Geologic mapping of priority areas in wisconsin project period: 06 01 2023 through 05 31 2025AWARD purpose this award provides funding to the wisconsin geological and natural history survey to…

The University of Wisconsin System will receive $1,172,256 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey to complete geologic mapping projects in priority areas of Wisconsin through the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810). Deliverables will include unpublished preliminary geologic maps and reports of the Baraboo Hills region and portions of western Crawford County. Additional non-map deliverables are digital geologic map databases of counties bordering Lake Superior and digitization of previously published maps. Intended beneficiaries are Wisconsin residents, land use planners, environmental consultants, and government agencies. No subrecipients are included in this award to produce new geologic maps and related explanatory information important to Wisconsin's economic and social welfare under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.

Geologic mapping of priority areas in wisconsin project period: 06 01 2023 through 05 31 2025AWARD purpose this award provides funding to the wisconsin geological and natural history survey to complete geologic mapping projects in priority areas as identified by their long-range mapping plan and supported by the wisconsin geologic mapping advisory committee. Funding provided by the award is matched by at least 1:1 with state-provided funding. Activities to be performed planned activities include mapping of quaternary and bedrock geology, digitization of prior and ongoing mapping, field work and sampling, drilling and documentation of rock and sediment cores, laboratory analysis of the mineralogy geochemistry of rock and sediment samples, travel to conferences to present work and engage in professional development, and the preparation and publication of the resulting geologic maps and reports. Deliverables and expected outcomes deliverables for this award period include unpublished, preliminary geologic maps and an accompanying technical report from the baraboo hills region, a portion of western crawford county, and county-scale maps of lafayette, sauk and southwestern juneau, half of jackson, half of green, and jefferson counties in WI. Non-map deliverables include digital geologic map databases of previously-published (paper only) geologic maps from the counties bordering lake superior, as well as oneida, vilas, florence, langlade, forest, marathon, taylor, ozaukee, washington, and winnebago counties. Additional non-map deliverables include an unpublished, preliminary digital raster surface of the base maquoketa FM in NE WI, a preliminary, regional-scale quaternary geology map of the southern driftless area, a spreadsheet compilation of all available wgnhs downhole bedrock stratigraphic data from across the state, and index maps showing the inventory of all bedrock and quaternary geology GIS data available from wgnhs. Future outcomes will include the publication of the preliminary geologic maps listed above following completion of the mapping and successful peer review. Intended beneficiaries intended beneficiaries include, broadly, all residents of wisconsin including public, private, and academic organizations. Specifically, the products will benefit land use planners, environmental consultants, scientists interested in the geologic history of the region, interested residents, and state and federal governmental agencies. Subrecipient activities no subrecipients are included in this award.