National Landslide Hazard Risk Reduction Working Group
The USGS Landslide Hazards Program is supporting a new working group for professionals who deal with landslide hazard risk reduction at the regional to local scale.
The USGS Landslide Hazards Program is supporting a new working group for professionals who deal with landslide hazard risk reduction at the regional to local scale. The intended participants of the working group include emergency managers, geoscientists, planners, and other professionals. The group will gather virtually to share best practice methods, develop collaborations, enhance communication, enable training opportunities, and inspire the co-creation of new initiatives.
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A potential timeline and structure for the working group?
Where did the idea for this working group originate?
Virtual meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of each month from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern Time.
2025 Presentation and Discussion Topics:
January 30th - The New National Landslide Susceptibility Map (Ben Mirus, USGS)
February 13th - Landslide Mapping, Schema, and Inventory Methods (Stephen Slaughter, USGS)
March 13th - Landslide Event Response (Kate Allstadt, USGS and Travis Eckhoff, AK DOT & PF)
April 10th - National assessment of road and population exposure to areas susceptible to landslides (Nate Wood, USGS)
May 8th - Landslide Forecasting and Warning in Puerto Rico by Stephen Hughes (UPR-Mayagüez) and Bill Schulz (USGS)
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Occupying the virtual space, this working group is meant to complement and extend other professional groups dedicated to landslide hazards risk reduction work. USGS staff will provide the initial structure and organizational support, but with time members may take on leadership roles to guide working group programming and structure.
If you would like to receive an email notification about upcoming working group meetings and related announcements, please send a blank email to srhall@usgs.gov with the subject line “landslide working group”.
Questions? Please contact: Sarah Hall (srhall@usgs.gov)