LINKS TO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES & OTHER SPECIALTIES

Many places around the world have Earth Science clubs or groups of Geology professionals.

Here are some of our favorite connections on the World Wide Web:

• Alaska Geological Society
  (find out what's up in the frozen north by checking out the AGS)

• San Joaquin Geological Society
  (probably the biggest club in California by membership and regular attendance)

• Pacific Section AAPG
  (main western and coastal states site for geologists in the U. S.)

• Society of Exploration Geophysicists
  (these guys use the latest geo-technology, and know what's shaking)

• Society of Sedimentary Geologists (SEPM)
  (if you like digging, dig this site)

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
  (parent organization of the Coast Geological Society)

• Northwest Geological Society
  (our friendly neighbors in the Northwest U.S.)

• Inland Geological Society
  (there are some great minerals in the Inland Empire--these folks know where to look)

• American Geological Institute (AGI)
  (professional advice for free, can't beat that!)

• San Diego Association of Geologists
  (a long-established club to our south)

• Houston Geological Society (HGS)
  (largest Geological Society in the World)

• California Division of Oil and Gas (CDOG)
  (a great source for geological info; hydrocarbon data, and nice people too)

• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  (professionalism is what it's all about; worth a stop)

• Society of Professional Well Log Analysts
  (can't figure out those logs? call these guys)

• California Independent Petroleum Association
  (what else could you possibly want to know?)

• California Well Sample Repository
  (the place to go for California well log info, and best collection in the state)

• Association of Women Geoscientists
  (men, check out this site, it's not just for women you know!)

• Geological Society of America
  (some neat stuff to see and do, and a good stop for junior geologists)

• California Council of Geoscience Organizations (CCGO)
  (these people bring it all together in one place)

• Society of Economic Paleontologists & Mineralogists (SEG)
  (now called the Society for Sedimentary Geologists, which is definitely less of a mouthful than before)

• California Division of Mines and Geology (CDMG)
  (publishers of California Geology Magazine and other great stuff)

• California Oil Museum, Santa Paula, California
  (this Museum is situated in the Original Corporate Headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California built in 1890)

• Local branch of the Southern California Water Resources Association

• The Oxnard Gem & Mineral Society