Report Archive

Month

Subject

Aerial Photographs

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

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
Clay and Shale Resources for Bricks - January 2006

Alexander County

April Geological Science Field Trip Attract 100 Participants - April 2008

Aquifers (see Hydrogeology)

Awards

Staff Member completes Term as Chair of Professional Association - December 2007
ISGS Staff Member Receives Best Paper Award - October 2007
ISGS Presents Awards - December 2006
ISGS Geologists Receive Awards - October 2006
Honors and Awards - March 2006

Bedrock

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

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

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

Chicago

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

Christian County

Coal Bed Methane Talks Given

Coal

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

Coalbed Methane

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

Coastal Management (see Lake Michigan)

Cook County

Tollway Runoff Monitoring Project Begins - March 2008

Data

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

Du Page County

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

Earthquakes

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

Energy

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

Environmental Issues

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

Fayette County

Coal Mine and Coalbed Methane Information Provided - March 2006

Field Trips (see Outreach)

Fly Ash

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

Fossils

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

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

Geologic Mapping

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

Geophysics

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

Glacial Geology

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

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

Hydrogeology

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
Report Published on the Testing of a Map of Aquifer Sensitivity to Non-Point Pesticide Contamination - December 2005
ISGS and ISWS Host Midwest Ground Water Conference - November 2005
Groundwater Resource Investigations for Kendall County, Illinois - November 2005
ISGS to Co-Sponsor National Ground Water Summit - October 2005
ISGS Provides Techical Support for Large Groundwater Supplies - June 2005
Kendall County Groundwater Study Begins - May 2005
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
Kane County Receives Federal Grant for ISGS and ISWS Water Project - August 2006
ISGS Participates in Grundy County Public Forum - May 2006
Search for Arsenic Sources in an Aquifer - January 2006
Report Published on the Testing of a Map of Aquifer Sensitivity to Non-Point Pesticide Contamination - December 2005
Publication on Declining Specific Capacity of High-Capacity Wells in the Mahomet Aquifer Released - December 2005 Downhole Logging Helps Evaluate Quarry Geology - June 2006

Illinois Basin

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

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)

Interstate-355 Extension Opens - November 2007
ISGS Assists IDOT with Extranet Training and Development - November 2006

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

Illinois River

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

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

Kane County

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

Karst (sinkholes)

National Karst Map Project - September 2005

Kendall County

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

Laboratory Services

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

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 Informaiton for Local Planning - October 2006

Lake Michigan

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

La Salle County

Final Settlement of LaSalle Superfund Side Suit - January 2008
Six Abandoned Coal Mine Maps Completed - October 2006

Lee County

Map of Lee County Sand Distribution Nearing Completion - February 2008

Limestone

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

Massac County

Banner Month for ISGS Map Production - December 2007

McHenry County

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

Meetings (see Outreach)

Mercury

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

Oil

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

Outreach

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

Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)

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

Professional Recognition

Professional Recognition - August 2007
Professional Recognition - July 2007

Publications and Products

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

Rice Lake

Illinois River Sediment Sampling - June 2006

Saline County

Assessment of a Geophysical Coal Exploration Method Completed - October 2007

Site Assessments

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

Investigation of Seeps Along the Fox River - February 2006

St. Louis Area

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

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

Log Scanning Project Update - December 2006
Workshop Presented on Well Log Analysis - June 2006

Wetlands

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

Will County

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

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)

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Updated 6/19/2008 SLD