DOGAMI News

Coos Bay area tsunami evacuation drill happening May 31

Thu, 15 May 2012 17:15:00 +0000

Coos Bay, North Bend, and the surrounding communities of Barview, Charleston, and Empire will hold a voluntary tsunami evacuation drill on Thursday, May 31 at 2 pm. Join your neighbors, businesses, and schools to find out where and when to go to survive a tsunami. See the revised 5/11/12) Coos Bay area tsunami evacuation map.

AGI Launches GeoWord of the Day

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:15:00 +0000

In celebration of the release of the revised Glossary of Geology for the Kindle and Nook platforms, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has started a free GeoWord of the Day RSS service. The GeoWord of the Day is a fun way to learn a new geoscience term every day. Each morning (US ET) the service highlights a new word or term featured in the recently released 5th edition of the Glossary of Geology, ensuring daily authoritative terms and definitions for years to come. Receive the GeoWord of Day directly through email by subscribing online at http://www.agiweb.org/word/.

Medford lidar data added to NOAA Digital Coast website

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:10:00 +0000

This data set adds to the Digital Coast lidar data sets for Oregon that are freely available for customized download, including the Columbia River data set. The Columbia River data set is now the largest lidar data set on the Digital Coast with more than 139 billion points. This survey encompasses approximately 2,836 square miles of territory in four states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana), covering the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean to the Canadian border. These data sets require specialized GIS software to view and use. Oregon lidar data also available for download from the OpenTopography and Oregon Spatial Data Library sites. Just want to view Oregon lidar data? Take a look with DOGAMI's Lidar Viewer.

New tsunami evacuation brochures available for Rockaway Beach and Nehalem River Valley (Nehalem, Manzanita, Wheeler)

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:50:00 +0000

Download a tsunami evacuation map for your community and practice your family's route. Attend an awareness event, and learn more at www.OregonTsunami.org.

Don Lewis, assistant director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, resigns

Tue, 26 Apr 2012 17:08:00 +0000

Vicki S. McConnell, State Geologist and Director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), has accepted the resignation of Don W. T. Lewis, Assistant Director, Geologic Survey and Services Program. Mr. Lewis�s last day with DOGAMI was April 20, 2012. News release.

Geologic map of Mount McLoughlin, Klamath County, released

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Learn more and preview the map. News release.

New tsunami inundation maps for Manzanita, Nehalem, and Rockaway Beach released

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:00:00 +0000

More new maps in the TIM series available. Learn more and preview the maps. News release.

Tsunami Evacuation Drills at the Oregon coast beginning this weekend

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:20:00 +0000

As part of the ongoing Tsunami Outreach Oregon education and awareness program managed by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), several coastal communities will be holding tsunami evacuation drills in the next few months. Visit OregonTsunami.org for more tsunami preparedness information and events.

Tsunami evacuation maps now available as smartphone apps

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:15:00 +0000

The Pacific Northwest Tsunami Evacuation Zones online portal and smartphone app provide an at-a-glance view of tsunami hazard zones along the coasts of Oregon and Washington. This tool was developed by the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS) program. The online portal can be found on the web at: http://nvs.nanoos.org/tsunami. The maps have also been integrated into a free smartphone app, TsunamiEvac-NW, which allows users to see whether they are in a tsunami evacuation zone, and plan their own evacuation routes. This free app is available from the iPhone and Android Market. Visit OregonTsunami.org for more tsunami preparedness information.

New Tsunami inundation maps for Tillamook, Garibaldi, Bay City, Cape Meares, Netarts, and Oceanside released

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:50:00 +0000

More new maps in the TIM series available. Learn more and preview the maps. News release.

Klamath County area lidar data released

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:25:00 +0000

View and order data online with the DOGAMI Lidar Data Viewer. Klamath quad index map. News release.

Want to Friend an organization that promotes earthquake resilience?

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:20:00 +0000

The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) has launched its Facebook page. Not feeling Friendly? Check out the WSSPC website.

New tsunami evacuation brochures for Garibaldi/Barview, Bay City, Cape Meares, Coos Bay, Netarts, Oceanside, and Tillamook

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:50:00 +0000

March 2012 is Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month! Get a tsunami evacuation map for your community and practice your family's route. Attend an awareness event, register for the Great Oregon ShakeOut, and learn more at www.OregonTsunami.org.

Is your family ready to survive an earthquake and tsunami?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0000

March 2012 is Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month! Plan to attend one of the many preparedness events in Oregon, register for the Great Oregon ShakeOut, and find tsunami evacuation maps and other resources on the www.OregonTsunami.org website. Read Governor Kitzhaber's proclamation or the DOGAMI news release for more information.

Updated SLIDO-2 landslide viewer online

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:40:00 +0000

DOGAMI has updated the web map tool for its Statewide Landslide Information Data Layer for oregon (SLIDO) geodatabase. This interactive map shows you which landslides have been mapped in your area. You can also buy the geodatabase on CD-ROM. News release

OMSI Science Pub: Scientific and Humanitarian Lessons from the Haiti and Japan Earthquakes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +0000

At this Wed., Feb. 22 OMSI Science Pub presentation (7:00 pm at Mission Theater: 1624 NW Glisan Street, Portland, Oregon), learn about the scientific aspects of both the Haiti and Japan earthquakes, including ongoing and future risks and implications for the USA, and an overview of the relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.

10,000 square kilometers of Coastal Oregon Lidar Data Released

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:18:00 +0000

More than 10,000 km2 of lidar point cloud data from coastal Oregon can be retrieved from the OpenTopography site. These data, totaling more than 100 billion lidar returns, cover the full extent of the Oregon coast, from the California border to the mouth of the Columbia River. The data were collected by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) Lidar Program, and are available through OpenTopography as part of their ongoing lidar data hosting partnership with DOGAMI.

Mount Hood geologic hazards study examines risk and exposure in surrounding communities

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Mount Hood poses significant volcanic landslide, flood, channel migration, and earthquake hazards to nearby communities and to the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. Community assets (for example, people, roads, buildings, dams, and electrical systems) around the volcano are at risk from these hazards. This study examines examines hazards and estimates economic loss ratios. News release. Preview the publication, read the fact sheet, or view the data online with the Hazards and Assets Viewer for Mount Hood.

Today is the 312th anniversary of an Oregon-shaking event!

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:07:00 +0000

On January 26, 1700, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, centered about 75 miles offshore, ruptured along a 600-mile-long fault running from Northern California to southern British Columbia, causing untold damage and destruction to the Pacific Northwest coast. The similar magnitude 9.0 earthquake offshore Japan on March 11, 2011 and the tsunami it generated provide a chilling parallel to what could happen here in Oregon. Read the Winter 2012 issue of Cascadia, The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Lessons for the Oregon Coast (8.3 MB PDF) to learn more. news release

New series of tsunami inundation maps for Oregon Coast debuts

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:18:00 +0000

DOGAMI introduces a new style of tsunami inundation maps that incorporate all the best tsunami science that is available today, including recent publications by colleagues studying the Cascadia Subduction Zone, updated computer simulation models using high-resolution lidar topographic data, and knowledge gained from the 2004 Sumatra, 2010 Chile, and 2011 Tohoku earthquakes and tsunamis. These maps include projected tsunami wave height time series charts and a measurement of the exposure each community has to the tsunami scenarios. Preview Coos Bay - North Bend area (TIM-Coos-05), the first publication in series and see a timeline of projected mapping. DOGAMI news release.

Increased potential for landslides and debris flows in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:58:00 +0000

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch in effect through Friday morning for rivers and creeks in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. A flood watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. Landslides and debris flows are possible during this flood event. See the NWS statement or DOGAMI news release for more information. Learn more about debris flow warnings.

Increased potential for debris flows in western Oregon

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:40:00 +0000

USGS Landslide Handbook�A Guide to Understanding Landslides

Thu, 09 Jan 2012 20:52:00 +0000

In the Pacific Northwest, winter means rain and rain means landslides. This PDF publication, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1325, helps "homeowners, community and emergency managers, and decision makers to take the positive step of encouraging awareness of available options and recourse in regard to landslide hazard."

Happy Holidays from DOGAMI

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:39:00 +0000

Wishing you and yours all the best for the new year.

Oregon historical mining information available online

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:29:00 +0000

Historical mine and commodities records, formerly available to the public at DOGAMI Portland and Grants Pass office reference libraries, are now available as PDF files in the Oregon Historical Mining Information (OHMI) archive. The first part of this ongoing project includes small-dimension maps, letters, news clippings, photographs, and reports. The agency plans to combine OHMI records with the GIS-based Mineral Information Layer for Oregon (MILO).

Lidarlicious Oregon!

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:40:00 +0000

In a quandry about what to give for the holidays? Check out lidar-derived imagery of areas around the state in the form of posters, postcards, city maps, 2012 calendar, and a Mount Hood geologic guide and recreation map. For that special GIS enthusiast, how about a lidar data quadrangle?

Larry Givens reappointed to DOGAMI Governing Board

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:39:00 +0000

William L. (Larry) Givens, Umatilla County Commissioner, has been reappointed to the Governing Board of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. The Oregon Senate confirmed the reappointment on November 16, 2011 and his new term will be in effect until February 17, 2016.

Reedsport wave energy study available

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:45:00 +0000

DOGAMI Open-File Report O-11-17, "Baseline Observations and Modeling for the Reedsport Wave Energy Site, Douglas County, Oregon: Monitoring Beach and Shoreline Morphodynamics," by Jonathan C. Allan, Roger Hart, and Laura L. Stimely describes and summarizes baseline observations from monitoring the response of the beach and shorelines along approximately 16 km of the north Umpqua Spit shoreline adjacent to the proposed Ocean Power Technology (OPT) Reedsport wave energy site.

$2M grant could make early earthquake warning a reality in the Northwest

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:45:00 +0000

A $2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to the University of Washington will provide a monitoring and warning system for very large coastal earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest.

Increased potential for debris flows in Coast Range

Thu, 22 Nov 2011 20:23:00 +0000

Heavy rains mean increased pontential for debris flows. Learn the signs and steps to prepare. Sign up to receive National Weather Service Alerts.

Earth science �Big Ideas� now on TeacherTube

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:47:00 +0000

TeacherTube now features free American Geological Institute videos to help students, educators, and others explore the �big ideas� of Earth science. These TeacherTube videos are supplemented by additional electronic educational resources including related classroom activities.

Become a Web Ranger!

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:32:00 +0000

The National Park Service wants you to become a Web Ranger! Play more than 50 games, invent a Web Ranger name, create a personalized ranger badge, and start learning about Earth science in the national parks at http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/ today!

NetQuake volunteers needed

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:14:00 +0000

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is looking for citizen volunteers to host Netquakes strong motion seismometers in the home or small business.

Lidar-based recreation map of Mount Hood

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:41:00 +0000

DOGAMI has released a double-sided, 36 x 18 inch Mount Hood geologic guide and recreation map that shows trails and describes the geologic history of the region.

Landslide inventory maps for Beaverton and Linnton quads available

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:55:00 +0000

DOGAMI has released two more publications in its series of 1:8,000-scale quarter-quadrangle landslide inventory maps: IMS-34, Beaverton and IMS-35, Linnton. DOGAMI geologists are using lidar (light detection and ranging) base maps to create a new generation of landslide inventory maps that are more accurate and comprehensive than any in the past.

Join Oregon Shakeout and be counted!!

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:43:00 +0000

On October 20, 2011 thousands of people will practice "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" in the Great Oregon ShakeOut!

Big Ideas in Earth Science from AGI

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:37:00 +0000

Watch these 10 short videos from the American Geological Institute that explain what we all should know about the science of the Earth � how the planet's land, water, air, and life systems interact.

"Lidar Illustrated" 2012 Calendar available

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:10:00 +0000

DOGAMI uses lidar to create new-generation maps that are more accurate and comprehensive than any in the past. This 2012 "Lidar Illustrated" 2012 2Calendar provides a sampling of the kinds of information that can be obtained with lidar. You can also view Oregon lidar imagery with the DOGAMI Lidar Data Viewer interactive web map.

National Fossil Day to Be Held During Earth Science Week 2011

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:30:00 +0000

As part of Earth Science Week 2011 festivities, October 12 is National Fossil Day 2011. The National Park Service is sponsoring a Fossil Art and Photo Contest. Entries should address the theme "Fossils in My Backyard." This contest is open to any U.S. resident.

Laser Mapping Finds New Fault Line On Mt. Hood - OPB interview

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:40:00 +0000

Ian Madin and Vince Patton provide answers in this Sept. 22 Oregon Public Radio interview about recent DOGAMI fault mapping on Mt. Hood. The fault was located via lidar technology. interview.

WSSPC Releases Tsunami Report

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:30:00 +0000

The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) has released WSSPC Report 2011-01: "Tsunami Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness: A Perspective from State and Territory Tsunami Programs in the High Tsunami Risk Pacific Region." The report, prepared by WSSPC members from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington and the Pacific territories of Guam and American Samoa, documents the importance and effectiveness of the state and territorial tsunami programs to prepare local communities at high risk for future damaging tsunamis. News Release.

DOGAMI Governing Board Meeting tomorrow in Corvallis

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:24:00 +0000

Where: Passenger Room of Corvallis Depot, 700 SW Washington Ave., Corvallis, Oregon. When: 8:30 am to noon. Agenda

Hidden earthquake faults revealed at Mount Hood, Oregon

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Ian Madin, DOGAMI chief scientist, is leading a team to trench a portion of the Blue Ridge Fault, a shallow crustal fault scarp about 10 miles west of Parkdale. Read all about it in the Oregonian.

Post-VA earthquake reading for Oregonians

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Want to know more about earthquakes in Oregon? Read Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Oregon. (PDF)

Stream channels of the Central Willamette Valley

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 19:10:00 +0000

Open-File Report O-11-14, Stream Channels of the Central Willamette Valley, Benton, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties, Oregon. Preview. Other maps in this series: Northern Willamette Valley | Tualatin Valley.

Sandy River channel migration hazard maps

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Open-File Report O-11-13, Channel migration hazard maps for the Sandy River, Multnomah and Clackamas counties, Oregon. Preview.

Geologic map of the Hawks Valley-Lone Mountain region

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Open-File Report O-11-12, Geologic map of the Hawks Valley-Lone Mountain region, Harney County, Oregon. Preview.

2010 Mined Land Reclamation awards announced

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0000

The MLR awards are given to specific mine sites and operators for outstanding reclamation, mine operation, and fish habitat protection. This year's awards, based on an operator's performance during the 2010 calendar year, were presented at the Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA) Annual Meeting, June 24, 2011. News release.

DOGAMI job opening - Geologist 2 (Landslide Geotechnical Specialist)

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Geologist 2 (Landslide Geotechnical Specialist) - Portland office. Closing date: Sun. 08/21/11 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Job description and application instructions.

DOGAMI job opening - Information Systems Specialist 4

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Information Systems Specialist 4 (GIS Technical Specialist) - Albany office. Closing date: Tue. 08/23/11 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Job description and application instructions.

Deschutes area lidar data available

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Use the DOGAMI Lidar Data Viewer to locate and order Lidar Data Quadrangle (LDQ) publications. Locate lidar data quadrangles by Ohio Grid Code, USGS topographic quadrangle name, or county name. Deschutes area LDQ index map (PDF).

Revised Bandon tsunami evacuation brochure

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Updated PDF brochure based on recent modeling. Brochure PDF (onscreen version).

Bandon tsunami inundation study

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DOGAMI Special Paper 43, Simulating tsunami inundation at Bandon, Coos County, Oregon, using hypothetical Cascadia and Alaska earthquake scenarios. Preview.

New geologic database for Bear Creek Valley

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Open-File Report O-11-11, Geologic database and generalized geologic map of Bear Creek Valley, Jackson County, Oregon. Preview.

Downtown Portland lidar-based map

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:06:28 +0000

DOGAMI has released another in its series of lidar-based city maps. Preview.