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Metallic Mineral Exploration in Wisconsin [1980-1987]
Annual summaries of metallic mineral exploration in Wisconsin for 1980-1987. Each summary includes statistical reviews of exploration activity, highlights of the year's activity, and reviews of legislative actions affecting exploration. -
Laurentide Ice Sheet: Ice-Margin Positions in Wisconsin
Series of 43 page-size maps showing the chronology of the last glaciation's advances and retreats across Wisconsin. Includes a brief discussion about how the maps were made, how lake positions were determined, as well as a list of selected references. -
Municipal Drinking Water Safety: The Link Between Groundwater, Pathogens, and Public Health
Most Wisconsin municipalities already disinfect their water supply. For those that don't, this publication describes how viruses from untreated sewage can contaminate groundwater, causing acute gastrointestinal illness. It also identifies available technology for treating water. -
Bedrock Stratigraphic Units in Wisconsin
Chart showing the layers of rock (stratigraphy) present in Wisconsin, their geologic ages, and the associated rock units. The page-size version explains how to read and interpret this complex diagram. (The stratigraphic column is also available as a poster, see WOFR2006-06.) -
Common Paleozoic Fossils of Wisconsin
Describes how and where fossils form, what fossils tell us about ancient environments, how to collect fossils, and where to look for them. Heavily illustrated. -
Understanding Wisconsin Township, Range, and Section Land Descriptions
A guide to understanding the basics of township, range, and section. -
Glaciation of Wisconsin
Brief technical description of Wisconsin’s geologic history, glacial phases and lobes, and correlation and distribution of Pleistocene units. Heavily illustrated. -
An Introduction to Wisconsin Wetlands
Description of the different types of wetlands in Wisconsin and their importance to the surrounding landscape. Illustrated with black and white photographs. -
Wisconsin Lakes Levels--Their Ups and Downs
This booklet examines lake-level fluctuations by lake type for 28 Wisconsin lakes. Records span a period of 20 years or longer.
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Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
