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The following organization provides Landslide information.National Landslide Information Center
National Landslide Hazards Program National Landslide Information Center MS 966, Box 25046 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Contact Person: Lynn M. Highland, Director Telephone: (800) 654-4966 Fax: (303) 273-8600 Email: nlic@usgs.gov Website: http://landslides.usgs.gov/nlic/ The National Landslide Hazards Program (NLHP) has operated since the mid-1970's in gathering information, conducting research, responding to emergencies and disasters, and producing scientific reports and other products for a broadly based user community. The National Landslide Information Center (NLIC) is the outreach entity for the USGS Landslide Hazard Program and provides information, exhibits, and contacts about the program and its various projects and personnel. The NLIC is responsible for distributing information about landslides to the lay public, researchers, planners, and local, state, and federal agencies. The NLIC provides a toll-free number (1-800-654-4966) and a webpage, whereby anyone can make inquiries about landslides. A searchable database containing landslide bibliographic references is available on-line, and a search of topics, authors, dates, publisher, and keywords can provide the user with resource material that can be obtained through most libraries. USGS landslide publications are also available online or can be obtained by contacting the USGS Earth Science Information Centers (ESICS). The main ESIC can be contacted by calling 1-800-USA-MAPS. The NLIC is outreach entity for the USGS Landslide Hazard Program and provides information, exhibits, and contacts about the program and its various projects and personnel. Homeowners can contact the NLIC and receive advice about dealing with landslide hazards--the NLIC is prohibited by law from consulting about individual problems, but can provide general information and refer a user to various resources for localized information. The National Landslide Information Center is one of three geologic hazard information centers, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey, The three centers, the National Earthquake Information Center, the National Geomagnetic Information Center, and the National Landslide Information Center are housed in one building on the Colorado School of Mines Campus, Golden, Colorado, USA.
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