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It's ! It's time to celebrate these incredibly fragile and fascinating subterranean worlds.Want to get underground this...
06/05/2026

It's ! It's time to celebrate these incredibly fragile and fascinating subterranean worlds.

Want to get underground this weekend? Here's some places to enjoy, celebrate, and learn about caves in :

- Carter Caves State Resort Park, https://parks.ky.gov/things-to-do/caving/carter-caves-state-resort-park
- Mammoth Cave National Park, https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm
- Onyx Cave, http://www.onyxcave.com/
- Mammoth Onyx Cave (at Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo), https://www.kentuckydownunder.com/
- Crystal Onyx Cave, https://crystalonyxcaveky.com/
- Diamond Caverns, http://www.diamondcaverns.com/
- Outlaw Cave, https://jessejamesandoutlawcave.com/
- Hidden River Cave/American Cave Museum, http://www.hiddenrivercave.com/
- Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, https://parks.ky.gov/things-to-do/caving/dale-hollow-lake-state-resort-park

And that's a wrap on the 65th Annual Kentucky Geological Survey Seminar! This year's seminar brought together geoscienti...
06/04/2026

And that's a wrap on the 65th Annual Kentucky Geological Survey Seminar! This year's seminar brought together geoscientists, researchers, students, and industry professionals for a full day of learning, networking, and collaboration.

From emerging energy resources to cutting-edge geologic tools, attendees had the opportunity to explore how geology continues to support innovation, hazard mitigation, and resource development across the Commonwealth.

If this slope so much as sneezes, we'll know about it.The Potter interns recently completed a second drone survey of a...
06/03/2026

If this slope so much as sneezes, we'll know about it.

The Potter interns recently completed a second drone survey of a landslide at Floracliff Nature Sanctuary. The data will be used to tell us if any change on the slide has occurred since February.

Shown here, Jillian Bales and Breana Pollard are leveling the drone station and Grant Keyton is helping mentor Sarah Johnson get a height measurement.

Landslide monitoring station: Lilley Cornett Woods UpperStation integrity: Good.Data collection: Active.Ability to withs...
06/01/2026

Landslide monitoring station: Lilley Cornett Woods Upper
Station integrity: Good.
Data collection: Active.
Ability to withstand bear snuggles: Unexpectedly excellent.

https://kgs.uky.edu/slope-monitoring/stations.php?id=z6-31901

Lilley Cornett Woods Appalachian Ecological Research Station KY NSF EPSCoR

♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ ﾟAlright stop, collaborate and hike inCave Fork’s back with a forest rebirth missionTrees once cut down nearly ...
05/29/2026

♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ ﾟ
Alright stop, collaborate and hike in
Cave Fork’s back with a forest rebirth mission
Trees once cut down nearly completely
Now the Gorge grows back slowly and deeply
Will it ever stop? Yo, let’s go see
Dan and Judy spot the wildlife and trees

Andy talks rocks and the ancient terrain
Coal, timber, and the marks they left remain
Red River Gorge with its stories untold
One hundred years later, the forest’s grown bold
♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ ﾟ

Register ASAP for the free RRGCC hike, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (limited spots): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdBB4LY79Eu1vyZC0LOovTVC9WRGuZBizQ_fuMsm62jrSdgw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110058983675670074935

Warning: An emotional support rock may be necessary when you listen to this month's episode of The Big Blue Rock Pod.War...
05/28/2026

Warning: An emotional support rock may be necessary when you listen to this month's episode of The Big Blue Rock Pod.

Warning: This episode contains dangerous levels of enthusiasm for geoscience, student mentorship, and community building.

Warning: You may experience an onset of overwhelming appreciation for geoscience teachers, geoscience practitioners, and the entire geoscience community.

Warning: You will encounter tectonic levels of wholesomeness.

If you do not have your own personal support rock, we have included a graphic of one that you can stare at while you listen to this episode: https://kgsnews.podbean.com/e/the-enviropod-pod-teaching-earth-science-in-a-changing-world/.

KY NSF EPSCoR

's Landslides & Engineering Geo Team recently visited several landslides in western . At the request of Hickman City M...
05/27/2026

's Landslides & Engineering Geo Team recently visited several landslides in western . At the request of Hickman City Manager Robert Griggs, the team investigated several damaging landslides in the town of Hickman, Kentucky.

These are large landslides, mostly in loess (fine, loose, windblown silt), along the Mississippi River valley wall and extend into the loess uplands areas closer to town.

They also examined landslides at Columbus-Belmont State Park.

Columbus-Belmont State Park Friends

05/26/2026

Procrastinators unite! We know you, because we are you. But with the Annual Seminar in one week (June 2), the registration deadline approaches without mercy.

Register today (don't let the little voice in your head say 'I'll do it later' because we're down to the last later): https://tinyurl.com/fe5ry824.

Road trip!Souvenirs? Of course.- Refrigerator magnet? Nope.- "I went to EKY and all I got was this t-shirt"? Nah.- Photo...
05/22/2026

Road trip!

Souvenirs? Of course.
- Refrigerator magnet? Nope.
- "I went to EKY and all I got was this t-shirt"? Nah.
- Photo op with Big Foot? Yes.
- 300-million-year-old swamp deposits? Also yes.

coal expert Cortland Eble, along with Steve Greb and Tim Demko, recently travelled to the Hazard area to collect coal samples for an upcoming project.

Nothing like kicking off your first day of field work as a summer intern with 88 degree temperatures and 87% humidity....
05/21/2026

Nothing like kicking off your first day of field work as a summer intern with 88 degree temperatures and 87% humidity.

We swear they had fun, haha.

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