Educational Programs Educational Programs Members of the Crescent East Boys and Girls Club collect Cretaceous fossils on a field trip led by Survey staff. The Geological Survey of Alabama's education program is nearly as old as the agency itself, and educational activities are as varied as one would expect for an agency whose mandate includes promoting the wise use of the natural resources of the state.
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The Alabama Geological Survey is the state's number one source of educational publications about the earth. Products range from brochures to field-trip guidebooks, slide sets, booklets, postcards, and posters. Many are available at no charge. Many educational publications are included in the educational series , but others have been published as Information Series, Circulars, Bulletins, Special Maps, and free brochures or fact sheets. On a Saturday in late August 1999, hundreds of children pursued ancient treasures in unseasonably cool weather at Tuscaloosa's CityFest.