The Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) is pleased to announce its new Board members for the 2021-2023 term. We are happy to welcome Cody Stopka as the incoming Secretary, Joseph Krupansky and Wayne Ingram as new incoming Corporate Member Representatives, and Wesley Ashwood as a new incoming Individual Member Representative. Ahren Bichler, Colby Barrett, Mike […]
The Association is excited to announce our new Member Center! This new website area was created to provide educational and networking resources to our members.Here are some features of the Member Center: Watch all previously recorded webinars Download the webinar slides Access the Member Directory where you can view other AGHP members (profiles are set to […]
The use of flexible-net barriers for mitigating rockfall have a long history of use and are widely recognized as a valuable tool. The development of testing and certification procedures have helped the industry take a more standardized approach to material specification. In recent years focus has shifted towards the need to standardize the method of […]
The AGHP’s Debris Flow and Steep Creek Hazards Mitigation Committee focuses on collecting, disseminating, and producing reliable data, developing new technology and resources for the mitigation of debris flows that will be made available through the AGHP Association. A particular issue identified by the committee is the lack of openly available technical notes on topics […]
Wherever geohazards occur, whatever the terrain, Gannett Fleming’s geoprofessionals combine a passion for exploring the outdoors with scientific principals and state-of-the-art technology to create a safer tomorrow. From an emergency landslide along a highway in Pennsylvania to earthquake fault studies in California, our geoprofessionals have successfully mitigated countless geohazard challenges across North America for more […]
Snow avalanche planners, engineers, geoscientists and team members: This important resource from the Canadian Avalanche Association edited by Bruce Jamieson provides you with planning methods for characterizing, assessing, mapping and mitigating snow avalanche hazard and risk. Compiling the knowledge of 16 different authors into a technical manual edited by avalanche researcher and consultant Bruce Jamieson. […]
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southeast recently recognized GeoStabilization International® as a Specialty Constr uction “Award of Merit” winner for the Tennessee SR 68 @ MP 5.2 Emergency Slide Project in Rhea County, Tennessee. Heavy rains in April 2018 caused a landslide on Tennessee SR 68, which connects Spring City in Rhea County to Crossville in Cumberland […]
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mountain States recently recognized GeoStabilization International® as their Specialty Construction “Best Project” award winner for the Stillwater River Road Project in Stillwater County, Montana. The original mitigation plan for the unstable pillars above the Stillwater River road was to anchor them with rock bolts and high-tensile wire mesh. When GeoStabilization’s Rockfall Remediation […]
Association of Geohazard Professional’s Rope Access Safety Recognition awarded to Acadia Mountain Guides, California Department of Transportation, GeoStabilization International®, Global Mountain Solutions, GZA GeoEnvironmental, McMillen Jacobs Associates, Washington State Department of Transportation, and Yeh and Associates, Inc. The recognition, honoring best-in-class safety development and implementation initiatives within the geohazard industry, distinguishes companies that foster & employ safe rope […]
Cameron Ross Ph.D. Student, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) AGHP student member Cameron Ross is a Ph.D. student at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario. He is conducting research using numerical modeling techniques to improve the understanding of how deep permafrost responds to climatic variability and anthropogenic forcing at the surface […]