Dear Menlo Park City Council Members,

I am writing to invite you and your constituents to
attend the public screening of "Riding the Storm," the
new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) documentary on
landslide hazards in the San Francisco Bay Area, which
I've just recently completed as an independent
project.

The film premiered, Monday, February 19th, on San Jose
public television station KTEH. Tonight, Thursday,
February 22 at 7 p.m., the USGS will hold a free
public screening of the documentary on their Menlo
Park campus at 345 Middlefield Road, followed by a
discussion with USGS scientists and residents featured
in the film.

In an effort to minimize the tragic impacts from the
Bay Area’s seasonal, storm-induced landslide threat,
"Riding the Storm " tells the dramatic stories of some
of the region's most significant landslide events and
explores the science behind the hazard with USGS
researchers.
 
The video documents a range of landslides—from deadly
debris flows to slow-moving, deep-seated
slides—generated primarily in Santa Cruz, San Mateo,
and Santa Clara counties during two of the Bay Area’s
most historic storms: the January 1982 storm and the
February 1998 El Niño storm.

A digital copy of the flyer and press release
describing both screening events is attached, along
with a copy of the DVD cover art. You can also visit
<http://landslides.usgs.gov> for more details about
the film. After the screenings, the public will be
able to order DVD's of the documentary or download the
film from <http://landslides.usgs.gov>.

Kindest Regards,

Karen Adams
Producer,
"Riding the Storm"
(Production Manager, Midpeninsula Community Media Center)

 
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