GeoInfo
Landslide-hazard information for the Puget Sound region
Organizations:
Project Impact Home Page
www.seattle.gov/emergency/programs/projectimpact/
United States Geological Survey Landslide Page
landslides.usgs.gov/
Washington State Division of Geology and Earth Resources
www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/GeologyEarthSciences/Pages/Home.aspx
DOE Puget Sound Landslides Home Page
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ landslides/index.html
Publications:
Landslides in Seattle
www.tubbs.com/ic52/ic52.htm
Puget Sound Bluffs: The Where, Why, and When of Landslides Following the Holiday 1996/97 Storms
www.dnr.wa.gov/geology/pugetls.htm
Managing Drainage on Coastal Bluffs
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ pubs/95-107/intro.html
Managing Vegetation on Coastal Slopes
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ pubs/93-31/intro.html
Controlling Erosion Using Vegetation
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ pubs/93-30/index.html
Maps and photos:
Seattle DPD Research
www.seattle.gov/dpd/research/
Seattle DPD Potential Slide Areas Map
www.seattle.gov/dpd/landslide/study/Vol_2_Figures/figd2.pdf
King County GIS Center Interactive Mapping
www.metrokc.gov/gis/mapportal/iMAP_main.htm
DOE Shoreline Aerial Photos
apps.ecy.wa.gov/shorephotos/
DOE Puget Sound Landslide Maps
www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ landslides/maps/maps.html
Selecting a geotechnical consultant:
General considerations
http://www.geoinfo.com/selectgt.htm
Partial list of Puget Sound area geotechs
http://www.geoinfo.com/listgt.htm
Frequently asked questions
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/ landslides/faq/faq.html
last updated 4/28/2008 by dwt