NLHRR - Archives

December 11th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: Virginia Department of Energy: Geology and Mineral Resources by Anne Witt
• Interest Group Updates
• Presentation and Discussion: NLHRR Retrospective: A look back on 2025 NLHRR Activities 

October and November NLHRR meetings were cancelled due to a lack of appropriations.

September 11th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: Montana Geological Survey by Amanda Willingham (MBMG) 
• NLHRR Proceedings Document Planning
• Presentation and Discussion: FY24 USGS LHP External Grant Report & Oregon Regional Spotlight, by Bill Burns (DOGAMI) 

July 10th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: California Geological Survey, by David Slayter
• Presentation and Discussion: The ‘What The Heck Is Geologic Planning’ Talk, by Tricia Sears and Anna Smith (WA Geological Survey) 

June 12th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: Landslide Hazards Activities at the Idaho Geological Survey, by Zach Lifton
• Presentation and Discussion: Tracking Landslide Loss: Perspectives from State and Federal Agencies, by Curran Mohney (OR DOT), Lauren Palermo (USGS), and Aleeza Wilkens (USGS)

May 8th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: An introduction to the Center for Land Surface Hazards Catalyst (CLaSH), by Marin Clark (University of Michigan)
• Interest Groups: Workplans and Updates
• Presentation and Discussion: Landslide Forecasting and Warning in Puerto Rico, by Stephen Hughes (University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez) and Bill Schulz (USGS)

April 10th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: Landslide Hazards Activities at the Colorado Geological Survey, by Kassandra Lindsey (CO GS)
• Presentations and Discussion: National assessment of road and population exposure to areas susceptible to landslides, by Nate Wood (USGS)

March 13th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: Landslide Hazards Activities at the North Dakota Geological Survey, by Chris Maike (ND GS)
• Presentations and Discussion: Landslide Event Response (two 15min presentations):
  • The USGS “LASER” project: a framework for landslide event response, by Kate Allstadt (USGS)
  • Landslide Response in Southeast Alaska, by Travis Eckhoff (AK DOT & PF)

February 13th, 2025

• Regional Spotlight: Landslide Hazards Activities at the Maine Geological Survey, by Lindsay Theis (ME GS)
• Discussion of Interest Groups
• Presentation and Discussion: Landslide Mapping, Schema and Inventory Methods, by Stephen Slaughter (USGS)

January 30, 2025 Meeting Agenda:

• Discussion of Potential Interest Groups
• Presentation and Discussion of The New National Landslide Susceptibility Map by Ben Mirus (USGS). 

November 14, 2024 Meeting Agenda:

• Overview of the USGS Landslide Hazards Program Coordination Efforts, External Landslide Grants, and USGS Hazards Ready Nation Initiative.
• Introduction to the USGS National Landslide Susceptibility Map
• Updates from existing landslide-focused professional groups
• Proposed timeline and contours of this new working group