This page is home to our newsletter archive, where you can browse past issues, revisit important announcements, and explore stories you may have missed. From project updates and upcoming events to resources and behind‑the‑scenes highlights, each edition captures what’s been happening in our community. Use the links below to open any issue and stay connected with our ongoing work.
Click here (7.98 MB) to download Issue #9.
Issue #9 - Spring/Summer 2025
- Future Geoscientists Take the Field
- MGS Prioritizes Its Commitment to K-12 and Public Engagement
- From Core to Global Headlines: MGS Repository Featured in Forbes Magazine
- Advancing Michigan’s Groundwater Science
- Triage Hits the Mark!
- The Light Side of Sedimentology: Grain Size from a New Angle
- Drilling Deeper: How MGS is Rebuilding Michigan’s Geologic Picture
- New Core Repository Moves Into Construction Phase
Click here (8.98 MB) to download Issue #8.
Issue #8 - Fall 2024
- Major Milestones and Progress in 2024
- Introducing New Staff
- MGS Cuttings Collection Supports CCUS
- MGS Taps into Extensive Coverage of Cuttings Collection
- Unlocking Michigan’s Subsurface Vault – Annual Core Workshop
- Cass County Surficial Geology Report
- Dark Data Brought to Light
- MGS Research Supports Food Security
- Core Stories – Updated Wayne County Bedrock Map
Click here (3.75 MB) to download Issue #7.
Issue #7 - Summer 2024
- Triage Validates Wells!
- Introducing New Staff
- MGS Wins $5M CCUS Grant
- Outreach and Education Activities
- National Geological Map Database Program Update
- Core Stories – 1.1 Billion-year-old Mystery Solved
- Field Stories – Geologic Mapping near Watersmeet, MI
- Honoring the Legacy of John A. Yellich
Click here (4.26 MB) to download Issue #6.
Issue #6 - Spring 2024
- MGS Welcomes New Director
- Introducing New Staff
- Data Highlight – Mounted Cuttings
- Outreach and Education Activities
- Application of HVSR to Bedrock Mapping
- CCUS Confining System Core Workshop
- MGS Aggregates Mapping Efforts
- Developing 3D Repository
- Core Stories – Salt and Potash
Click here (3.74 MB) to download Issue #5.
Issue #5 - Winter 2023
- MGRRE Wins NGGDPP Grant
- Data Highlight: Drill Stem Tests
- Outreach and Education Activities
- Women’s History Month – Helen Martin
- Legacy Cuttings Curated
- Water Well Drillers Training
- Core Stories – OTT-21-02
Click here (4.71 MB) to download Issue #4.
Issue #4 - Fall 2023
- MGRRE Seeking New Home
- Introducing New Staff
- Data Highlight: Gas Chromatographic Analyses
- Outreach and Education Activities
- A Busy and Exciting Quarter at MGRRE
- USGS Earth MRI Update
- Core Stories – Saving UP Core
- Field Stories – Geologic Mapping in Dickinson
Click here (5.00 MB) to download Issue #3.
Issue #3 - Summer 2023
- Big Wing for New CCUS Research
- Introducing New Staff
- Data Highlight-Core Analyses
- Outreach and Education Activities
- Surficial Geologic Map of Allegan County
- Surficial Geologic Map of Ottawa County
- Core Stories – Salina Group, C-Shale Formation
- Michigan Copper Industry
- Field Stories – Rockhounding for Copper
Click here (3.49 MB) to download Issue #2.
Issue #2 - Spring 2023
- MGS County Mapping Program
- Introducing New Staff
- Free Geologic Maps
- Geologic Points of Interest Youtube Series
- Outreach and Education Activities
- Triage Project Update
- Accessibility Mapping
- Core Stories and Outcrop Stories
- In Memory of Lloyd Schmaltz
Click here (3.81 MB) to download Issue #1.
Issue #1 - Winter 2022
- MGS Secures State Funding
- Introducing New Staff
- WMU Hosts DOE Visit at MGRRE
- Making Data Accessible through Scanning
- Outreach and Education Activities
- In Memory of Alan Kehew
- Mapping Michigan
- Core Stories