
Geology
August 9, 2023
Cumbres and Toltec Geology Train
This year’s September 10th Geology Train — a very special and popular opportunity to enjoy…
Geology
August 9, 2023
This year’s September 10th Geology Train — a very special and popular opportunity to enjoy…
Minerals
April 13, 2023
The current annual Colorado Mineral and Energy Industry Activities report for 2021-22 is now available. Following up on…
Geology
March 30, 2023
Underwritten with special supplemental funding though the US Geological Survey (USGS) STATEMAP Program, we digitized, re-compiled, and quality-controlled several…
Water
February 7, 2023
“Water is the lifeblood of our state, and we are taking strong actions to protect Colorado’s water for generations to…
Geology
December 16, 2022
We’ve been wanting to put together a calendar for some time now, and 2023 seems to be the right…
Water
November 11, 2022
“The Fluvial Hazard Zone (FHZ) is defined as the area a stream has occupied in recent history, may occupy, or…
Hazards
September 23, 2022
It’s coming up in less than four weeks! The Great Colorado ShakeOut is a public earthquake drill that takes place…
Geology
September 7, 2022
A collaboration between the CGS and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) has…
Geology
August 16, 2022
The origins of The Great ShakeOut project lie, unsurprisingly, in Southern California, one of the more…
General
July 27, 2022
Dr. Christian Shorey—Teaching Professor of Environmental Science and Climatology in the Geology and Geological Engineering Department…
Hazards
July 21, 2022
Are pristine mountain waters always clean and pure? Can streams unaffected by human activities and livestock influences be unfit…
Geology
May 19, 2022
Fremont County, two hours south of Denver, is located on the south-central Front Range of Colorado in a geological region…
Geology
May 10, 2022
We’ve received the go ahead to help distribute this marvelous (and FREE!) 100+ page digital publication from the talented…
Geology
April 21, 2022
Our collaborators and friends up in Boulder at the Geological Society of America (GSA) are making…
Geology
April 11, 2022
Small but significant areas of Colorado are underlain by bedrock that is composed of evaporative…
Geology
April 8, 2022
One of our favorite online feeds is from the NASA Earth Observatory along with their…
Geology
March 16, 2022
This recent RMPBS/Colorado Experience video traces the history of transportation through Colorado’s spectacular Glenwood Canyon. It…
Geology
March 15, 2022
OF-20-11 Alkaline Complexes of the Wet Mountains Area, Colorado: A Geological Summary, Bibliography, and Data Compilation…
General
February 21, 2022
We just found out about this year’s Cumbres & Toltec Geology Train adventures in southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico.
General
May 13, 2017
We’ve decided to revive one of our most popular print publications — RockTalk — as a blog so that…
Hazards
June 21, 2005
Rockfalls and rock slides are common along transportation corridors in the Rocky Mountains. Clear Creek Canyon just west of Golden…