Karst Interest Group (KIG) Workshop
Karst Interest Group Workshop
9th USGS KIG workshop October 22-24, 2024
KIG 2024 Workshop Field Trip
Karst terrain of Tennessee
The Karst Interest Group’s (KIG) mission is to encourage and support collaboration and technology transfer among scientists working in karst areas. The KIG encourages cooperative studies between USGS Programs and Water Science Centers, and between USGS and other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, and universities.
The 9th USGS KIG Workshop was October 22-24, 2024 in Nashville, TN.
The purpose of the KIG workshops is to bring together scientists from different offices of the USGS, Department of the Interior, other Federal and state agencies, research institutes, and universities to present the results of scientific work in karst areas or discuss karst related programs in their bureaus or offices. Workshops usually consist of technical presentations and poster sessions.
2024 Workshop
The 9th USGS Karst Interest Group (KIG) Workshop was in Nashville, TN at Tennessee State University.
Virtual field trip guide - Karst Hydrogeology of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee
Mission of the USGS Karst Interest Group
The KIG’s mission is to encourage and support inter-disciplinary collaboration and technology transfer among USGS scientists working in karst areas. Additionally, the KIG encourages cooperative studies between the Water Mission Area, the Water Science Centers, and other USGS Programs and Mission Area Centers, and between USGS and other Federal agencies, State and local agencies and university researchers.
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Karst Aquifers
KIG Workshops often include an optional field trip to explore local karst terrain. These photos were taken during previous KIG Workshop field trips.
Proceedings from previous Karst Interest Group workshops
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, October 19–20, 2021
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas, May 16–18, 2017
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Carlsbad, New Mexico, April 29-May 2, 2014
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 26-29, 2011
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Bowling Green, Kentucky, May 27-29, 2008
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceedings, Rapid City, South Dakota, September 12-15, 2005
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group proceedings, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, August 20-22, 2002
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group: proceedings, St Petersburg, Florida February 13-16, 2001
Related
Karst Aquifers
KIG Workshops often include an optional field trip to explore local karst terrain. These photos were taken during previous KIG Workshop field trips.
Proceedings from previous Karst Interest Group workshops