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School of Natural Resources

Conservation and Survey Division - Survey Areas

Geological Survey

Basic research on the state's geologic framework and history is the work of the Division's geologists.

Soil Survey

As part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, the division's soils program maps, inventories and studies soils and interprets these data.

Water Resources Survey

Water studies examine the physical and geochemical characteristics of aquifers, the quantity, quality and integrated management of groundwater and surface water, the effects of climate change and protection of water supplies.

Survey Areas