The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) is organizing the 2024 Montana Geohazards Workshop to be held in partnership with the Missoula Disaster and Emergency Services office at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in Missoula May 1-2, 2024.
| 9:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks, Roundtable Introduction – John LaFave, Research Division Chief, Professor (MBMG) ; Yann Gavillot, Research Geologist, Associate Professor, Geohazards Program (MBMG); Mike Stickney, Geologist, Professor, Director of Earthquake Studies Office (MBMG); |
| Geohazards research and monitoring in Montana (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) | |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Fault and landslide investigations in southwest and western Montana, Yann Gavillot (MBMG) |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Montana Regional Seismic Network and recent seismicity, Mike Stickney (MBMG) |
| 10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | MBMG GIS Hub Site overview and subsurface fault mapping, John Sanford (MBMG) |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | Updates on the University of Montana Seismic Network and on Water-Resource Monitoring in the Western United States, Hilary Martens (UofM) |
| 11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Overview of the EarthScope Consortium and GPS/GNSS network in Montana, Becks Bendick (EarthScope) |
| 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Living with seismic hazards – lessons learned, challenges, and outlook for communities and infrastructure in Montana, Robb Moss (CalPoly) |
| 11:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Discussion: 30 min, Moderators: (MBMG) |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| Presentations and updates from agencies across Montana (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.) | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Andrew Long (MT-DES) |
| 1:15 p.m – 1:30 p.m. | Jeff Jackson (Montana Department of Transportation) |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Jeff Blend (MT-DEQ) |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Troy Blandford (Montana State Library) |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Sean McGowan/Michael Sawyer (FEMA) |
| 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Matt Wanger (Resilience Action Partners) |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2.45 p.m. | Anna Lang (Zylient, Inc) |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. | Discussion: 30 min, Moderators (MBMG) |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| Earthquake Hazards for the Bitterroot Valley and Missoula metropolitan area, (3:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m) | |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Recent results from Bitterroot fault earthquake hazards studies in geological mapping, slip rates, and prehistoric earthquakes, Yann Gavillot (MBMG) |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Preliminary results for probabilistic fault displacement hazards mapping in the Bitterroot Valley, Robb Moss (CalPoly) |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Overview of new update to the HAZUS Model for Bitterroot Valley and Missoula, Sean McGowan/Mike Stickney (FEMA/MBMG) |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Mitigation and Disaster Planning Strategies for the city of Missoula and Bitterroot Valley, Missoula DES office |
| 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Discussion: 45 min, Moderators (MBMG) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn day 1 |
| TBA | Evening social event |
| 9:30 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. | Inception Meeting of the Montana Earthquake Working Group (MEWG) - LOI signed from stakeholders - Review organization chart and roles from members - Draft white paper on mission statement and objectives. - Plan for webpage and recurring virtual meetings - Plans for Montana Seismic Safety Commission(?) and State Legislature in 2025 |
| 2 hours | Discussion: 45 min, Moderators (MBMG) |
| 11:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. | Inception Meeting of the Montana Earthquake Working Group (MEWG) - Table-top earthquake exercise - Drafting Earthquake Clearinghouse Plan - Building an inventory of sensitive/URM buildings. - 2025 Montana Geohazards Workshop |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Half Day Field Trip (optional; more info to come) |