Geology and Environmental Science

Browse through publications and resources and databases on energy resources, mineral resources and National Laboratory data

US Energy Information Administration- look through coal statistics, such as reserves, prices and resource maps

Search laws and regulations, fact sheets, forms job listings and information regarding mining oversight and inspection

National Park Service's Rock and Mineral resource page that includes further links to more information and basic explanations

Explore specimens, flora and fauna, the history of geologic time and hundreds of resources on this site sponsored by the NSF

Explore hundreds of thousands of specimens with statistics and localities for each

Explore the geologic history of the 7 regions of the US, with interactive maps, field guides and resources

Interactive simplistic model of geologic time information, including index fossils, the geologic time scale and relative time scale

Provides several resources about teaching geologic time available from the SERC website. This includes a list of project websites that provide visualizations, teaching activities, and tools that may be of use in the classroom or in lab.

Cornell's Museum of the Earth, located in Ithaca, not only houses amazing exhibitions, it also has online resources including research, databases and collections

National Park Service's resources for geologic time including modules, videos, educational resources and classroom activities

Access resources, committee information and newsletters regarding the Geological Society of America's Hydrogeology division

Enter a specific location to get information on groundwater sites, springs, water quality sites, etc

House of Water and Environment resources and lectures on groundwater flow to wells, well design, discharge, etc

The series consists of 13 chapters which describe the ground-water resources of regional areas that collectively cover the 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

To accompany Fossen's "Structural Geology" textbook, here is an extensive module providing brief descriptions and animations for each chapter of text.

Incorporated Research Institute for Seismology animations on topics of tectonics, volcanoes and Earth's structure

SERC Site Guides to Tectonics includes activities, resources and courses for teachers and students

Stereonet 9 is a program run on Windows, Mac and Linux that allows you to plug in strikes and dips to make stereonets and determine plunge, intersections, etc. This site also has location and date tagging capabilities

National Park Service's resources on plate tectonics which includes animations and educational resources

University of Massachusetts IMS: The University of Massachusetts IMS graduate program brings together expertise in marine science and related fields under the umbrella of the entire University of Massachusetts system.

Explore facts, news and multimedia through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's website

Ocean Research Drilling Vessel

Access to exploration info (including Okeanos Explorer) along with educational resources on a plethora of subjects

USGS coastal and marine geologic research supports understanding of coastal and marine environments, through technology, tools, data and mapping products.

Browse topics on Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutes Oceanus Magazine ranging from climate, coast, seafloor and pollution.

Coastal and marine research news from across USGS

Information on the main layers of the ocean

USGS Gloria Mapping Program Information, Woods Hole Field Activities, Coastal Map Servers

GIS activities for middle school-university level education

Use with ArcGIS or on it's own

Use Google Earth or Google Earth Pro to explore on its own or in conjunction with other software including GIS

A nationwide listing of known publicly available high-accuracy topographic and bathymetric source elevation data for the United States and its territories. The inventory provides a single resource for information about all known completed and in-progress broad-area public domain elevation data.

High resolution image panoramic photography

SERC Site Guide to GIS resources, which include courses, activities and teaching GIS resources and ideas

GeoTriple for Oil and Gas Exploration is a Geoforge geoscience software-platform that handles Oil and Gas Exploration (i.e. Wells, 2D and 3D seismic surveys).