
Ultramafic Igneous Rocks and Fluorite Study - August 2011
Research Opportunities on Climate Change - July 2010
Opportunities for Onshore/Offshore Geophysical and Environmental Protection Monitoring Experiments in the Great Lakes - October 2009
Igneous Dike Found - August 2009
New Borehole at ISGS Reveals 300 Million Years of Earth History - March 2009
Origin and Evolution of Illinois' Longest Caves: An Integrated Approach to Interpreting the Geologic and Paleoclimatic Records - August 2007
Glaciation-Induced Formation of Illinois' Longest Cave - May 2007
Deep Observation Borehole into the Earthquake Source - May 2007
New Bedrock Geology Map Published - December 2005
Depth of Bedrock Near Des Plaines River - January 2005
Marion Surficial and Bedrock Materials - January 2005

Bureau County

Preliminary Sand Map completed for Bureau County - March 2007

Carbon Sequestration

Carbon Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers - December 2010
FutureGen2 - November 2010
New Carbon Capture Technology Funding Received - August 2010
Monitoring Wells Installed at Carbon Sequestration Site - May 2010
DOE-NETL Review Panel - May 2010
Monitoring Well Drilling Started - April 2010
Scientific Meetings - April 2010
New Projects Funded - March 2010
Talks Given at Scientific Meetings - March 2010
Presentation for Mahomet Aquifer Consortium - December 2009
Carbon Sequestration Presentations - November 2009
Study of Carbon Sequestration Potential Funded - September 2009
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium Sequestration Technology Transfer Center - September 2009
Several Papers Presented on Carbon Sequestration - August 2009
Two Carbon Sequestration Talks presented - June 2009
Two Groundwater Studies Funded - April-May, 2009
Attendance at U.S. Department of Energy Conference Draws Interest in ISGS Project - March 2009
Sugar Creek Enhanced Oil Recovery Project Beginning - February 2009
Study of Mt. Simon Sandstone Carbon Sequestration Potential Completed - January, 2009
Early CO₂ Sequestration Monitoring Shows No Shallow Groundwater Impact - December 2008
Meetings Kick Off Two New Clean Coal Projects - December 2008
Funded Project to Capture CO₂ from Flue Gas - September, 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Field Efforts Continue - August 2008
Two Department of Energy Awards Will Allow ISGS to Develop New Technologies - July 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Updates - May 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Phase III Kickoff Meeting Held - March 2008
Scope of Carbon Sequestration Research Expands - January 2008
ISGS Staff Member Receives Best Paper Award - October 2007
Geological Sequestration Test in Illinois Coal: Field Site Selected and Work Begins - August 2007
Wells Drilled for CO2 Injection Into Illinois Coal - August 2007
Several Energy Outreach Activities Completed - July 2007
Sequestration Site Selected for Carbon Dioxide Injection - May 2007
Patent Application Filed for a New Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture - May 2007
Carbon Sequestration Test Planned - March 2007
Large Software Donation Received - January 2007
Detection of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in a Field of Soybeans Using Airborne Thermal Infrared Imagery - October 2006
Report Published on Mt. Simon Gas Storage Fields - December 2005
ISGS Presentation Earns Honors - December 2006
Detection of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in a Field of Soybeans Using Airborne Thermal Infrared Imagery - October 2006
CO2 Sequestration into Coal: Sensitivity Study Completed - May 2006
CO2 Sequestration Research Presented - May 2005
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium Reports Results - September 2004
Coalbed Methane Production and CO2 Sequestration Studies Continue - September 2004
New Data for the Carbon Sequestration Project - July 2004
Data Requested from USEPA for CO2 Sequestration Project - April 2004
ISGS to Lead DOE-Funded Carbon Sequestration Study - September 2003
Geologic Modeling Software Licenses Donated - September 2003

Centennial

Centennial Lexture Series Speakers Address the Community and the University - April 2006
ISGS Centennial Open House - March 2006
Centennial Lecture Series Continues With "The Secret Search for Diamonds in North America" - November 2005
Centennial Field Trip - October 2005
Geologist and Astronaut Dr. Harrison Schmitt Presents First Lecture in Centennial Lecture Series - October 2005
ISGS Kicks Off Centennial With Capitol Exhibits - June 2005

Champaign County

Geologists Have an Angle on Past Glaciations in Illinois - November 2010
New Drill Holes Aid Aquifer Mapping and Extend Boundaries of Coal Seam - April-May, 2009
New Borehole at ISGS Reveals 300 Million Years of Earth History - March 2009

Chicago

Burnham Park Publication - February 2012
Chicagoland Geo-Engineering Field Trip - September 2010
Chicago Regional Emergency Management Conference - September 2010
Prehistoric Chicago on Discovery Channel - September 2010
Several Talks Given on the Chicago Lakefront - July 2010
Outreach Efforts - April 2010
New Projects Funded - March 2010
Presentations on Chicago Lakeshore - October 2009
Two Field Trips Conducted in Chicago Area - August 2009
ISGS Contributes to Chicago Celebration - June 2009
Graphics Provided for Discovery Channel - December 2008
Sustainable Shorelines Is Chicago Conference Theme - October 2008
Chicago Burnham Centennial Previewed - October 2008
Planning for the Future of Chicago's Far North Lakefront - March 2008
Lake Michigan Flirts with Record Low Water Level - January 2008
Sources and Fate of Nitrate in the Illinois River Determined - November 2007
Three-dimensional Geological Mapping Program Initiated for the Lake Calumet Region, South Chicago - October 2007
Geologic Mapping Solves Wetland Restoration and Environmental Problems - July 2007
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of a Shoreline Vision - June 2007
Geophysical Logging Conducted for Chicago Flood Control Project - June 2007
Water Resources Planning Efforts progressing - April 2007
Coastal Geologist Explains History of Chicago River to Chicago High School Students - February 2007
2005 Orthiomagery Data Distribution - December 2006
Staff Member Assists Coordination Between Agencies and Railroads - December 2006
Geologist Interviewed for Chicago Tribune Story - September 2006
Environmental Planning Begins on Major Chicago Transportation Project - August 2006
Asbestos Task Force Report for Illinois Beach State Park Released - July 2006
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Summer Workshop - July 2006
New Detailed Imagery of Northeastern Illinois is Available Online - June 2006
"The Magnificent Mile" Assessment Completed - June 2006
Chicago River Student Congress - February 2006
Natural Disaster Planning for Chicago - September 2005
Geological Display about the Chicago River - May 2005
Nitrogen Inputs to Illinois River Explored - October 2004
Tests Will Determine Background Levels of Asbestos in Beach Sands - July 2004
IDOT Asks ISGS to Scout for Environmental Problems Along Rail Routes - May 2004

Christian County

Coal Bed Methane Talks Given - September 2006
New ISGS County Map Provides Peace of Mind and Saves Money for Insurance Fund - July 2004

Clinton County

Geologic Services Help Locate Groundwater Resources - August 2003

Coal

Characterizing High-Quality Illinois Limestone - July 2011
New Mine Maps - December 2010
Hackley Receives Best Paper Award - December 2010
Enhanced Mine Data Visualization - September 2010
Scientists Interviewed for News Stories - July 2010
Coal Mine Maps Released - June 2010
Clean Coal Talk Presented - June 2010
Major Outreach Efforts - June 2010
New Projects Funded - April 2010
Abandoned Mine Maps Completed for Five Counties - December 2009
Coal Subsidence Mapping Project and Report Completed - September 2009
Project on Coal Combustion By-products for Use in Fertilizer Completed - September 2009
ISGS Geologists Lead Field Trip for International Scientists - July 2009
Carbon Dioxide Sorbent Project Funded - June 2009
Coal Education Conference - June 2009
New Drill Holes Aid Aquifer Mapping and Extend Boundaries of Coal Seam - April-May, 2009
Grade School in Benld Affected by Mine Subsidence - March 2009
Cooperative Coal Geology Studies Underway - January, 2009
Trace Element Mineral Exploration in Illinois Coal - January, 2009
Abandoned Mine Maps and Directories for Nine Quadrangles Completed - December 2008
Meetings Kick Off Two New Clean Coal Projects - December 2008
Study on Limestone Fines for Desulfurization Completed - September, 2008
New Coal Waste Project Funded - September, 2008
Funded Project to Capture CO₂ from Flue Gas - September, 2008
Coal Talk Draws Local Interest - August 2008
Interest in Fossil Forest Continues - August 2008
Abandoned Mine Maps Delivered to IDOT - July 2008
Coal Waste Utilization Idea Proceeding in Patent Process - July 2008
Fossil Forest Saga Continues - July 2008
Coal Collaboration Discussed at Two Meetings - May 2008
Combustion By-Product Research Receives Additional Funding - March 2008
Mercuty Control Technology Meeting at Applied Research Laboratory - January 2008
ISGS Mercury Control Technology Receives Funding from Illinois Clean Coal Institute - November 2007
New Class of Carbon-Based Adsorbents Developed - November 2007
Assessment of a Geophysical Coal Exploration Method Completed - October 2007
Fossil Forest Paper Draws Discovery Channel Interest - August 2007
Wells Drilled for CO2 Injection Into Illinois Coal - August 2007
County Coal Maps for Illinois State Fair - August 2007
IDOT-Supported Coal Mine Maps Delivered - July 2007
Several Energy Outreach Activities Completed - July 2007
300-million-year-old Tropical Forest Captures the Public Eye - May 2007
Patent Application Filed for a New Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture - May 2007
Potentail Source of Limestone for Desulfurization Scrubbers Will Be Studied - April 2007
Intelligent Filter Press Process Meeting - January 2007
Mercury Emission Control Research - December 2006
ISGS Filter Press - December 2006
ISGS Staff Assist Mining Operations - November 2006
Six Abandoned Coal Mine Maps Completed - October 2006
Two ICCI Contracts Awarded to ISGS - September 2006
Coal Education Workshop - July 2006
Study Completed on Markets for Activated Carbon from Corn Fiber - July 2006
Information Provided on Limestone for Power Plants - June 2006
CO2 Sequestration into Coal: Sensitivity Study Completed - May 2006
Coal Mine and Coalbed Methane Information Provided - March 2006
Energy Facilities Screening in IL: GIS Guide to Coal Availability and Resource Development in Illinois - January 2006
ISGS Assists Office of Coal Development - December 2005
Limestone for Coal Desulfurization - November 2005
Revised Coal Availability Maps Completed - October 2005
Coal Bed Methane Workshop Attracts 120 Participants - December 2004
First ISGS Publications on CD-ROM are Released - September 2004
Limestone and Dolomite Resources for Power Plant Sulfur Scrubbing Reported to ICCI - September 2004
New Data for the Carbon Sequestration Project - July 2004
Limestone for Use in Sulfur Scrubber Sought in Southern Illinois - April 2004
Digital Data on Coal Quality and Avaliability Now Served Internally - April 2004
ISGS Advises Company on Fayette County Coal Mine Development - February 2004
New Herrin Coal Elevation Maps Guide Coal and Methane Exploration - September 2003
Peoria Area Shale Resources Promising - September 2003
ISGS Studies Will Guide Development of Oxygen-Enriched Coal Combustion - August 2003
Oxygen-Enriched Coal Combustion Technology Shows Promise - December 2001

Coalbed Methane

Assessment of Coal Bed Methane, Crawford County - May 2011
Early CO₂ Sequestration Monitoring Shows No Shallow Groundwater Impact - December 2008
Illinois Coal Bed Methane Cores Donated to ISGS - February 2008
Discussions Further Development of Coal Gas - February 2007
ISGS Geologists Receive Awards - October 2006
Coal Bed Methane Talks Given - September 2006
Talk Given on Coal Bed Methane - August 2006
Coal Mine and Coalbed Methane Information Provided - March 2006
Gas Desorption Tests Completed for Coalbed Methane Project - August 2005
Coalbed Methane Test Well Drilled - May 2005
Drill Hole At Newton Explores Coal Bed Methane Resources - April 2005
GIS Data Layers Will Assist Estimates of Coal Bed Methane Resources and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Potential - January 2005
Coal Bed Methane Workshop Attracts 120 Participants - December 2004
First ISGS Publications on CD-ROM are Released - September 2004
Coalbed Methane Production and CO2 Sequestration Studies Continue - September 2004
Test Continue at Coalbed Methane Production Test Site - September 2004
Illinois Coals Permeable Enough for Coalbed Methane - May 2004
White County Coal Bed Methane Development Project Begins - November 2003

Coastal Management (see Lake Michigan)

Collections

Building Library Collection - January 2010
Grant Received for Cataloging Library - July 2009

Cook County

Burnham Park Publication - February 2012
Presentations on Chicago Lakeshore - October 2009
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
Workshops Presented for Naturalists - March 2009
Graphics Provided for Discovery Channel - December 2008
Borehole Geophysics Supports Landfill Closing Effort - October 2008
Tollway Runoff Monitoring Project Begins - March 2008

Data

Automated Feature Detection in LiDAR Data - June 2012
Gift of Gas Storage Field Data - July 2011
New GIS-based Tools Available Online - December 2010
ILGISA Award to Lund for ILHAP Project - October 2010
Enhanced Mine Data Visualization - September 2010
National Geothermal Data Compilation Project Award - August 2010
Abandoned Mine Maps Completed for Five Counties - December 2009
USGS National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program - November 2009
Preserving Geologic Samples for Public Works Projects - July 2009
LiDAR Imagery Identifies Karst Features - June 2009
Log Scanning Project Completed - December 2008
Oil and Gas Section Projects Completed - November, 2008
Illinois Height Modernization Program Begins - July 2008
Early Aerial Photos Available on Web Site - June 2008
Illinois Coal Bed Methane Cores Donated to ISGS - February 2008
Illinois Clearinghouse: Celebrating Ten Years of Data Distribution - September 2007
Officials Meet to Plan "Height" Modernization Project - April 2005
2005 Orthoimagery Data Distribution - December 2006
Log Scanning Project Update - December 2006
New Detailed Imagery of Northeastern Illinois is Available Online - June 2006
Waterflood Data Goes Online - June 2006
Interactive Oil Database Demonstrated - March 2006
Requests for Oil-Related Information Increasing - February 2006
Funding Received From USGS-Federal Geographic Data Committee - September 2005
Funding Secured to Support On-Line Data Distribution Aerial Imagery - August 2005
Well Data Management and Technical Assistance - July 2005
3-D Model Created by Earth Science Data Viewer - November 2004
Continuing Enhancements of Databases for ILOIL Web Site Attract Users - October 2004
Digital Data on Coal Quality and Avaliability Now Served Internally - April 2004
ISGS Web Site Soon Will Deliver Well Data to the Public - April 2004
Committee Completes Review of ISGS Databases - February 2004
ISGS Will Assist IEPA in Mapping "LUST" Sites - November 2003

Dekalb County

First ISGS Publications on CD-ROM are Released - September 2004

Du Page County

First Phase of Height Modernization Project Completed - May 2010
New ISGS Publication Documents Paleoecology at Illinois Site - February 2008
Geologic Mapping Solves Wetland Restoration and Environmental Problems - July 2007
Du Page County Forest Preserve Shows Environmental Changes Between 16,500 and 10,000 Years Ago - August 2005
Geologic Services Help Locate Groundwater Resources - August 2003

Earthquakes

OIINK!: A Telescope to Peer into Earth's Interior - March 2012
National Earthquake Drill - May 2011
New NRC Earthquake Resilience Report - March 2011
Earthquakes in the Central United States - February 2011
Earthquake Swarms - October 2010
Chicago Regional Emergency Management Conference - September 2010
National Disaster Planning - September 2010
Scientists Interviewed for News Stories - July 2010
Earthquake Hazards Mapping Funded - May 2010
Scientific Meetings - April 2010
Talks Given at Scientific Meetings - March 2010
Kane County, Illinois, Earthquake Media Contacts - February 2010
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath: Urgent Action Needed to Improve Scientific Communication - January 2010
Presentation Given on Midwest Earthquakes - January 2010
Survey Scientist Interviewed on Quad Cities Earthquakes - January 2010
Staff Member Participates in National Earthquake Meeting - December 2009
ISGS Active in Earthquake Preparedness - August 2009
Material Provided for Geocache - June 2009
ISGS Participates in Earthquake Preparedness - April-May, 2009
Earthquake Insight Field Trip - April-May, 2009
Several Earthquake Talks Presented - February 2009
Seismic Safety Report Completed - January, 2009
Busy Month for Earthquake Preparedness - November, 2008
ISGS Participates in CUSEC Meeting - October 2008
Dating of Cave Sediments and Speleothems Attracts Press - September, 2008
Invited Speaker at Earthquake Conference - September, 2008
Preparing for a Significant Central U..S. Earthquake - August 2008
ISGS Participates in Workshop on Post-Earthquake Information Management - July 2008
Earthquake Preparedness Planning Continues - May 2008
April 18, 2008, Mt. Carmel, Illinois: Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake and Aftershocks - April 2008
Two Funding Proposals Accepted by USGS - February 2008
Earthquake Preparedness Information Provided to Winnebago County - December 2007
State Works on Earthquake Prepareness Plans - November 2007
Field Trip on Geology and Earthquakes in Southwestern Illinois - October 2007
Assistance Provided for Earthquake Planning - June 2007
Publication Plan for Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area Earthquake Scenario - May 2007
Deep Observation Borehole into the Earthquake Source - May 2007
New Maps Show How Much Soils Will Amplify Earthquake Ground Motions - April 2007
Presentations Given for Earthquake Awareness Week - February 2007
Presentation Made at Ice Age Conference - January 2007
Southwestern Illinois Cave Deposits May Hold Evidence for Past New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquakes - August 2006
Preparations for Central United States Earthquake Exercise - August 2006
ISGS Assists in Production of Earthquake Preparedness Video - November 2006
Earthquake Information Input for Building Code Maps - May 2006
Earthquake Exercises - Illinois Emergency Management Agency - March 2006
Information for a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Article on Earthquake Effects - November 2005
Natural Disaster Planning for Chicago - September 2005
Workshop at UI Highlights Possible Effects of Central U.S. Earthquakes - December 2004
ISGS Assists State Planning for Earthquake Emergency - November 2004
ISGS Investigates Causes, Effects of Northern Illinois Temblor - July 2004

Energy

National Geothermal Data Compilation Project Award - August 2010
New Carbon Capture Technology Funding Received - August 2010
Biodiesel Waste Reuse Studied - April 2010
Limestone Mapping Proposal Funded - November 2009
Illinois State Geological Survey Included in University Delegation to China - October 2009
New Findings on Silurian Petroleum Reservoirs Generate Interest in the Sangamon Arch in West-Central Illinois - August 2009
Activated Carbon Project Funded by EPRI - March 2009
Sugar Creek Enhanced Oil Recovery Project Beginning - February 2009
Meetings Kick Off Two New Clean Coal Projects - December 2008
ISGS Scientists Receive Funding for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products - December 2008
New U.S. Department of Energy Contract Awarded - October 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Field Efforts Continue - August 2008
EPRI Selects ISGS to Participate in Mercury Sorbent Characterization Study - August 2008
Two Department of Energy Awards Will Allow ISGS to Develop New Technologies - July 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Phase III Kickoff Meeting Held - March 2008
Information Provided about Waste Gypsum Conversion Process - February 2008
Mercury Control Technology Meeting at Applied Research Laboratory - January 2008
Several Energy Outreach Activities Completed - July 2007
Manufacturing Autoclaved Aerated Concrete from Class C Fly Ash - July 2007
Energy Use and CO2 Emission Outlooks in Illinois Basin - April 2007
Potential Source of Limestone for Desulfurization Scrubbers Will Be Studied - April 2007
New Project to Address Critical Water Issues in Power and Energy Generation Industry - March 2007
Nanotechnology Applied to Power Plant Emissions - March 2007
ISGS Geologists Receive Awards - October 2006
Information Provided on Limestone for Power Plants - June 2006
Requests for Oil-Related Information Increasing - February 2006
Energy Facilities Screening in IL: GIS Guide to Coal Availability and Resource Development in Illinois - January 2006
Mine-Mouth Power Plant Study Helps Bring New Coal Gasification Plant to Illinois - July 2005
Ethanol Plan Near Lincoln - January 2005
Resources of Limestone and Dolomite for Sulfur-Scrubbing Cataloged - October 2004
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium Reports Results - September 2004
Limestone and Dolomite Resources for Power Plant Sulfur Scrubbing Reported to ICCI - September 2004
Can Carbon in Fly Ash Help Scrubbers Capture Mercury? - July 2004
Mapping Fireclays and Shales Near Illinois Power Plants - July 2004

Environmental Issues

Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns Discuussed - March 2012
Wabash-Ohio River Coordinating Council Oil Well Task Force - December 2011
IEMS Requests Help with Large Sand Boil - April 2011
Fullbright Senior Specialist Returns from Egypt Assignment - November 2010
Soil Cleanup Objectives - September 2010
Environmental Information for Danish Consulate-General's Office - September 2010
Monitoring Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve - September 2010
Havana Requests Assistance with Flooded Wetland - August 2010
Scientists Interviewed for News Stories - July 2010
Stream Mitigation Guidelines - April 2010
Biodiesel Waste Reuse Studied - April 2010
Groundwater Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems - February 2010
Methane Investigation at Central Illinois Landfill - January 2010
Illinois State Geological Survey Included in University Delegation to China - October 2009
Activated Carbon Project Funded by EPRI - March 2009
Grade School in Benld Affected by Mine Subsidence - March 2009
Dragonfly Habitat Talk Presented - February 2009
Collaborative NSF Research on Effects of Dam Removal Begun - August 2008
Providing Flood Imagery - June 2008
ISGS Mercury Control Technology Receives Funding from Illinois Clean Coal Institute - November 2007
New Class of Carbon-Based Adsorbents Developed - November 2007
Addressing Geologic Hazards through International Ocean Drilling Program Workshop - September 2007
Geologic Mapping Solves Wetland Restoration and Environmental Problems - July 2007
Investigation of the Mahomet Aquifer System Continues - July 2007
Geologists Help State and Federal Agencies Determine Origin of Sediment at the Ottawa, Illinois, Superfund Site - April 2007
Paper Published on Geologic Record of Droughts - February 2007
Presentation on Global Warming Given to the Save the Prairie Society - February 2007
Two ICCI Contracts Awarded to ISGS - September 2006
ISGS Assists in Evaluating Mitigation Alternatives for Tritium Releases
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Summer Workshop - July 2006
Method Developed for Estimating Background and Threshold Nitrate Concentrations - February 2006
ISGS Helps Rockford Officials Consider Effects of Development Project - December 2004
U.S. EPA Rule Changes May Alter ISGS Environmental Assessments - October 2004
New Geoscience Educational Series Publications Discuss Natural Resource Issues - September 2004
ISGS Will Do Studies to Assist Environmental Health Tracking Program - February 2004
ISGS Will Assist IEPA in Mapping "LUST" Sites - November 2003

Fayette County

Coal Mine and Coalbed Methane Information Provided - March 2006
ISGS Advises Company on Fayette County Coal Mine Development - February 2004

Field Trips (see Outreach)

Fly Ash

Talk Presented at American Chemical Society Meeting - March 2009
Trace Element Mineral Exploration in Illinois Coal - January, 2009
Presentation Selected for Media Coverage by ACS - December 2008
ISGS Scientists Receive Funding for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products - December 2008
Phase II of DOE-CBRC Project Completed Successfully - August 2008
Combustion By-Product Research Receives Additional Funding - March 2008
Information Provided about Waste Gypsum Conversion Process - February 2008
Commerical-Scale Test of Fly-Ash Concrete Completed - November 2007
Manufacturing Autoclaved Aerated Concrete from Class C Fly Ash - July 2007
Mercury Emission Control Research - December 2006
New Fly Ash Project Funded - November 2006
Concrete from Fly Ash Research Generates Outside Interest - August 2006
Fly Ash Brick Project Environmental Feasibility Study Completed - May 2006
Bricks From Fly Ash - February 2006
Clay and Shale Resources for Bricks - January 2006
Fly Ash Brick - August 2005
Can Carbon in Fly Ash Help Scrubbers Capture Mercury? - July 2004
Pilot-Scale Test for Concrete Blocks Successful - July 2004
Maps Showing Shale Resources May Encourage New Brick-Making Plants - December 2003
Several Companies Test Bricks Made with Fly Ash - August 2003
Ash May Help Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Become Favored Building Material - August 2003

Fossils

Fossil Forest Tale Continues - October 2008
Interest in Fossil Forest Continues - August 2008
Fossil Forest Saga Continues - July 2008
ISGS Scientists Use New Carbon-14 Dating Method to Understand Half-Century Mystery in Quincy, Illinois - July 2008
Fossil Forest Story Named One of Top Science Stories of 2007 - December 2007
Fossil Forest Paper Draws Discovery Channel Interest - August 2007
ISGS Scientists Provide Fossil Dig Materials to Argyle Lake State Park - August 2007
300-million-year-old Tropical Forest Captures the Public Eye - May 2007

Fox River

Additional Funding for Geology of Lake County Project - November, 2008
Investigation of Seeps Along the Fox River - February 2006

Franklin County

Banner Month for ISGS Map Production - December 2007
ISGS Provides Technical Support for Large Groundwater Supplies - June 2005

Fulton County

Illinois River Sediment Sampling - June 2006
ISGS Finds New Abundant Water Supply for Avon - April 2004
Geologic Services Help Locate Groundwater Resources - August 2003

Geochemistry

Geochemical Study for British Columbia Project Funded - January, 2009

Geologic Mapping

Automated Feature Detection in LiDAR Data - June 2012
Digital Mapping Techniques Workshop - March 2012
Greate Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition - January 2012
Lake County Board Meeting - December 2011
New GIS-based Tools Available Online - December 2010
New Mine Maps - December 2010
New STATEMAP Releases - August 2010
2010 Illinois Marathon Map Wins ESRI Cartography Award - July 2010
Coal Mine Maps Released - June 2010
Earthquake Hazards Mapping Funded - May 2010
Significant Results and Project Completions - April 2010
Joint Project with Kentucky Geological Survey Completed - March 2010
New coverages Added to ILOIL - February 2010
STATEMAP Funds Awarded - February 2010
Abandoned Mine Maps Completed for Five Counties - December 2009
Major New Funding Arrives for Height Modernization Program - August 2009
New Geologic Maps Completed for ISGS STATEMAP Effort - August 2009
Eight Maps of Abandoned Mines Completed - June 2009
LiDAR Imagery Identifies Karst Features - June 2009
New Drill Holes Aid Aquifer Mapping and Extend Boundaries of Coal Seam - April-May, 2009
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
New Borehole at ISGS Reveals 300 Million Years of Earth History - March 2009
Abandoned Mine Maps and Directories for Nine Quadrangles Completed - December 2008
Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Supports ISGS Program in 2009 - November, 2008
Additional Funding for Geology of Lake County Project - November, 2008
Three-dimensional Hydrogeologic Mapping Begins in McHenry County - November, 2008
Mapping Coalition Completes Drilling Season - November, 2008
Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition Drilling - September, 2008
STATEMAP Products Completed - August 2008
Abandoned Mine Maps Delivered to IDOT - July 2008
University of Illinois Geography Department Contributes to ISGS Outcrop Studies - June 2008
ISGS Provides Assistance at Archeological Dig at Urbana's Founder's Park - June 2008
Bridge Consultants Use Information from ISGS Stored Core - June 2008
Map of Lee County Sand Distribution Nearing Completion - February 2008
Two Funding Proposals Accepted by USGS - February 2008
Banner Month for ISGS Map Production - December 2007
Kane County Workshop on Water-Supply Sustainability and Map Delivery - October 2007
Geologic Mapping Effort Contributes to Local Community Education - October 2007
Three-dimensional Geological Mapping Program Initiated for the Lake Calumet Region, South Chicago - October 2007
Illinois Clearinghouse: Celebrating Ten Years of Data Distribution - September 2007
Mapping the Land Beneath Our Feet: A Field Demonstration of Data Collection Techniques - August 2007
Geologic Mapping Solves Wetland Restoration and Environmental Problems - July 2007
IDOT-Supported Coal Mine Maps Delivered - July 2007
New Maps Show How Much Soils Will Amplify Earthquake Ground Motions - April 2007
Three-dimensional Geologic Mapping Provides Information for New Municipal Water Wells in the Village of Barrington - April 2007
Preliminary Sand Map Completed for Bureau County - March 2007
Downhole Logging Helps Evaluate Quarry Geology - June 2006
Suburban Development in Champaign Area Provides Examples of Variation in Local Surficial Geology and an Opportunity to Understand Climate After the Ice Age - July 2006
Geological and Pedological Controls on Grain Size and Sedimentation Rates for Peoria Loess Deposits in Illinois - November 2006
Marion Surficial and Bedrock Materials - January 2005
The ISGS Hosts Researchers from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland - August 2006
Six Abandoned Coal Mine Maps Completed - October 2006
Geologic Mapping Efforts Contribute to Local Education about Glacial Geology and Groundwater Resources - October 2006
Results of Geologic Mapping Provides Information for Local Planning - October 2006
Update on Geologic Quadrangle Mapping - September 2006
Kane County Receives Federal Grant for ISGS and ISWS Water Project - August 2006
Evaluation of Seismic Shaking Risk in the St. Louis Metro Region: ISGS Collaborates with the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla - July 2006
Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition (CGLGMC) - ISGS Geologists Deliver Update on Mapping Project at Annual Meeting - January 2006
Energy Facilities Screening in IL: GIS Guide to Coal Availability and Resource Development in Illinois - January 2006
National Karst Map Project - September 2005
New Geologic Maps Completed for ISGS StateMap Effort - September 2005
Seven New Maps and Reports Released - July 2005
Seven New Maps and Reports Released - June 2005
GIS Data Layers Will Assist Estimates of Coal Bed Methane Resources and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Potential - January 2005
Computer Application for 3-D Visulation Under Development - October 2004
Geologic Mapping Products Released Online - September 2004
Mapping Fireclays and Shales Near Illinois Power Plants - July 2004
ISGS Will Assist IEPA in Mapping "LUST" Sites - November 2003
Peoria Area Shale Resources Promising - September 2003
Geologic Mapping Coalition Projects Continued - September 2003
NATO-Sponsored Forum in Poland Reviews Usefulness of Geologic Maps - December 2003
Maps Showing Shale Resources May Encourage New Brick-Making Plants - December 2003
New Map Reveals Data on Illinois' Crops and Other Land Uses - December 2002

Geophysics

Earthscope Arrives in Illinois - March 2012
OIINK!: A Telescope to Peer into Earth's Interior - March 2012
Addressing Geophysical Hazards through Continuously Operating Observational Network and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program - February 2011
Sessions on Natural Hazards and Land-Ocean-Atmospheric Interaction Processes at AGU Meeting - December 2010
Workshop on Geologic Mapping of the Great Lakes with Ocean Bottom Seismographs - September 2010
North-Central AEG Short Course - May 2010
Talks Given at Scientific Meetings - March 2010
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath: Urgent Action Needed to Improve Scientific Communication - January 2010
American Geophysical Union Meeting, International Year of Planet Earth - December 2009
Opportunities for Onshore/Offshore Geophysical and Environmental Protection Monitoring Experiments in the Great Lakes - October 2009
Geophysics Support of Mapping and Student Training - June 2009
Geophysicist Organizes Session on New Approaches in Near-Surface Geophysics - April-May, 2009
Geophysicist Elected to Committee on Natural Hazards - April-May, 2009
Study of Mt. Simon Sandstone Carbon Sequestration Potential Completed - January, 2009
Seismic Safety Report Completed - January, 2009
ISGS Active in Near-Surface Geophysics Focus Group - December 2008
Three-dimensional Hydrogeologic Mapping Begins in McHenry County - November, 2008
Borehole Geophysics Supports Landfill Closing Effort - October 2008
ISGS Featured at IDOT Fall Program Meeting - September, 2008
Summer Resistivity Field Work Completed - September, 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Field Efforts Continue - August 2008
Seismic Software Grant Received - August 2008
New Development Enhances Geophysical Imaging Quality and Helps in Seismic Hazards Assessment - July 2008
ISGS Provides Assistance at Archeological Dig at Urbana's Founder's Park - June 2008
Geophysics Section Assists Delaware Geological Survey in Mapping Efforts - May 2008
Test Drilling and Geophysical Logging Show Community Water Development Potential - February 2008
ISGS Contributes to the American Geophysics Union Near Surface Geophysics and Natural Hazards Focus Groups - December 2007
Assessment of a Geophysical Coal Exploration Method Completed - October 2007
ISGS Staff Members Assist in Universities' Efforts in Hydrologic Advancement - October 2007
Searching for Buried Steam Boats - September 2007
Addressing Geologic Hazards through International Ocean Drilling Program Workshop - September 2007
Mapping the Land Beneath Our Feet: A Field Demonstration of Data Collection Techniques - August 2007
Geophysical Logging Conducted for Chicago Flood Control Project - June 2007
Downhole Logging Helps Evaluate Quarry Geology - June 2006
Downhole Logging Helps Evaluate Quarry Geology - June 2006
A Multi-channel Land Streamer System for Surface-Wave Surveys - April 2006
The Discovery of Carbonate Rootlets in Last-Glacial Eolian Sediments in Illinois - October 2005
Seismic Profiles Reveal Gas Path Ways at Storage Field - January 2005
ISGS Helps Characterize Site for High-Energy Physics Experiment - December 2004
ISU Students and ISGS Interns Continue Study Begun with IBHE Funds - September 2004
Waterloo Homeowners Seek Cause of Localized Soil Subsidence - September 2004
IBHE-Funded Research Projects Train ISU Geology Students - July 2004
ISGS Investigates Causes, Effects of Northern Illinois Temblor - July 2004
High-Resolution Seismic Surveys Map Groundwater Resources, Reveal Shallow Faults - May 2004
Downhole Seismic Velocity Measurements Support Geophysical Studies - February 2004
Seismic Research Vessel Succeeds on Lake County Shake-Down Cruise - November 2003

Glacial Geology

Southern Illinois Mega-erratic Revisited: a 2.66 Billion Year-old Find - March 2012
55^th Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference - May 2011
Paleoclimate Change Studies - March 2011
Geologists Have an Angle on Past Glaciations in Illinois - November 2010
Illinois' Biggest Erratic? - December 2010
Sediment Source for Sand Dunes in the Green River Lowland - February 2010
"America's Ice Age" on the History Channel - February 2010
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
New Borehole at ISGS Reveals 300 Million Years of Earth History - March 2009
Green River Lowlands Sand Dunes Project Completed - March 2009
Quaternary Geologist Presents Talk at International Meeting - September, 2008
New ISGS Sediment Laboratory Opens - February 2008
Illinois' Ice Age Legacy Updated - August 2007
Geologist Attends Quaternary Geology Field Course in Argentina - January 2007

Groundwater (see Hydrogeology)

Grundy County

ISGS Participates in Grundy County Public Forum - May 2006
Investigation of Seeps Along the Fox River - February 2006
Prairie Parkway Project Completed - January 2006

Hardin County

Fall Field Trip Attracts Large Crowd - November 2006
Information Provided on Limestone for Power Plants - June 2006

Hazards

IEMS Requests Help with Large Sand Boil - April 2011
New GIS-based Tools Available Online - December 2010
New Mine Maps - December 2010
National Science Foundation Workshop on Rift Initiation and Evolution - November 2010
Earthquake Swarms - October 2010
Soil Cleanup Objectives - September 2010
Monitoring Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve - September 2010
National Disaster Planning - September 2010
Student Worker Helps Find Leaking Steam Vent - July 2010
Groundwater Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems - February 2010
Kane County, Illinois, Earthquake Media Contacts - February 2010
Methane Investigation at Central Illinois Landfill - January 2010
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath: Urgent Action Needed to Improve Scientific Communication - January 2010
Presentation Given on Midwest Earthquakes - January 2010
Survey Scientist Interviewed on Quad Cities Earthquakes - January 2010
American Geophysical Union Meeting, International Year of Planet Earth - December 2009
Coal Subsidence Mapping Project and Report Completed - September 2009
ISGS Active in Earthquake Preparedness - August 2009
ISGS Participates in Earthquake Preparedness - April-May, 2009
Earthquake Insight Field Trip - April-May, 2009
Geophysicist Elected to Committee on Natural Hazards - April-May, 2009
Grade School in Benld Affected by Mine Subsidence - March 2009
Several Earthquake Talks Presented - February 2009
Seismic Safety Report Completed - January, 2009
Abandoned Mine Maps and Directories for Nine Quadrangles Completed - December 2008
Early CO₂ Sequestration Monitoring Shows No Shallow Groundwater Impact - December 2008
ISGS Staff Selected for National Ground Water Association Committees - December 2008
Geochemical Analysis of Lake Sediment Funded by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - December 2008
Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Supports ISGS Program in 2009 - November, 2008
Busy Month for Earthquake Preparedness - November, 2008
ISGS Participates in CUSEC Meeting - October 2008
Preparing for a Significant Central U..S. Earthquake - August 2008
ISGS Participates in Workshop on Post-Earthquake Information Management - July 2008
Providing Flood Imagery - June 2008
April 18, 2008, Mt. Carmel, Illinois: Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake and Aftershocks - April 2008
Landslide Investigated - April 2008
Two Funding Proposals Accepted by USGS - February 2008
Final Settlement of LaSalle Superfund Side Suit - January 2008
ISGS Contributes to the American Geophysics Union Near Surface Geophysics and Natural Hazards Focus Groups - December 2007
Interstate-355 Extension Opens - November 2007
Addressing Geologic Hazards through International Ocean Drilling Program Workshop - September 2007
Professional Recognition - July 2007
Assistance Provided for Earthquake Planning - June 2007
Geologists Help State and Federal Agencies Determine Origin of Sediment at the Ottawa, Illinois, Superfund Site - April 2007
Paper Published on Geologic Record of Droughts - February 2007
Presentation on Global Warming Given to the Save the Prairie Society - February 2007
Geochemist to Assist IEPA - September 2006
ISGS Assists in Evaluating Mitigation Alternatives for Tritium Releases - September 2006
Preparations for Central United States Earthquake Exercise - August 2006
Southwestern Illinois Cave Deposits May Hold Evidence for Past New Madrid Seismic Zone Earthquakes - August 2006
Asbestos Task Force Report for Illinois Beach State Park Released - July 2006
Evaluation of Seismic Shaking Risk in the St. Louis Metro Region: ISGS Collaborates with the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla - July 2006
Workshop at UI Highlights Possible Effects of Central U.S. Earthquakes - December 2004
Nitrogen Inputs to Illinois River Explored - October 2004
Waterloo Homeowners Seek Cause of Localized Soil Subsidence - September 2004
Tests Will Determine Background Levels of Asbestos in Beach Sands - July 2004
New ISGS County Map Provides Peace of Mind and Saves Money for Insurance Fund - July 2004
Research Methodology Proposed for Project to Determine Sources of Lead Exposure in Northwestern Illinois - April 2004
Mining Records May Help Solve Lead Contamination Problem in Galena - November 2003
ISGS Will Assist IEPA in Mapping "LUST" Sites - November 2003

Height Modernization

Illinois Height Modernization Program Workshop - February 2012
Height Modernization Funded for Third Year - June 2010
First Phase of Height Modernization Project Completed - May 2010
Outreach Efforts - April 2010
Talks Given at Scientific Meetings - March 2010
Display for Land Surveyors Association Meeting - February 2010
Height Modernization Programs Hosts Forum - November 2009
Major New Funding Arrives for Height Modernization Program - August 2009

Hydrogeology

McHenry County Official Visits ISGS - April 2011
Carbon Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers - December 2010
ISGS Retiree Receives Association Award - December 2010
Geologists Have an Angle on Past Glaciations in Illinois - November 2010
Monitoring Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve - September 2010
Havana Requests Assistance with Flooded Wetland - August 2010
Major Outreach Efforts - June 2010
Stream Mitigation Guidelines - April 2010
Monitoring Well Drilling Started - April 2010
New Projects Funded - April 2010
Talks Given at Scientific Meetings - March 2010
Groundwater Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems - February 2010
Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals Meeting - February 2010
Water Supply Planning in Northeastern Illinois - January 2010
Service Completed on National Ground Water Association Boards - December 2009
Project to Determine Sources of Fecal Contamination Funded - December 2009
Presentation for Mahomet Aquifer Consortium - December 2009
Carbon Sequestration Presentations - November 2009
Opportunities for Onshore/Offshore Geophysical and Environmental Protection Monitoring Experiments in the Great Lakes - October 2009
Papers on Produced Water Presented at Two Conferences - September 2009
East-Central Regional Water Supply Planning Effort Conducts Major Outreach Efforts - August 2009
Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank Approved - July 2009
Paper Presented on Water Management in India - July 2009
Public Outreach Conducted for Water-Supply Planning - July 2009
Groundwater Protection Award Received - June 2009
Groundwater Presentations - June 2009
New Drill Holes Aid Aquifer Mapping and Extend Boundaries of Coal Seam - April-May, 2009
Two Groundwater Studies Funded - April-May, 2009
Study of State Nature Preserves Funded - April-May, 2009
Staff Member Meets with Congressional and Administrative Staff - March 2009
Mahomet Aquifer Mapping Reveals Surprises and Gains International Collaboration - November, 2008
Three-dimensional Hydrogeologic Mapping Begins in McHenry County - November, 2008
Groundwater Information in High Demand - November, 2008
Sulfur Spring Studied - October 2008
Reconnaissance Analysis Completed for Senachwine Creek Watershed - September, 2008
Kendall County Resource Investigation Update - September, 2008
Mahomet Aquifer System Investigation: 2008 - August 2008
CO₂ Sequestration Field Efforts Continue - August 2008
Collaborative NSF Research on Effects of Dam Removal Begun - August 2008
Coal Talk Draws Local Interest - August 2008
From the Watershed to the Global Ocean - March 2008
Test Drilling and Geophysical Logging Show Community Water Development Potential - February 2008
New Field Work Adds to the Knowledge of the Mahomet Aquifer - February 2008
Engineers Without Borders Seeks Help from ISGS Geologists - February 2008
Staff Member Completes Term as Chair of Professional Association - December 2007
Chemical and Isotopic Database for McHenry County Study on Groundwater Quality and Land Use Completed - December 2007
ISGS Staff Members Assist in Universities' Efforts in Hydrologic Advancement - October 2007
Kane County Workshop on Water-Supply Sustainability and Map Delivery - October 2007
Geologic Mapping Effort Contributes to Local Community Education - October 2007
Addressing Geologic Hazards through International Ocean Drilling Program Workshop - September 2007
Mapping the Land Beneath Our Feet: A Field Demonstration of Data Collection Techniques - August 2007
Geologic Mapping Solves Wetland Restoration and Environmental Problems - July 2007
Investigation of the Mahomet Aquifer System Continues - July 2007
Water Resources Planning Efforts Progressing - April 2007
New Project to Address Critical Water Issues in Power and Energy Generation Industry - March 2007
Isotopes and Halide Investigation Helps Resolve Origin of Elevated Chloride Concentrations in Monitoring Wells of Illinois Landfill - February 2007
Denitrification in the Shallow Groundwater of a Tile-Drained Agricultural Watershed - January 2007
Watershed Assessment for Ecosystems Restoration - January 2007
Assistance Provided to IEPA - November 2006
Geologic Mapping Efforts Contribute to Local Education about Glacial Geology and Groundwater Resources - October 2006
Kane County Receives Federal Grant for ISGS and ISWS Water Project - August 2006
Groundwater Papers Presented in Several Professional Venues - May 2006
Kendall County Groundwater Study Field Work Begins - May 2006
Groundwater Legislative Conference - March 2006
Method Developed for Estimating Background and Threshold Nitrate Concentrations - February 2006
ISGS Staff Member Becomes Head of Groundwater Association - January 2006
Publication on Declining Specific Capacity of High-Capacity Wells in the Mahomet Aquifer Released - December 2005
Report Published on the Testing of a Map of Aquifer Sensitivity to Non-Point Pesticide Contamination - December 2005
ISGS Analyses May Uncover Cause of Problems at Lockport Fen - December 2004
ISGS Will Map Kendall County's Aquifers and Aggregate Resources - November 2004
First ISGS Publications on CD-ROM are Released - September 2004
New Geoscience Educational Series Publications Discuss Natural Resource Issues - September 2004
Resource Investigations for Kane County - July 2004
Results of Groundwater Sustainability Survey Sent to White House - May 2004
Data Requested from USEPA for CO2 Sequestration Project - April 2004
ISGS Finds New Abundant Water Supply for Avon - April 2004
Geologic Services Help Locate Groundwater Resources - August 2003

Illinois Basin

Energy Use and CO2 Emission Outlooks in Illinois Basin - April 2007

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)

Earthquake Swarms - October 2010
Plan for Wetland Creation in Stephenson County - September 2010
Eight Maps of Abandoned Mines Completed - June 2009
ISGS Featured at IDOT Fall Program Meeting - September, 2008
Abandoned Mine Maps Delivered to IDOT - July 2008
Interstate-355 Extension Opens - November 2007
ISGS Assists IDOT with Extranet Training and Development - November 2006
U.S. EPA Rule Changes May Alter ISGS Environmental Assessments - October 2004
IDOT Asks ISGS to Scout for Environmental Problems Along Rail Routes - May 2004

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)

Final Settlement of LaSalle Superfund Side Suit - January 2008
Assistance Provided to IEPA - November 2006
Geochemist to Assist IEPA - September 2006
Preparations for Central United States Earthquake Exercise - August 2006
ISGS Chemists Aid IEPA - June 2005
ISGS Serves as Advisor to Wetlands Monitoring Program - April 2006
ISGS Will Assist IEPA in Mapping "LUST" Sites - November 2003

Illinois River

Field Trips Examine Glacial Features and Major Aggregate Sources - September 2011
Impact of Large Rock Fall in Starved Rock State Park - October 2009
2009 Governor's Conference on Management of the Illinois River - October 2009
Sources and Fate of Nitrate in the Illinois River Determined - November 2007
ISGS Contributes to the 11^th Biennial Geovernor's Conference on Management of the Illinois River System - October 2007
Illinois River Sediment Sampling - June 2006
Nitrogen Inputs to Illinois River Explored - October 2004
New Technologies Aid in Describing Illinois River Sand and Gravel Deposits - September 2004
Planning for Illinois River Restoration Projects Continues - August 2003

Industrial Minerals (see Aggregate Resources)

Jasper County

Gas Desorption Test Completed for Coalbed Methane Project (Jasper County well) - August 2005

Jersey County

Landslide Investigated - April 2008
Fall Geological Science Field Trips Attract More than 200 Participants - November 2007

Jo Daviess County

LiDAR Imagery Identifies Karst Features - June 2009
Geologic Services Help Locate Groundwater Resources - August 2003

Kane County

Kane County, Illinois, Earthquake Media Contacts - February 2010
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
Kane County Workshop on Water-Supply Sustainability and Map Delivery - October 2007
Kane County Receives Federal Grant for ISGS and ISWS Water Project - August 2006
Investigation of Seeps Along the Fox River - February 2006
Prairie Parkway Project Completed - January 2006
Search for Arsenic Sources in an Aquifer - January 2006
ISGS Provides Support for Large Groundwater Supplies - June 2005
Resource Investigations for Kane County - July 2004
Kane County Officials Recieve ISGS "Outstanding Cooperator" Award - May 2004
Geologic Services Help Locate Groundwater Resources - August 2003

Karst (sinkholes)

New Publication on the Illinois Sinkhole Plain's Karst Terrain - February 2011
Scientists Interviewed for News Stories - July 2010
Project to Determine Sources of Fecal Contamination Funded - December 2009
Karst Information Presented to Environmental Network - July 2009
National Karst Map Project - September 2005

Kendall County

Kendall County Resource Investigation Update - September, 2008
Kendall County Groundwater Study Field Work Begins - May 2006
Investigation of Seeps Along the Fox River - February 2006
Prairie Parkway Project Completed - January 2006
Groundwater Resource Investigations for Kendall County, Illinois - November 2005
Kendall County Groundwater Study Begins - May 2005
ISGS Will Map Kendall County's Aquifers and Aggregate Resources - November 2004

Laboratory Services

Sediment Laboratory Offers Particle Size Services - June 2012
Luminescense Specialist Joins Survey - May 2011
pXRF Short Course - November 2010
ISGS OSL Dating Laboratory Opens - October 2009
New Core Petrography Camera Available for Use - October 2009
Technique Developed to Date Bone Collagen - June 2009
Clay Minerals Laboratory Has Busy Month - December 2008
ISGS Scientists Use New Carbon-14 Dating Method to Understand Half-Century Mystery in Quincy, Illinois - July 2008
New ISGS Sediment Laboratory Opens - February 2008

Lake Barrington

Three-dimensional Geologic Mapping Provides Information for New Municipal Water Wells in the Village of Barrington - April 2007
Village of Lake Barrington Fen Work Reaches Successful Conclusion - April 2006
Lake Barrington Wetlands Assistance - December 2005

Lake County

Lake County Board Meeting - December 2011
Lake County Orthorectification Project Completed - October 2009
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
Historical Aerial Photography Contract Received - December 2008
Additional Funding for Geology of Lake County Project - November, 2008
Mapping Coalition Completes Drilling Season - November, 2008
Geologic Mapping Effort Contributes to Local Community Education - October 2007
Geologic Mapping Efforts Contribute to Local Education about Glacial Geology and Groundwater Resources - October 2006
Results of Geologic Mapping Provides Information for Local Planning - October 2006
Seismic Research Vessel Succeeds on Lake County Shake-Down Cruise - November 2003
Geologic Mapping Coalition Projects Continued - September 2003

Lake Michigan

Illinois Coastal Management Program Hearing - February 2011
Illinois to Join Coastal Zone Management Program - December 2010
Presentations on Chicago Lakeshore - October 2009
Two Field Trips Conducted in Chicago Area - August 2009
Sustainable Shorelines Is Chicago Conference Theme - October 2008
Chicago Burnham Centennial Previewed - October 2008
ISGS Scientist Gives Lecture on Illinois Beach State Park - October 2008
Planning for the Future of Chicago's Far North Lakefront - March 2008
From the Watershed to the Global Ocean - March 2008
Lake Michigan Flirts with Record Low Water Level - January 2008
Developing a Master Plan for the Evanston Lakefront - August 2007
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of a Shoreline Vision - June 2007
ISGS Expertise Aids Beach Building at Illinois Beach State Park - April 2007
Asbestos Task Force Report for Illinois Beach State Park Released - July 2006
Reports Released - March 2006
Illinois Coastal Management Program Holds Second-Round of Workshops - December 2005
Chicago "Last Four Miles" Committee Organized - October 2005
Illinois Coastal Management Program Update: Workshop for the Calumet Region - September 2005
First Workshops/Open House for Illinois Coastal Management Program - August 2005
Illinois to Join Federal Coastal Zone Management Prrogram - November 2004

La Salle County

Environmental Assessment Contract Completed for La Salle - April-May, 2009
Environmental Study for La Salle - February 2009
University of Illinois Geography Department Contributes to ISGS Outcrop Studies - June 2008
Final Settlement of LaSalle Superfund Side Suit - January 2008
Six Abandoned Coal Mine Maps Completed - October 2006
ISU Students and ISGS Interns Continue Study Begun with IBHE Funds - September 2004
IBHE-Funded Research Projects Train ISU Geology Students - July 2004

Lee County

Green River Lowlands Sand Dunes Project Completed - March 2009
Map of Lee County Sand Distribution Nearing Completion - February 2008

Limestone

Characterizing High-Quality Illinois Limestone - July 2011
Limestone Mapping Proposal Funded - November 2009
Study on Limestone Fines for Desulfurization Completed - September, 2008
Annual Review of Illinois Industrial Minerals Completed - May 2008
Several Requests Received for Limestone Information - February 2008
Potential Source of Limestone for Desulfurization Scrubbers Will Be Studied - April 2007
Information Provided on Limestone for Power Plants - June 2006
Annual Review of Industrial Minerals Completed - April 2006
Limestone for Coal Desulfurization - November 2005

Livingston County

Six Abandoned Coal Mine Maps Completed - October 2006

Macon County

Macon County Conservation District Assistance - March 2006

Madison County

Fall Geological Science Field Trips Attract More than 200 Participants - November 2007

Marshall County

Reconnaissance Analysis Completed for Senachwine Creek Watershed - September, 2008

Massac County

Banner Month for ISGS Map Production - December 2007

McHenry County

McHenry County Official Visits ISGS - April 2011
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
Three-dimensional Hydrogeologic Mapping Begins in McHenry County - November, 2008
Mapping Coalition Completes Drilling Season - November, 2008
Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition Drilling - September, 2008
Chemical and Isotopic Database for McHenry County Study on Groundwater Quality and Land Use Completed - December 2007
ISGS Provides Input to McHenry County Proposed Development - September 2006

McLean County

ISGS Will Assist IEPA in Mapping "LUST" Sites - November 2003

Meetings (see Outreach)

Mercury

EPRI Selects ISGS to Participate in Mercury Sorbent Characterization Study - August 2008
Fabrication of a Full-Scale Sorbent Activation Process for Mercury Control - April 2008
Mercuty Control Technology Meeting at Applied Research Laboratory - January 2008
ISGS Mercury Control Technology Receives Funding from Illinois Clean Coal Institute - November 2007
Mercury Emission Control Research - December 2006

Moultrie County

Six Abandoned Coal Mine Maps Completed - October 2006

Natural Gas

Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns Discussed - March 2012
Coal Bed Methane Workshop Attracts 120 Participants - December 2004
Work Begins for New DOE-Funded Research Project on Oil Exploration - November 2004
ISGS Helps Local Business Develop Natural Gas Tracer Technology - December 2002

Oil

Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns Discussed - March 2012
Wabash-Ohio River Coordinating Council Oil Well Task Force - December 2011
Innovations in Oil Recovery - March 2011
New Publication on Silurian Deposits in Mt. Auburn Trend - September 2010
New Visualization Project Funded - September 2010
New Findings on Silurian Petroleum Reservoirs Generate Interest in the Sangamon Arch in West-Central Illinois - August 2009
Annual Petroleum Report Completed - March 2009
Petroleum Short Course Taught - March 2009
Sugar Creek Enhanced Oil Recovery Project Beginning - February 2009
Log Scanning Project Completed - December 2008
Oil and Gas Section Projects Completed - November, 2008
New U.S. Department of Energy Contract Awarded - October 2008
ISGS Geologists Present Papers at Petroleum Geologists Meeting - October 2007
Oil and Gas Records in High Demand - March 2007
Oil Potential from Lower Paleozoic Rocks - October 2006
Waterflood Data Goes Online - June 2006
Poster on Illinois Oil Potential Presented - April 2006
Interactive Oil Database Demonstrated - March 2006
Honors and Awards - March 2006
Requests for Oil-Related Information Increasing - February 2006
A Busy Month for PTTC Activities - November 2005
Oil Potential from Lower Paleozoic Rocks - October 2005
Work Begins for New DOE-Funded Research Project on Oil Exploration - November 2004
Continuing Enhancements of Databases for ILOIL Web Site Attract Users - October 2004

Outreach

Digital Mapping Techniques Workshop - March 2012
Educating 5th Graders about Geology Gains Awards - March 2012
Visit to Capitol Hill, Washington, DC - February 2012
Illinois Height Modernization Program Workshop - February 2012
5-year Survey Science Strategy - February 2012
Field Trips Examine Glacial Features and Major Aggregate Sources - September 2011
William C. Haneberg Lectures - March 2011
Innovations in Oil Recovery - March 2011
Earthquakes in the Central United States - February 2011
Illinois Coastal Management Program Hearing - February 2011
Sessions on Natural Hazards and Land-Ocean-Atmospheric Interaction Processes at AGU Meeting - December 2010
Fullbright Senior Specialist Returns from Egypt Assignment - November 2010
National Science Foundation Workshop on Rift Initiation and Evolution - November 2010
pXRF Short Course - November 2010
Dating Illinois Loess and Dune Sand - October 2010
GSA 2010 Technical Program - October 2010
Chicagoland Geo-Engineering Field Trip - September 2010
Prehistoric Chicago on Discovery Channel - September 2010
Environmental Information for Danish Consulate-General's Office - September 2010
Several Talks Given on the Chicago Lakefront - July 2010
Major Outreach Efforts - June 2010
Public Field Trip Draws Large Crowd - May 2010
North-Central AEG Short Course - May 2010
ISGS Staff Present Talks - May 2010
DOE-NETL Review Panel - May 2010
Significant Results and Project Completions - April 2010
Scientific Meetings - April 2010
Outreach Efforts - April 2010
Talks Given at Scientific Meetings - March 2010
Outreach Efforts - March 2010
Groundwater Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems - February 2010
"America's Ice Age" on the History Channel - February 2010
Display for Land Surveyors Association Meeting - February 2010
Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals Meeting - February 2010
ISGS Staff Present Seminars - February 2010
Illinois State Mineral Still Newsworthy - January 2010
Presentation Given on Midwest Earthquakes - January 2010
Survey Scientist Interviewed on Quad Cities Earthquakes - January 2010
ISGS Helps Organize First GIS Fair on University of Illinois Campus - December 2009
American Geophysical Union Meeting, International Year of Planet Earth - December 2009
University of Cincinnati Colloquium Presenter - December 2009
Presentation for Mahomet Aquifer Consortium - December 2009
Staff Member Participates in National Earthquake Meeting - December 2009
Carbon Sequestration Presentations - November 2009
Height Modernization Programs Hosts Forum - November 2009
Illinois State Geological Survey Included in University Delegation to China - October 2009
Geologist Attends Young Earth Scientists Conference - October 2009
ISGS Members Speak at Several Meetings - October 2009
Participating in Educational Events - October 2009
2009 Governor's Conference on Management of the Illinois River - October 2009
Presentations on Chicago Lakeshore - October 2009
Survey Staff Members Speak to University Classes - October 2009
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium Sequestration Technology Transfer Center - September 2009
ISGS Members Help Conduct Eastern Section AAPG Meeting - September 2009
Papers on Produced Water Presented at Two Conferences - September 2009
ISGS Outreach - September 2009
East-Central Regional Water Supply Planning Effort Conducts Major Outreach Efforts - August 2009
Two Field Trips Conducted in Chicago Area - August 2009
Clay Minerals Short Course at the ISGS - August 2009
Boy Scouts Provided Badge Help - August 2009
Paper Presented on Water Management in India - July 2009
ISGS Geologists Lead Field Trip for International Scientists - July 2009
Public Outreach Conducted for Water-Supply Planning - July 2009
Teacher Workshop Presented - July 2009
Two Talks Presented at Wetlands Meeting - June 2009
Two Carbon Sequestration Talks presented - June 2009
Paleontology Talk Presented - June 2009
Public Field Trips Draw Large Crowds - June 2009
ISGS Assists in Hydrology Field Course - June 2009
Coal Education Conference - June 2009
Groundwater Presentations - June 2009
ISGS Contributes to Chicago Celebration - June 2009
Material Provided for Geocache - June 2009
Geophysicist Organizes Session on New Approaches in Near-Surface Geophysics - April-May, 2009
ISGS has Major Presence at Regional Meeting - April-May, 2009
ISGS Participates in Earthquake Preparedness - April-May, 2009
Presentations at National and State Meetings - April-May, 2009
ISGS Contributes to Burnham Centennial Celebration - April-May, 2009
Earthquake Insight Field Trip - April-May, 2009
First Naturally Illinois Expo Draws Crowd - March 2009
Talk Presented at American Chemical Society Meeting - March 2009
Petroleum Short Course Taught - March 2009
Staff Member Meets with Congressional and Administrative Staff - March 2009
Workshops Presented for Naturalists - March 2009
Grade School in Benld Affected by Mine Subsidence - March 2009
ISGS Staff Participate in INRS Modeling Workshop - February 2009
Dragonfly Habitat Talk Presented - February 2009
ISGS Researchers Filmed for NOVA Episode - February 2009
Several Earthquake Talks Presented - February 2009
Height Modernization Display at Surveyors and Engineers Meetings - February 2009
Graphics Provided for Discovery Channel - December 2008
Presentation Selected for Media Coverage by ACS - December 2008
ISGS Staff Selected for National Ground Water Association Committees - December 2008
Invited Lecture Presented at a Nanotechnology Conference at the University of Jordan - November, 2008
Busy Month for Earthquake Preparedness - November, 2008
ISGS Staff Participate in Outreach Activities - November, 2008
Workshop Attended - November, 2008
Sustainable Shorelines Is Chicago Conference Theme - October 2008
Chicago Burnham Centennial Previewed - October 2008
ISGS Participates in CUSEC Meeting - October 2008
ISGS Scientist Gives Lecture on Illinois Beach State Park - October 2008
Fossil Forest Tale Continues - October 2008
Survey Scientist Featured at Springfield Rock and Mineral Show - October 2008
ISGS Featured at IDOT Fall Program Meeting - September, 2008
Invited Speaker at Earthquake Conference - September, 2008
Quaternary Geologist Presents Talk at International Meeting - September, 2008
ISGS Staff in Teaching Roles - August 2008
ISGS Participates in Workshop on Post-Earthquake Information Management - July 2008
ISGS Mapping Posters Reach Wide Audience - June 2008
ISGS Hosts 54^th Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference - May 2008
April Geological Science Field Trip Attract 100 Participants - April 2008
ISGS Researchers Active at North-Central GSA - April 2008
2008 ISGS Open House Attracts Large Crowd - March 2008
Two Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) Workshops Held - March 2008
From the Watershed to the Global Ocean - March 2008
54^th Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference to Visit Sites in Northeastern Illinois - February 2008
Fall Geological Science Field Trips Attract More than 200 Participants - November 2007
ISGS Contributes to the 11^th Biennial Geovernor's Conference on Management of the Illinois River System - October 2007
Field Trip on Geology and Earthquakes in Southwestern Illinois - October 2007
Kane County Workshop on Water-Supply Sustainability and Map Delivery - October 2007
ISGS Geologists Present Papers at Petroleum Geologists Meeting - October 2007
Illinois Clearinghouse: Celebrating Ten Years of Data Distribution - September 2007
Mapping the Land Beneath Our Feet: A Field Demonstration of Data Collection Techniques - August 2007
County Coal Maps for Illinois State Fair - August 2007
ISGS Scientists Provide Fossil Dig Materials to Argyle Lake State Park - August 2007
Developing a Master Plan for the Evanston Lakefront - August 2007
Several Energy Outreach Activities Completed - July 2007
Assistance Provided for Earthquake Planning - June 2007
Public Attends ISGS Open House - March 2007
Oceanography Debuts in Science Olympiad - March 2007
Presentations Given for Earthquake Awareness Week - February 2007
Presentation on Global Warming given to the Save the Prairie Society - February 2007
Coastal Geologist Explains History of Chicago River to Chicago High School Students - February 2007
ISGS Celebrates Earth Science Week - November 2006
Busy Month for Educational Outreach - May 2006
ISGS at Geology Shows - April 2006
Fall Field Trip Attracts Large Crowd - November 2006
PTTC Workship Held on Detecting, Maintaining, and Repairing Casing Integrity - November 2006
ISGS Participants in IDOT Fall Program Meeting - October 2006
Preparations for Cave-In-Rock Field Trip Yield Interesting Findings - August 2006
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Summer Workshop - July 2006
Coal Education Workshop - July 2006
Near and Far Science in Illinois (NFSI) Workshops - July 2006
Staff Participate in Utility Locating Exercise - July 2660
Busy Month for Educational Outreach - May 2006
ISGS at Geology Shows - April 2006
ISGS Participates in IDOT Fall Program Meeting - October 2005
ISGS to Co-Sponsor National Ground Water Summit - October 2005
Centennial Field Trip - October 2005
Emerald Dragonfly Symposium - October 2005
First Workshops/Open House for Illinois Coastal Management Program - August 2005
ISGS Hosts Meeting of State Geologists - June 2005
ISGS Hosts Field Trip for Midwest Glacial Geologists - May 2005
Coal Bed Methane Workshop Attracts 120 Participants - December 2004
Workshop at UI Highlights Possible Effects of Central U.S. Earthquakes - December 2004
U.S. EPA Rule Changes May Alter ISGS Environmental Assessments - October 2004
Pekin-Area Field Trips Teach Geology to More Than 250 - May 2004
NATO-Sponsored Forum in Poland Reviews Usefulness of Geologic Maps - December 2003
New Map Reveals Data on Illinois' Crops and Other Land Uses - December 2002

Peoria County

Reconnaissance Analysis Completed for Senachwine Creek Watershed - September, 2008
Peoria Area Shale Resources Promising - September 2003

Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)

Petroleum Short Course Taught - March 2009
Two Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) Workshops Held - March 2008
PTTC Workshop Held on Detecting, Maintaining, and Repairing Casing Integrity - November 2006

Piatt County

New Drill Holes Aid Aquifer Mapping and Extend Boundaries of Coal Seam - April-May, 2009
Summer Resistivity Field Work Completed - September, 2008

Publications and Products

Burnham Park Publication - February 2012
New Publication on the Illinois Sinkhole Plain's Karst Terrain - February 2011
New Publication on Silurian Deposits in Mt. Auburn Trend - September 2010
Grant Received for Cataloging Library - July 2009
Eight Maps of Abandoned Mines Completed - June 2009
Chicago Burnham Centennial Previewed - October 2008
STATEMAP Products Completed - August 2008
New ISGS Publication Documents Paleoecology at Illinois Site - February 2008
Illinois' Ice Age Legacy Updated - August 2007
ISGS Assists in Production of Earthquake Preparedness Video - November 2006
Update on Geologic Quadrangle Mapping - September 2006
Revised Coal Availability Maps Completed - October 2005
New Geologic Maps Completed for ISGS StateMap Effort - September 2005
Geologic Mapping Products Released Online - September 2004
First ISGS Publications on CD-ROM are Released - September 2004
New Geoscience Educational Series Publications Discuss Natural Resource Issues - September 2004
First Draft of Starved Rock/Matthiessen Geology Guide Completed - August 2003

Pulaski County

High-Resolution Seismic Surveys Map Groundwater Resources, Reveal Shallow Faults - May 2004

Rice Lake

Illinois River Sediment Sampling - June 2006

Saline County

Assessment of a Geophysical Coal Exploration Method Completed - October 2007
Coal Bed Methane Workshop Attracts 120 Participants - December 2004

Site Assessments

Environment Screening Completed for Mendota - September 2009
Environmental Assessment Contract Completed for La Salle - April-May, 2009
Environmental Study for La Salle - February 2009
Geologists Help State and Federal Agencies Determine Origin of Sediment at the Ottawa, Illinois, Superfund Site - April 2007
Assistance Provided to Consulting Firm Conducting Local Road Site Assessments - February 2007
Staff Member Assists Coordination Between Agencies and Railroads - December 2006
"The Magnificent Mile" Assessment Completed - June 2006
Pecatonica Prairie Parkway Project Completed - February 2006
Environmental Site Assessments - ISGS Completes First of Many Site Assessments for "CREATE" - April 2005

Stephenson County

Plan for Wetland Creation in Stephenson County - September 2010
Investigation of Seeps Along the Fox River - February 2006

St. Louis Area

Bridge Consultants Use Information from ISGS Stored Core - June 2008
ISGS Provides Environmental Work for Mississippi River Bridge - January 2008
Searching for Buried Steam Boats - September 2007
Publication Plan for Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area Earthquake Scenario - May 2007
Evaluation of Seismic Shaking Risk in the St. Louis Metro Region: ISGS Collaborates with the Univ. of Missouri-Rolla - July 2006

Three-dimensional Mapping/Modeling

New Visualization Project Funded - September 2010
ISGS Staff Present Seminars - February 2010
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding - April-May, 2009
Additional Funding for Geology of Lake County Project - November, 2008
Three-dimensional Hydrogeologic Mapping Begins in McHenry County - November, 2008
3-D Model Created by Earth Science Data Viewer - November 2004
Computer Application for 3-D Visulation Under Development - October 2004
Geologic Modeling Software Licenses Donated - September 2003

Wabash County

April 18, 2008, Mt. Carmel, Illinois: Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake and Aftershocks - April 2008
Sequestration Site Selected for Carbon Dioxide Injection - May 2007

Waterflood

Waterflood Data Goes Online - June 2006

Well Logs

Workshop Presented on Well Log Analysis - June 2006

Wetlands and Streams

Monitoring Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve - September 2010
Plan for Wetland Creation in Stephenson County - September 2010
Bioswales Research Funded - August 2010
Havana Requests Assistance with Flooded Wetland - August 2010
Stream Mitigation Guidelines - April 2010
Advice Provided on Wetlands Projects - August 2009
Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank Approved - July 2009
Two Talks Presented at Wetlands Meeting - June 2009
Dragonfly Habitat Talk Presented - February 2009
ISGS to Provide Input for an Illinois Stream Mitigation Program - October 2008
Tollway Runoff Monitoring Project Begins - March 2008
ISGS Assists Illinois Tollway Authority in Wetlands Preservation - December 2007
Geologic Mapping Solves Wetland Restoration and Environmental Problems - July 2007
ISGS Staff Member Assists in Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Conservation Efforts - April 2007
ISGS Helps Evaluate Impacts to Illinois-Wisconsin Natural Areas - February 2007
Wetlands Staff Assists Forest Preserve District of Will County - January 2007
ISGS Provides Input to McHenry County Proposed Development - September 2006
ISGS Assists in Evaluating Mitigation Alternatives for Tritium Releases - September 2006
Village of Lake Barrington Fen Work Reaches Successful Conclusion - April 2006
ISGS Serves as Advisor to Wetlands Monitoring Program - April 2006
Macon County Conservation District Assistance - March 2006
Wetlands Studies at Wagner Fen - February 2006
Lake Barrington Wetlands Assistance - December 2005
Wetlands Section Assists Illinois Nature Preserves Commission - September 2005
Winnebago County Wetland Mitigation - August 2005
ISGS Analyses May Uncover Cause of Problems at Lockport Fen - December 2004

White County

Test Continue at Coalbed Methane Production Test Site - September 2004
Illinois Coals Permeable Enough for Coalbed Methane - May 2004
White County Coal Bed Methane Development Project Begins - November 2003
Geologic Modeling Software Licenses Donated - September 2003

Will County

Karst Information Presented to Environmental Network - July 2009
Interstate-355 Extension Opens - November 2007
ISGS Staff Member Assists in Hine's Emerald Dragonfly conservation Efforts - April 2007
Wetlands Staff Assists Forest Preserve District of Will County - January 2007
ISGS Assists in Evaluating Mitigation Alternatives for Tritium Releases - September 2006

Williamson County

Banner Month for ISGS Map Production - December 2007

Winnebago County

First Phase of Height Modernization Project Completed - May 2010
Earthquake Preparedness Information Provided to Winnebago County - December 2007
Pecatonica Prairie Parkway Project Completed - February 2006
Winnebago County Wetland Mitigation - August 2005

Workshops (see Outreach)

Updated 08/14/2012 SLD