The following links are to organizations that help to further the general geological knowledge - specifically in South West Montana as well as general sites that promote geology. We welcome new suggestions! Please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   if you know of a site that should be included. Thanks.

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Organization	Overview
Amateur Geology	A site dedicated to Geology - information, resources, jobs, and even a store for the amateur geologist.
Montana Dinosaur Trail	Our rocks around Sheridan are old enough but generally considered too old and too contorted for fossil remains old dinosaurs. We do have other fossils though (including insects!). However if you have come this far and are headed east you might enjoy following the dinosuar trail. Start at the Musuem of the Rockies in Bozeman.
Environmental Sciences The University of Montana - Western	Environmental science education for undergraduates. Curriculum emphasizes multi-disciplinary field-based research projects; specializations in applied mathematics, wildlife biology, environmental geochemistry, geology, sustainable natural resource management, wildlands therapy, or wildlands interpretation. Southwest Montana is our lab. Skill to do comes of doing. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
	This is a statewide project. The Lewis and Clark Trail includes the Expedition's outbound route (1805) on the Missouri River drainage, over the Continental Divide to the Bitterroot Valley, and across Lolo Pass to Idaho. The return trip (1806) includes the Clark Fork, Blackfoot, Marias, Missouri, Gallatin, and Yellowstone rivers and overland passages.
GIBSON CONSULTING	Popular Geology Index for scientists, non-scientists, teachers, students. This is also a commercial web site but with lots of interesting Geological Information on South West Montana
Earthmaps	Earthmaps offers a variety of earth science data, map tools, and learning resources from many individuals, companies, and organizations. We are always adding to our data sets, maps, and learning tools, so please continue to check back with us.
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology	Montana Tech - Butte, MT  The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology is the principal source of earth science information for the citizens of Montana.
Museum of the Rockies	Montana and the Northern Rockies are changing by the minute. The Museum of the Rockies believes that we need to safeguard the objects from our past that tell the stories of this remarkable place, those that remind us who we are and where we came from. We believe in challenging visitors to understand how objects that carry messages from our past can change the way we see the present, and the future.
The World Museum of Mining	The World Museum of Mining is a 44-acre museum in Butte, Montana, preserving and bringing to life more than a century of American history.
USGS	This site is designed to help you learn about earth science studies underway in Montana.
The Geological Society of America	The mission of GSA is to be a leader in advancing the geosciences, enhancing the professional growth of its members, and promoting the geosciences in the service of humankind
International Commission on Stratigraphy	The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) is the largest scientific body within the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). It is also the only organisation concerned with stratigraphy on a global scale.
Tobacco Root Geological Society  Tobacco Root Geological Society	The Tobacco Root Geological Society is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of geology of the Northern Rocky Mountain Province.