Proposal submissions for the 2027 GSA Section Meetings are OPEN! Submit at:
• geosociety.co/NortheasternSection
• geosociety.co/SoutheasternSection
• geosociety.co/RockyMountainSection
• geosociety.co/CordilleranSection.
Details for the 2027 Joint South-Central/North-Central coming soon.
The Geological Society of America (GSA)
New federal grant rules are under consideration—and the geoscience community needs to speak up. GSA opposes the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) proposed changes.
Visit geosociety.co/OMBActionAlert to read the full breakdown and submit your comment by 13 July.
Geosphere is accepting papers for its themed issue, Engaging the Next Generation: Keeping Geoscience Education Relevant in a Rapidly Changing World!
Submit at: geosociety.co/nextgeneration
New research is now online in the May/June issue of GSA Bulletin. Explore the latest geoscience discoveries and advances shaping our understanding of Earth: geosociety.co/May-June
Cover: Great Plains of North America. Photo by Caroline Hasler.
Volunteer at GSA Connects 2026! Help support meeting sessions and operations, connect with geoscientists worldwide, and receive complimentary registration in exchange for 8 volunteer hours.
Questions? [email protected]
Sign up: geosociety.co/volunteer
A sneak peek inside our new book, "Montana Rocks!" ⛰️ Explore 60 of Montana’s most fascinating geologic sites and uncover the stories behind the Big Sky landscape—from ancient mountains and Yellowstone volcanism to dinosaur nesting grounds and recent rockfalls.
Order now: geosociety.co/MontanaRocks
Day 5 at Farm Swartpunt—one of the most significant Ediacaran fossil sites on Earth. Standing at an outcrop that helped define an entire chapter of life on Earth. That's a pretty remarkable place to spend a day in the field.
#ThompsonFieldForum #Ediacaran #Namibia #GSAintheField
Incised valleys. Reefs. Olistoliths. Treptichnids. Day 6 of the 2026 GSA Thompson Field Forum at Farm Swartkloofberg tackled the newly defined Swartkloofberg Formation—and the Cambrian boundary debate head-on.
#ThompsonFieldForum #Ediacaran #Namibia #GSAintheField
Journeying through deep time at Siccar Point, Scotland ⛰️ GSA’s recent field trip explored the iconic site where James Hutton’s observations shaped our understanding of Earth’s history. Ready for your next geologic adventure? Explore GSA Connects 2026 field trips: geosociety.co/field-trips
Field. Collections. Core. The final two days of the 2026 GSA Thompson Field Forum took the group to the Geological Survey of Namibia in Windhoek—Ediacaran fossil collections, a GRIND-ECT core workshop, and a fitting close to an incredible week.
#ThompsonFieldForum #Namibia #GSAintheField
