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Oregon Landowners Get Tips On Recognizing Slide-Prone Land

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The wet winter reminded many people--some of us the hard way--that the land around us is not necessarily stable. 

Heavy rain and snow caused landslides in a number of places in the West. 

Now the Oregon geology agency is joining forces with its Washington counterpart to help land owners recognize and avoid landslide hazards. 

Recent technological advances allow greater mapping of places where the earth is prone to move.  Bill Burns from Oregon's DOGAMI joins us.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.