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The Springhill landslide site has been turned into the new Springhill Geologic Park by the City of North Salt Lake. 
In 2012, the city was awarded a matching-fund Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant to buy and demolish homes and turn the landslide site into an open-space park.
The Utah Geological Survey provided landslide activity data for the grant application including the collection of location data from 32 monitoring points on a monthly basis from May 5, 2011 until August 1, 2011, and mapping of geomorphic landslide features indicating ground deformation.
The new park was created after 12 homes were demolished and grading had leveled the lots, roadways were removed, and a drainage system was constructed to collect surface and spring water for transport to existing storm drains.
The Utah Geological Survey will continue monitoring landslide activity, but less frequently (based on landslide conditions) than in the past.
Read more about the Springhill landside HERE.
With recent geologic hazards like the North Salt Lake landslide, and Napa, California’s large earthquake, perhaps this “Glad You Asked” article can come in handy. Are you thinking of buying a home, and are wondering what geologic hazards are present at some of your prospects? Read for more information!
sltrib.com
Although a 2003 geotechnical report warned of the potential for landslides at Eaglepointe Estates in North Salt Lake, a 2013 supplemental study made no mention of the clay bedrock flagged for attention in the first and that one geologist called “a notorious bad boy” for instability.
Another weekend gone by, and September on the horizon! Who got out into some cool geology this last weekend? Here’s an article for your Monday morning. While we cannot always avoid natural hazards and disasters, we can prepare to the best of our abilities. Check out this read for tips on reducing landslide risks around your home.
deseretnews.com
At the beginning of this month, a landslide in North Salt Lake destroyed one home and caused 27 others to be evacuated. People are rightly concerned about protecting their homes from disasters such as this. When things like this happen, we are all reminded that Utah is not immune to natural disasters. While we would drive ourselves crazy if we thought about the possibility of landslides and earthquakes every day, it is important to not live in complete denial either. We need to understand the risks and know what we can do to protect our homes against potential damage as best we can.
blogs.agu.org
One of the many landslide events in the last few days was a slide in the Eaglepointe subdivision in Salt Lake City in Utah. The development of this landslide was brilliantly caught on a time-lapse video by KUTV reported Holly Menino and 2News photographer Mike Stephen:
ksl.com
Homeowners in a mountainside community north of Salt Lake City feared a cracked ridgeline above their property would send a landslide crashing below. They alerted city officials, who hired crews that began to raze the slope but couldn’t prevent a rock and debris from breaking away and smashing into a home.
ksl.com
Evacuated families aren’t the only ones affected by North Salt Lake’s landslide that destroyed a house one week ago.
sltrib.com
“The final failure is unpredictable,” he said of Tuesday’s slide. But, he added, a large crack in the ground opened at the crown of the slide a week before it let loose.
While many people may very much remember the 1983 Thistle Landslide, perhaps some of our newer geo friends to Utah are not familiar with the history surrounding it. Our Deputy Director Kimm Harty helps revisit the events of the slide in this KSL interview—check it out.
ksl.com
There are still a handful of houses stuck in water and time in Thistle, though they stopped being homes 31 years ago.
Tag Archive for: landslide
The Springhill landslide site has been turned into the new Springhill Geologic Park by the City of North Salt Lake.
In 2012, the city was awarded a matching-fund Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant to buy and demolish homes and turn the landslide site into an open-space park.
The Utah Geological Survey provided landslide activity data for the grant application including the collection of location data from 32 monitoring points on a monthly basis from May 5, 2011 until August 1, 2011, and mapping of geomorphic landslide features indicating ground deformation.
The new park was created after 12 homes were demolished and grading had leveled the lots, roadways were removed, and a drainage system was constructed to collect surface and spring water for transport to existing storm drains.
The Utah Geological Survey will continue monitoring landslide activity, but less frequently (based on landslide conditions) than in the past.
Read more about the Springhill landside HERE.
With recent geologic hazards like the North Salt Lake landslide, and Napa, California’s large earthquake, perhaps this “Glad You Asked” article can come in handy. Are you thinking of buying a home, and are wondering what geologic hazards are present at some of your prospects? Read for more information!
sltrib.com
Although a 2003 geotechnical report warned of the potential for landslides at Eaglepointe Estates in North Salt Lake, a 2013 supplemental study made no mention of the clay bedrock flagged for attention in the first and that one geologist called “a notorious bad boy” for instability.
Another weekend gone by, and September on the horizon! Who got out into some cool geology this last weekend? Here’s an article for your Monday morning. While we cannot always avoid natural hazards and disasters, we can prepare to the best of our abilities. Check out this read for tips on reducing landslide risks around your home.
deseretnews.com
At the beginning of this month, a landslide in North Salt Lake destroyed one home and caused 27 others to be evacuated. People are rightly concerned about protecting their homes from disasters such as this. When things like this happen, we are all reminded that Utah is not immune to natural disasters. While we would drive ourselves crazy if we thought about the possibility of landslides and earthquakes every day, it is important to not live in complete denial either. We need to understand the risks and know what we can do to protect our homes against potential damage as best we can.
blogs.agu.org
One of the many landslide events in the last few days was a slide in the Eaglepointe subdivision in Salt Lake City in Utah. The development of this landslide was brilliantly caught on a time-lapse video by KUTV reported Holly Menino and 2News photographer Mike Stephen:
ksl.com
Homeowners in a mountainside community north of Salt Lake City feared a cracked ridgeline above their property would send a landslide crashing below. They alerted city officials, who hired crews that began to raze the slope but couldn’t prevent a rock and debris from breaking away and smashing into a home.
ksl.com
Evacuated families aren’t the only ones affected by North Salt Lake’s landslide that destroyed a house one week ago.
sltrib.com
“The final failure is unpredictable,” he said of Tuesday’s slide. But, he added, a large crack in the ground opened at the crown of the slide a week before it let loose.
While many people may very much remember the 1983 Thistle Landslide, perhaps some of our newer geo friends to Utah are not familiar with the history surrounding it. Our Deputy Director Kimm Harty helps revisit the events of the slide in this KSL interview—check it out.
ksl.com
There are still a handful of houses stuck in water and time in Thistle, though they stopped being homes 31 years ago.
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The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.