ES473/573 Environmental Geology

Class Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat Format)

Spring 2014 Syllabus

Updated Class Schedule - April 24, 2014

2013-2014 Finals Schedule

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New Links for 2014-2015
Oregon Domestic Well Safety Program

Spring 2014 Course Materials

The class notes are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the term. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Acrobat Reader is invoked as a plug-in within the web browser environment. It is available on most machines at WOU. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by returning to Taylor's Home Page

Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as exam time approaches

Links to Week 1 Activities
Class Note 1. Introduction to Environmental Geology

Introductory Video Exercise

Ancillary Reading: Special Paper 31 Reference Manual for Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon (DOGAMI, 1999)

Reading 1 - Special Paper 32 Geologic Hazards - Reducing Losses in Oregon (DOGAMI, 1999)

Example Article Summary

Guidelines for Quantitative Problem Solving

Links to Week 2 Activities

Class Note 2. Mass Wasting and Landslide Hazards

Overview of Rapidly Moving Landlides and Debris Flows in Oregon

DOGAMI Landslide Fact Sheet

Case Study: Woodson, OR Debris Flow (2007)

Landslide Hazards Lab Exercise - Updated and Improved Figures

Refresher on Reading Topo Maps and Drawing Profiles

Topographic Map/Profile Review Exercise

Slide Show: Mass Wasting Hazards

New Resource to Post - USGS, 2008, Understanding Landslides

Youtube "What are Landslides" Clip - BBC

Youtube Landslide Clip - Japan

Youtube Debris Flow Clip - Japan

Rock Fall Clip - Tennesee

Earth Flow Clip - Italy

Rock Block Slide

Youtube Landslide Video from Dagastan

Links to Week 2-3 Activities

Class Note/Reading 3. Overview of LIDAR Topographic Survey Methods (Hill et al., 2000)

LIDAR Seminar Summary Notes: OSU, April 28, 2009 (Faux-Watershed Sciences)

LIDAR Mapping Fact Sheet

LIDAR Applications for Ecosystem Studies (Lefsky et al., 2002)

LIDAR Applications for Landslide Analysis (Glenn et al., 2006)

LIDAR Applications for Landslide Analysis Under Forest Cover (Eekhaut et al., 2006)

Oregon LIDAR Consortium Status Maps (May 2009)

In-Class Exercise: Use of Lidar for Landslide Hazards Mapping (Upper Nehalem Watershed)

Links to Week 4 Activities
Class Note 4. Overview of Flood Hazards

Animation: Hydrologic Cycle Animation (NASA)

Slide Show: Rivers and Flood Hazards

You Tube - Intro to Rivers and Flooding Clip

You Tube - Example of Flood Effects in Phillipiines

You Tube - Example of Flood Effects in Oregon 1996 Storm

You Tube - Example of Flood Effects in Colorado Front Range (September 2013)

You Tube - Understanding Flood Risk

You Tube - Calculating Flood Recurrence Intervals

You Tube - Flood Management Strategies

Flood Analysis Lab Exercise

In-Class: Flood Recurrence Exercise

Links to Week 5 Activities
Class Note 5. Introduction to Earthquakes and Seismology

New Report to Post: CREW, 2013, Updated Cascadia M9.0 Earthquake Scenario

Earthquakes and Seismology Video Exercise

Overview of Earthquake Hazards in Oregon

Summary Notes - Wang (2000) Presentation on Oregon Seismic Hazards

Seismic Hazards Lab Exercise

Seismic Hazards Lab Figures (Exercise 6)

Seismic Hazards Lab Figure 2.17 (Ex. 6)

Primer on Determining Earthquake Recurrence Intervals

Slide Show: Tectonics Overview
Slide Show: Seismic Hazards

New Reading / Resource: Outside Magazine 2011 - Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Predictions

Japan March 2011 - Liquefaction Example (YouTube Video)
Nisqually Earthquake 2001 Puget Sound (YouTube Retrospective)

Goldfinger et al, 2011 - Cascadia Subduction Zone Seismic Record

Reading Summary - Goldfinger et al, 2011 - Excerpts from Cascadia Subduction Zone Seismic Record

Turbidity Current Demonstration (Youtube, 2:00 min)

Annoying Turbidity Current Discussion (Youtube, 3:00 min)

Links to Week 4-5 Activities
Class Note 6. Volcanic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest

Volcanic Hazards of Mt. Hood, Oregon

Volcanic Hazards Lab Exercise

Volcanic Hazards Lab Figures (Exercise 4)

Slide Show: Volcanic Hazards

New Postings 2014: Volcanic Hazards
Volcanic Hazard Review Questions

Cascade Volcano Hazard Maps

Link to USGS Video Sets (geoscience themes)

Alaska 1964 Earthquake (USGS Video Short 4:05 min)
Seismic Monitoring of Volcanic Activity (USGS Video Short 1:05 min)
Earthquake Dynamics / Bay Area (USGS Video Short 5:00 min)
Paleoseismology (USGS Video Short 4:30 min)
Liquefaction Example - Japan 2011 Earthquake(Youtube Video Short 3:30 min)

Volcanic Gas Monitoring(USGS Video Short 2:00 min)
Mt. St. Helens Eruption - Catalyst for Volcanic Monitoring(USGS Video Short 6:00 min)
Lahar Modeling(USGS Video Short 3:30 min)
Yellowstone Volcanism and Hazard Potential (Youtube 45 min)
Volcanic Hazards in New Zealand (Youtube 4:00 min)
Johnny Cash Sings - Volcanic Hazards (Youtube 2:30 min)
Volcanic Hazards Mapping(USGS Video Short 2:00 min)

Links to Week 6 Activities
Class Note 7. Watershed Assessment and River Restoration Summary (Luckiamute Trip Notes)
Field Guide to the Environmental Geology of the Luckiamute Watershed

Luckiamute Pre-Trip Reading: Kondolf et al., Ecological River Restoration

Watershed Restoration - Landuse Planning Salmonid Recovery Guide (WA DNR)

Stream Habitat Restoration Guideline (WA Aquatic Working Group)

Major et al. 2010, Marmot Dam Reading (alternative assignment)

O'Connor et al., 2008, Marmot Dam Reading (alternative assignment)

Time Lapse Video Downstream of Marmot Dam Breach

Time Lapse Video Upstream of Marmot Dam Breach

Links to Week 7 Activities
Class Note 8. Introduction to Landfill Technology

Solid Waste Management Video Exercise

Overview of Landfill Terms / Concepts

Figures to Accompany Landfill Notes

Coffin Butte Landfill Field Guide

Coffin Butte Field Trip Summary Notes (2000)

Coffin Butte Field Trip Summary Notes (2001)

Coffin Butte Field Trip Summary Notes (2010)

Links to Week 7-8 Activities
Class Note 9. Introduction to Groundwater

YouTube - How to Drill a Water Well

YouTube - Fletcher Air Rotary Drilling

Groundwater Video Summary Questions

Figures to Accompany Groundwater Notes

Drilling / Field Techniques

Slide Show: Introduction to Groundwater

Lab Exercise: Groundwater Flow Problem Set

Links to Week 8-9 Activities
Field Trip Reading 10. Lumber Treatment Superfund Site, Sheridan, Oregon (EPA Completion Report, 2009)
RCRA and Timber Treatment Facilities (EPA, Youtube)
Superfund Overview (EPA, Youtube)

Video Exercise - RCRA/CERCLA Review Questions

Taylor Lumber Treatment Site History

Field Guide to MacFarland Cascade Treatment Facility, Sheridan, Oregon (Updated 2014)

Overview of Mid-Willamette Valley Hydrogeology (ver. 2.0 updated May 2013)

Federal RCRA Guidelines for Environmental Management of Wood Treatment Facilities (New!)

Reading: Sources and Types of Ground Water Contamination (part 1)
Reading: Overview of Hydrogeologic Site Investigations
Reading: Ground Water Remediation Techniques

Overview of Mid-Willamette Valley Hydrogeology (ver. 2.0 updated May 2013)

Monmouth Fieldtrip Hydrogeology Summary Exercise

Independence Public Works - Field Trip Summary Notes

Slide Show: Regional Hydrogeology of Willamette Valley

Links to Week 9-10 Activities
Field Guide to City of Dallas, Oregon, ASR System

Background Reading: Dallas ASR Feasibility Study (2005)

Dallas ASR Field Trip Review Questions

Academic Showcase - ES407 Senior Seminar Program, Thursday May 29, 2014

Link to YouTube - Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (Part 1 - ends at time mark 26 min) (New!)

Hanford YoutTube Review Questions (New!)

Review Questions - Hydrogeology of the Willamette Valley (MS word *.doc)

Summary Reading - Hydrogeologic Framework of Southern Willamette Valley

Summary Reading - Environmental Setting of Willamette Valley

Summary Reading - Groundwater Quality in Southern Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley Hydrogeology: Overview Exercise (New!)

Willamette Valley Hydrogeology - Powerpoint Review Slides (New!)

Link to Umatilla Basin Groundwater Video

Week 10-11 Activities
Link to YouTube - Hanford Groundwater Remediation Case Study (Part 2 - time mark 37-57 min) (New!)

Hanford YoutTube Review Questions (New!)

Summary Outline / Review of Site Investigations and Remediation Design Methodology

Reading: Overview of Hydrogeologic Site Investigations

Reading: Ground Water Remediation Techniques

Review Questions - Hydrogeology of the Willamette Valley (MS word *.doc)

Summary Reading - Groundwater Quality in Southern Willamette Valley

Mountain Fir Part A - Well Log Interpretation
Groundwater Contamination

YouTube - Introduction to Drilling and Geotechnical Sampling

YouTube - How to Drill a Water Well

YouTube - Fletcher Air Rotary Drilling

Environmental Geology in the News

March 2014, Oso, Washington Landslide - USGS Summary

Montgomery Overview of March 2014, Oso, Washington Landslide (Youtube)

Mass Wasting Model of March 2014, Oso, Washington Landslide (Youtube)

Costa USGS Debris Flow Dynamics Video Clip (Youtube)

Iverson USGS Lahar / Debris Flow Hazards Program Overview (Youtube)

March 28, 2014 La Habre, CA Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake - USGS Data Summary

March 28, 2014 La Habre, CA Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake - Youtube News Clip

April 1, 2014 Iquique Chile Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake - USGS Data Summary

April 1, 2014 Chilean Earthquake (Youtube news clip)

April 1, 2014 Chilean Earthquake Overview (Youtube news clip)

Hanford Radioactive Waste - Tank Leak March 2013 (Youtube news clip)

Hanford Radioactive Waste - Tank Leak November 2013 (Youtube news clip)

Hanford Radioactive Waste - Tank Leak Spring 2014 (Youtube news clip)

Klamath Basin Water Wars - Overview (Youtube Video - March 2011)

Klamath Basin Water Protest July 2013 (Youtube Video)

Klamath Basin Water Agreement March 2014 (Youtube Video)

Digital Lab Report Submission Instructions

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(1) Clicking on the link at the end of this section will take you to a web-based course management software called "Moodle".
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(5) Once you are logged in, look for the "Change Password" icon...but DON'T FORGET IT.
(6) Scroll down your list of online classes to ES473 Environmental Geology; you are automatically enrolled in the Moodle course with your class registration.
(7) Scroll to the topic/assignment section, and begin the submission process.
(9) Make sure you print hard copies and make back-up files of your lab report materials; save back up files!

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Instructions for Making Acrobat PDF Files and Compiling a Digital Lab Report

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Instructions for WOU Terminal Server Access from Home

Study Guides and Lab Portfolio Assignments

Final Exam Tuesday June 10, 3 PM; Final Lab Portfolio Due Thursday June 12, 11 PM

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Final Lab Portfolio Instructions (updated June 2)

Click here for midterm study guide, May 6, 2014
ES473 Midterm Lab Portfolio Checklist - Updated May 1, 2014
Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide - Spring 2014
Final Lab Portfolio Instructions (updated June 2, 2014)