Happy 🛠️#FieldWorkFriday!
This week, our field techs headed south to service a seismic site and cam.
At CAVE the team upgraded telemetry and converted the site’s batteries.
Over at Fiddler WF cam, the team realigned the radio link to boost connectivity and improve data flow.
It’s 🛠️ #FieldWorkFriday
Two new camera installs in WA, making these our 2nd and 3rd camera installs of 2026.
📍Newest additions: Ski Badger and Chelan
🔗Watch on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty
That brings us to 5 cameras across WA!
Do we need a rebrand to PNWHAZ? 🧐
🔥The Roslyn Ridge Camera is now live on ALERTWest.live and Watch Duty!
🌲This is the beginning of our Washington camera expansion, where we’ll install 3–4 cameras under a @ForestServiceNW grant.
The Oregon Hazards Lab (OHAZ) is looking for a Communications Manager to join our team in Eugene!
🔗 Visit Bit.ly/OHAZComms to apply!
It’s #FieldWorkFriday🛠️
This week we headed to ROXY for a battery replacement and solar controller re-program, swung by RUCH re-program the controller, and wrapped up at SOUA, where we're planning a move! It's getting relocated a few hundred feet and treated to a nice update!
Happy Valentine's Day💕
Can't define your special someone with only one natural hazard? Don't worry, OHAZ has you covered🔥🫨
#ValentinesDay #Valentine #NaturalHazard#STEM
Ever wonder how we monitor 300+ stations to keep Oregon safe? 🌲
Our Director, Leland O’Driscoll, joins the "This is Oregon" podcast to talk #ShakeAlert, AI fire detection, and building a more resilient state.
🔊Listen: linktr.ee/ohaz_uo
🛠️ Happy #FieldWorkFriday
In the winter, sometimes fieldwork can look a bit different! OHAZ field techs spent an evening with UO’s geology club, explaining what it’s like to work in a geotechnical role, and the skills that could help them to find similar roles in the future.
Happy #FieldWorkFriday 🛠️
This week, our field techs serviced seismic site VERN—swapping batteries, adding a solar panel, and completing routine maintenance to keep stations running 24/7 for real-time data and #ShakeAlert
It’s #FieldWorkFriday! 🛠️
OHAZ field techs looped through Eastern OR to service sites ADEL, LKVW, LOST, and KFAL—replacing batteries and programming charge controllers to extend system life.
Year-round maintenance keeps real-time data flowing for research and #ShakeAlert.
❄️Even when wildfire season is over, OHAZ cameras serve critical purposes, like monitoring winter sports runs! We operate cameras at #WillamettePass⛷️ and #Timberline 🏂. Check the snow 24/7 on alertwest.live and the Watch Duty App.
#OregonSnowboarding #OregonSkiing
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Oregon Hazards Lab!🎄❄️
Last night, a few of our cameras picked up some strange activity*🤔
*Note: The information bar typically included in camera screenshots has been removed for the privacy of those in the image… We’d like to stay on the Nice List
It’s #FieldWorkFriday! 🛠️
This week, field technicians visited seismic site ROGE in Southern Oregon.
During their solar array upgrade, they were able to make friends with what we believe is a Clouded Salamander! 🦎
#GoDucks #STEM
It’s #FieldWorkFriday!
Last week, our techs visited seismic site SNAKE and other stations across southwest Oregon to keep the network healthy and ready for tiny ground motions. OHAZ often installs @pnsn1 stations near fire lookouts thanks to their quiet, remote locations.
OHAZ Wrapped 2025!
62,258 miles, 153 field days, and 4.2 million Oregonians protected.
Here’s to the towers we climbed and the conduit trenches we dug.
See you out there in the 2026 field season! 💚💛🦆
#Wrapped #stem #Oregon #GoDucks
It’s #FieldWorkFriday! OHAZ multi-hazards staff & student techs wrapped up their rope-access training 🪢 to help prep for cert upgrades, test new techniques 🧗, & gear up for next field season. This training keeps them safe, efficient & effective while climbing comms towers!
Happy #FieldworkFriday!
This week, OHAZ multi-hazard techs spent 3 days training with our lead seismic tech to learn more about the seismic systems and operating procedures we run with the @pnsn1.bsky.social network. Perfect timing for the winter #fieldwork season! 🛠️❄️
#WomeninSTEM #STEM
Three men upgrade a seismic monitoring station in a clearcut under a powerline.
Two men upgrade a seismic monitoring station at the edge of a forest.
A seismic monitoring station is at the edge of a forest.
A snowcapped mountain rises above surrounding forests and hills.
DYK the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is managed jointly by UO, UW, and USGS? Together we operate 700+ seismic monitoring stations! #FieldWorkFriday
Field technicians from OHAZ and UW recently teamed up to upgrade VLM, a @pnsn1.bsky.social site NW of Mt. Hood. Team work makes the dream work! 🦆🐾
CRESCENT's Twinning Program is seeking mentor pairs to guide undergraduate students through a yearlong research project.
⏰ Applications close January 15, 2026
Program begins Fall 2026
Learn more and apply here ⬇️
cascadiaquakes.org/2024/10/03/m...
Thumbnail showing rupture zone of the 2004 earthquake and subsequent propagation of tsunami waves with text "Surprise Earthquake?"
On this World Tsunami Awareness Day, we look back at the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake and tsunami and reflect on the lessons learned and scientific advances made in tsunami warning. #TsunamiDay
Watch: The Science Behind the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman Earthquake & Tsunami
📽️ https://loom.ly/nvoYSSA
This graphic tells people to go to high ground if they are at the coast and get an earthquake early warning alert or feel shaking.
Today is World Tsunami Awareness Day.
If you are on the coast and feel shaking or get an earthquake early warning alert, you should #DropCoverHoldOn. Wait for shaking to stop. Then evacuate to high ground or inland. A tsunami may be coming!
Learn about #ShakeAlert at usgs.gov/FAQ/BeShakeAlertSafe.
A wildfire camera is on top of a telecommunications tower with the Columbia River Gorge visible in the background.
A young man hoists a wildfire camera on top of a telecommunications tower, with a desert and blue sky in the background.
We just added two new wildfire cameras in the Columbia River Gorge! #FieldworkFriday
The Stacker and Juniper cameras are in WA so they can spot fires on both sides of the river. Thanks Klickitat PUD for hosting them!
Live feeds will be available soon on ALERTWest.live and the @watchduty.org app.
This webinar is happening today at 1pm!
This graphic encourages people to register for a Zoom webinar about ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning for lifeline infrastructure.
The #ShakeAlert System rapidly detects earthquakes and alerts people before dangerous shaking arrives.
A free @cascadiaeqs.bsky.social webinar on 10/23 will share how community lifelines can use #EEW technology to protect critical infrastructure.
🔗 Register: cascadiaquakes.org/2025/09/08/c...
This flyer encourages people to attend a walk and talk program at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at 2pm on October 16 at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Today is the #ShakeOut earthquake drill! Join us at the @uoregon.bsky.social Museum of Natural and Cultural History for a special Walk & Talk about earthquakes and preparedness.
The program begins at 2pm at @uomnch.bsky.social. Learn more at mnch.uoregon.edu/index.php/learn/great-oregon-shakeout.
It's International ShakeOut Day! Take a moment at 10:16 a.m. (local time) to practice your “Drop, Cover, and Hold On."
If you live in an earthquake-prone region, it isn’t a question of if, but when an earthquake will occur. Be sure to make a plan and be prepared!
📽️ https://loom.ly/Nh4BnmE
Recent @Mariners games have been shaking things up enough for our seismometers to notice but those waves are all in good fun. It's a great reminder that real quakes can happen anytime. Join us tomorrow (10/16) for @ShakeOut and practice what to do when the ground really moves.
Only 2 days left until The Great #Nevada #ShakeOut on October 16th and 10:16am! Do you know what to do during an earthquake if you're indoors? What about outdoors? Learn some tips from our video: tinyurl.com/yxyseyb2
Tomorrow is the last day to donate to OHAZ via our Duckfunder! Your contribution would directly benefit our wildfire camera network. Thank you to everyone who has already supported us!
duckfunder.uoregon.edu/project/46953
Learn more about upcoming #ShakeOut events at cascadiaquakes.org/2025/09/08/2025-great-oregon-shakeout!