The USGS partners on this effort with the Michigan Geological Survey, the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, and many other state geological surveys.

A state survey with data that can enhance economic development and job creation in Michigan has been transferred to Western Michigan University, making Michigan one of just a few states in the ...

It also contains impressive collections of geologic maps, and thousands of drillers' reports, electrical and mechanical logs, mudlogs, porosity and permeability analyses, and related well data. In ...

Scientists believe Michigan may be an abundant source of what could become the next big thing in carbon-free energy.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new chapter begins for the Michigan Geological Survey (MGS), affiliated with Western Michigan University’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, as it secured a ...

KALAMAZOO, MI - The Michigan Geological Survey at Western Michigan University will be getting $500,000 in funding to map the subsurface of Michigan. WMU officials gathered with legislators and ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, MI— Situated steps from Mackinac Island’s most famous geological formation is a new nature center that fits seamlessly into its surroundings. The Milliken Nature Center opened ...

Scientists believe Michigan may be an abundant source of what could become the next big thing in carbon-free energy.

Dating back to 1865, this survey map by state geologist Alexander Winchell (who also taught at the University of Michigan) colorfully displays geological information as well as the location of ...

Michigan’s geological periods The geological map of Michigan looks a bit like a bullseye, and that’s because it used to be a basin filled by an ancient ocean.

Thomas Oommen, a professor of geological engineering at Michigan Technological University, is from Kerala, and he produced the Landslide Atlas of Kerala with colleague K.S. Sajinkumar, an assistant ...