The Utah Geological Survey, a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, provides timely scientific information about Utah's geologic environment, resources, and hazards.

Contact us: Includes staff email and phone numbers.

Southern Utah Office: Serves Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield, Wayne, Piute, and Kane Counties.

Programs:

• Energy & Minerals
• Geologic Hazards
• Geologic Mapping
• Geologic Information & Outreach
• Ground Water & Paleontology
• State Energy Program (SEP)

UGS brochure (pdf): Contains general information about UGS programs and services.

Geologic projects

Mission, Vision, Values

Status and Directions (2007 - 2012) (pdf): Reviews current issues, and identifies long-term issues and goals (5-year time frame).

Utah Core Research Center: Contains the region's only publicly available and most complete collection of geologic cuttings and core from Utah.

UGS Board: Meets quarterly to discuss current and ongoing issues regarding the UGS.

Utah State jobs: New UGS job openings are included in the Natural Resources listing under Open Jobs/Agency.