Robert Clayton

Field Trip to Explore Local Natural Disasters part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Activities
All on-campus Natural Disasters students at BYU-Idaho (1200 - 1800 students per year) go on a field trip to develop field observation skills. We visit the Teton Dam, Henry's Fork caldera (part of the Yellowstone hot spot track), and 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake area.

Resilience: The Teton Dam Disaster of 1976 part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Real-World Examples
A teaching case study page detailing the 1976 Teton Dam failure, covering geologic causes, flash-flood impacts, and community resilience driven by regional culture and organized volunteerism, used in natural disaster education through field trips and firsthand accounts.

Natural Disasters part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching about Risk and Resilience:Courses
Natural Disasters at BYU-Idaho is an interdisciplinary, case studies-based course about the risks, causes, effects, and mitigation of natural hazards. Via case studies, students examine issues in geology, ...