A plan to reduce losses from geologic hazards in Utah - Recommendations of the Governor's Geologic Hazards Working Group 2006-2007 (C-104) Outdoor Activities and Mount Timpanogos in the

and Mount Timpanogos in the background

This guide has been designed specifically for ATVs

and some surficial geologic features

Over the course of millions of years

Several of the papers emphasize the petrology and chemical properties of different western coals

A plan to reduce losses from geologic hazards in Utah - Recommendations of the Governor's Geologic Hazards Working Group 2006-2007 (C-104) Outdoor Activities and Mount Timpanogos in theBy: G. E. Christenson and F. X. Ashland, compilers Statewide losses from landslides in 2005 and 2006 likely exceeded $10 million and brought much public and media attention to the risks and challenges of building on hillsides in Utah. Utah has a long history of damaging landslides, including the particularly heavy losses (more than $300 million) during 1983 84 due to landslides and floods. As our population grows, pressure to build in areas prone to