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Oregon Department of Geology News

06-05-09 News release DOGAMI Governing Board to meet in Portland June 19, 2009

05-28-09 - Digital geologic map of Oregon completed. News Release
OGDC-5 (statewide geologic digital compilation data)	Oregon Geologic Data Compilation (OGDC) - Release 5, by Lina Ma, Ian P. Madin, Keith V. Olson, Rudie J. Watzig, Ray E. Wells, Alan R. Niem, and George R. Priest; CD, $30. Buy Digital Data Set DVD
simplified map of NW portion of OGDC-5	Open-File Report O-09-03, Preliminary Digital Geologic Compilation Map of Part of Northwestern Oregon, by Lina Ma, Ray E. Wells, Alan R. Niem, Clark A. Niewendorp, and Ian P. Madin; CD, $15. Buy OGDC-NW map plate CD

New maps reveal landslides using laser-based imaging IMS-26, Landslide Inventory Map of the Northwest Quarter of the Oregon City quadrangle, Clackamas County, Oregon, by William J. Burns and Ian P. Madin | Buy CD IMS-27, Landslide Inventory Map of the Southwest Quarter of the Beaverton quadrangle, Washington County, Oregon, by William J. Burns | Buy CD Special Paper 42, Protocol for Inventory Mapping of Landslide Deposits from Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Imagery, by William J. Burns and Ian P. Madin | Buy CD news release

04-15-09 News release - Governing Board to meet in Portland May 4th, 2009 | agenda

03-27-09 News release - 45th anniversary of the last destructive tsunami to hit Oregon

02-25-09 - New report looks at monitoring Oregon’s ever-changing shoreline. Open-File Report O-08-15, Oregon Beach and Shoreline Mapping and Analysis Program: 2007-2008 Beach Monitoring Report, by Jonathan C. Allan and Roger Hart, released. CD $10. News Release | Buy CD

02-24-09 News release - DOGAMI Governing Board to meet at Oregon State Library in Salem March 6, 2009

02-18-09 - Open-File Report O-08-09, Regional Landslide Hazard Maps of the Southwest Quarter the Beaverton Quadrangle, West Bull Mountain Planning Area, Washington County, Oregon by William J. Burns released. 1 CD, $10. News Release | Buy CD View 8.5x11-inch versions of map plates (PDF)

02-13-09 - Open-File Report O-08-14, Preliminary Geologic Maps of the Corvallis, Wren, and Marys Peak 7.5’ Quadrangles, Benton, Lincoln, and Linn Counties, Oregon by Thomas J. Wiley released. 1 CD, $10. News Release | Buy CD

01-26-09 News release Today is the 309th anniversary of an earthshaking event! Today marks the 309th anniversary of the most recent, great Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake to strike the Pacific Northwest.

12-29-08 - New geologic maps of part of the Portland metro area released: Open-File Report O-08-06, Preliminary geologic map of the Linnton 7.5' quadrangle, Multnomah and Washington counties, Oregon, by Ian P. Madin, Lina Ma, and Clark A. Niewendorp; and Open-File Report O-08-07, Preliminary geologic map of the Dixie Mountain 7.5' quadrangle, Washington, Multnomah, and Columbia counties, Oregon, by Ian P. Madin and Clark A. Niewendorp. CDs, $10 each. News Release | Buy O-08-06 CD | Buy O-08-07 CD

12-17-08 - Open-File Report O-08-12, Prehistoric Cascadia Tsunami Inundation and Runup at Cannon Beach, Clatsop County, Oregon by Robert C. Witter, released. CD $10. News Release | Buy CD
	Related - Cannon Beach - Arch Cape tsunami evacuation brochure

12-10-08 - Open-File Report O-08-13, Preliminary Digital Geologic Compilation Map of Part of Western Oregon, by Ray E. Wells, Alan R. Niem, George R. Priest, Lina Ma, Clark A. Niewendorp, and Ian P. Madin, released. 1 CD (plate only) $10 News Release | Buy CD

12-03-08 News release DOGAMI Governing Board to meet in Portland December 12, 2008

11-20-08 - Open-File Report O-08-11, Preliminary geologic map of the Lebanon and Onehorse Slough 7.5’ quadrangles, Linn County, Oregon, by Mark L. Ferns and Jason D. McClaughry, 1 CD $10 News Release | Buy CD

11-12-08 - News release - Potential danger of debris flows issued for Lower Columbia River Basin, North Oregon Coast and North Oregon Cascades

10-15-08 News release Report on Seismic Critical Energy Infrastructures Workshop released (Open-File Report O-08-10, Oregon Public Utilities Commission--Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Leadership Forum and Seismic Critical Energy Infrastructures Workshop, April 2, 2008, compiled by Yumei Wang and José R. Gonzalez) | buy

09-30-08 - Governing Board, Public Events in Prineville October 9th
News Release (PDF)
Public Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Schedule of Events (PDF)

07-18-08 - SLIDO-1, Statewide Landslide Information Layer for Oregon, by William J. Burns, Ian P. Madin, and Lina Ma, released. CD $25 Interactive Map News Release | Buy CD

07-14-08 - IMS-24, Geologic Hazards, Earthquake and Landslide Hazard Maps, and Future Earthquake Damage Estimates for Six Counties in the Mid/Southern Willamette Valley Including Yamhill, Marion, Polk, Benton, Linn, and Lane Counties, and the City of Albany, Oregon, by William J. Burns, R. Jon Hofmeister, and Yumei Wang, 3-CD set $25 News Release | Buy CD

06-25-08 News Release - Publication details Johnson Creek Landslide in Lincoln County: Special Paper 40, Johnson Creek Landslide Research Project, Lincoln County, Oregon: Final Report to the Oregon Department of Transportation, by George R. Priest, Jonathan A. Allan, Alan R. Niem, Wendy A. Niem, and Stephen E. Dickenson, CD $10, released

05-30-08 News Release - Two coastal geologic reports released:

05-27-08 News release - Three Open-File Reports released: Open-File Report O-08-01, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Spencer Creek 7.5' Quadrangle, Klamath County, Oregon, O-08-03, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Surveyor Mountain 7.5' Quadrangle, Klamath County, Oregon, and O-08-04, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Little Chinquapin Mountain 7.5' Quadrangle, Jackson and Klamath Counties, Oregon; by Stan Mertzman and others.

05-23-08 News release - Open-File Report O-07-15, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Umatilla Basin, Morrow and Umatilla Counties, Oregon (19 p., 3 plates, GIS data), by Ian P. Madin and Ronald P. Geitgey, released

05-16-08 News release Southwest Oregon included in the new Oregon Geologic Data Compilation release | buy

05-14-08 News release DOGAMI Governing Board to meet in Portland May 23, 2008

04-01-08 News release Governor declares April Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month

03-20-08 News release New geologic map of southwest Klamath County released

03-03-08 News release New map identifies tsunami hazards for Florence, Oregon | buy report

02-19-08 News release DOGAMI Governing Board to meet February 29 in Portland | agenda

02-14-08 News release - Larry Givens joins DOGAMI Governing Board

02-04-08 News release - Jurassic crocodile and fossil beds open to the public highlight new issue of Oregon Geology magazine | view issue

01-30-08 News release - Two Klamath Falls area map publications released:

	Geologic map of the Klamath Falls area, Klamath County, Oregon, DOGAMI Geological Map Series GMS-118, by George R. Priest, Frank R. Hladky, and Robert B. Murray | Buy
	Geologic compilation map of part of the Upper Klamath Basin, Klamath County, Oregon, DOGAMI Open-File Report O-07-05, compiled by Margaret D. Jenks | Buy

01-08-08 News release - Open-File Report O-07-06, 2007 Landslide Symposium Proceedings and Field Trip Guide: New tools and techniques for developing regional hazard maps and future risk management practices, compiled by William J. Burns and Yumei Wang, released

01-03-08 News release - Open-File Report O-07-13, Preliminary geologic map of the Lake of the Woods South 7.5' quadrangle, Klamath County, Oregon, by Stan Mertzman and others, released

12-06-07 News release - Two geologic reports released:

• Open-File Report O-07-03, Evaluation of Coastal Erosion Hazard Zones along Dune and Bluff-Backed Shorelines, Southern Lincoln County, Oregon: Seal Rock to Cape Perpetua, by Robert C. Witter, Jonathan C. Allan, and George R. Priest | Buy
  
  
• Open-File Report O-07-17, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Aspen Lake 7.5' Quadrangle, Klamath County, Oregon, by Stanley A. Mertzman, Stephen G. Weaver, Andrew Gavin and Karyn Powers | Buy

10-25-07 News release - Governing Board to meet in Portland November 6

10-24-07 News release - Central, Southwest Oregon Geologic Data Compilation maps released: buy Central map | buy Southwest map

10-10-07 News release - Oregon celebrates Earth Science Week October 14th to 20th | Governor Kulongoski's proclamation | AGI resources

10-03-07 News release - New geologic maps for Jackson, Klamath and Crook counties released

10-01-07 News release - Report released on PSU Montgomery Court seismic rehabilitation project | buy report

08-21-07 News release - New report looks at ways to improve rapid visual screenings for buildings that are potentially seismically hazardous

08-10-07 News release - Governing Board to meet August 29th in Klamath Falls; public lecture and field trip also planned | board meeting agenda

08-10-07 News release - Oregon Plan Award, Mined Land Reclamation Awards announced

08-01-07 News release - "Quake-safe" tours of 2 university buildings August 23, 24

07-25-07 News release - New report looks at developing a comprehensive monitoring program for Oregon beaches

07-24-07 News release - Oregon Statewide Seismic Needs Assessment Final Report released

07-16-07 News release - Explore geothermal energy in the new issue of Cascadia

06-06-07 News release - R. Charles Vars joins Governing Board

05-30-07 News release - Portland State University seismic rehabilitation project | Buy

05-15-07 News release - Central Oregon, Central Cascades part of Oregon Geologic Data Compilation version 3 | interactive web map

04-18-07 News release - Governing Board to meet May 5th in Boardman | Agenda

04-02-07 News release - Spanish Language Tsunami Brochure Now Available Online | Brochure

04-02-07 News release - Governor declares April Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month | Proclamation

03-05-07 News release - Yumei Wang appointed to newly formed national earthquake hazards committee

02-14-07 - News release - New website looks at Portland area using maps made with LIDAR

01-25-07 - News release - DOGAMI Governing Board to meet February 6, 2007

01-18-07 - News release - Meeting to be held in Coos Bay related to proposed oil and gas drilling legislation

01-08-07 - News release - Smith Rock geology and White River washouts on HWY 35 highlight the new issue of Oregon Geology magazine

12-19-06 - News release - Central Oregon, High Cascades included in latest Oregon Geologic Data Compilation release

11-08-06 - News release - Grants Pass Field Office Change of Business Hours

11-07-06 - News release - Debris flow warning extended for Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, western Washington and western Yamhill counties, in the Coast Range and the western Columbia Gorge, north Oregon Cascade foothills, Clackamas and Marion counties

11-06-06 - News release - New debris flow warning issued for western Columbia Gorge, North Oregon Cascade foothills, Clackamas and Marion counties

11-06-06 - News release - Magnitude 2.6 earthquake centered in east Portland November 5, 2006

11-06-06 - News release - Debris flow ;warning issued for Clatsop, Tillamook, western Yamhill, and western Washington counties

10-31-06 - News release - Governing Board to meet November 14th in Portland

10-12-06 - Map of Oregon City Landslide Geomorphology from LIDAR and Aerial Photographs News Release | Buy

9-28-06 - News release - DOGAMI Office Closures, October 4-5, 2006

8-30-06 - News release - 2005 Mined Land Reclamation Awards announced by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | Awards Pages

8-23-06 - News release - DOGAMI Governing Board will meet September 8th

8-3-06 - News release - Magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered 19 miles north of Portland

7-26-06 - News release - 5 preliminary 7.5' geologic quadrangle maps released as open-file reports, including maps in Crook, Linn, Marion, and Benton counties

• Huston Lake O-06-21
• Prineville O-06-22
• Ochoco Reservoir O-06-23
• Powell Buttes O-06-24
• Albany O-06-26

7-25-06 - News release - Open-File Report O-04-17, An evaluation of the risks from storm erosion and overwash of the Elk River Spit, Oregon, associated with restoring Western Snowy Plover breeding habitat, by Jonathan C. Allan.

7-21-06 - News release - Upcoming tsunami preparedness workshops at Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Newport, and Walport

7-14-06 - 18 open-file reports released--
Click on report name to order online:

• Press Release - Geologic maps for northeast [OFR O-06-03] and southeast [OFR O-06-04] Oregon based on Oregon Geologic Compilation Map project data
• Press Release - Five reports for Lane and Linn Counties: Preliminary geologic maps of the 1) Coburg [OFR O-06-06], 2) Springfield [OFR O-06-07], 3) Creswell [OFR O-06-12], 4) Veneta [OFR O-06-13], and 5) Eugene East & Eugene West [OFR O-06-17] 7.5' quadrangles
• Press Release - Three reports for Jackson and Josephine Counties: Preliminary geologic maps of the 1) Wimer and McConville Peak [OFR O-06-05], 2) Sexton Mountain, Murphy, Applegate, & Mount Isabelle [OFR O-06-11], and 3) Gold Hill & Rogue River [OFR O-06-18] 7.5' quadrangles
• Press Release - Eight reports for Umatilla and Union Counties: Preliminary geologic maps of the 1) Cayuse [OFR O-06-08], 2) Mission [OFR O-06-09], 3) Thorn Hollow [OFR O-06-10], 4) Cabbage Hill [OFR O-06-14], 5) McKay Reservoir [OFR O-06-15], 6) Table Rock [OFR O-06-16], 7) Service Buttes, Echo, Nolin, Barnhart, & Pendleton [OFR O-06-20] 7.5' geologic quadrangles, and 8) Geology of the Upper Grande Ronde River Basin [OFR O-06-19]

07-13-06 Press Release - Learn more about Oregon on a new interactive geology website

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