diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
index a8cfa8592..eae5f8867 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ConnectedParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ConnectedParticleSystem::~ConnectedParticleSystem()
 
 Particle* ConnectedParticleSystem::createParticle(const Particle* ptemplate)
 {
-    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<this<< " Creating particle "<<std::endl;
+    // OSG_NOTICE<<this<< " Creating particle "<<std::endl;
 
     Particle* particle = ParticleSystem::createParticle(ptemplate);
     int particleIndex = (int)(particle - &_particles[0]);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Particle* ConnectedParticleSystem::createParticle(const Particle* ptemplate)
 
         if (_lastParticleCreated != Particle::INVALID_INDEX)
         {
-            // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<this<< " Connecting "<<_lastParticleCreated<<" to "<<particleIndex<<std::endl;
+            // OSG_NOTICE<<this<< " Connecting "<<_lastParticleCreated<<" to "<<particleIndex<<std::endl;
 
             // write up the last created particle to this new particle
             _particles[_lastParticleCreated].setNextParticle(particleIndex);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Particle* ConnectedParticleSystem::createParticle(const Particle* ptemplate)
         
 void ConnectedParticleSystem::reuseParticle(int particleIndex)
 {
-    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<this<< " Reusing particle "<<particleIndex<<std::endl;
+    // OSG_NOTICE<<this<< " Reusing particle "<<particleIndex<<std::endl;
 
     if (particleIndex<0 || particleIndex>=(int)_particles.size()) return;
     
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/FluidProgram.cpp b/src/osgParticle/FluidProgram.cpp
index f5b06c18d..bc9bc85c0 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/FluidProgram.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/FluidProgram.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void osgParticle::FluidProgram::execute(double dt)
             double compenstated_dt = dt;
             if (relative_wind.length2() < dt*dt*wind_accel.length2())
             {
-                // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"** Could be critical: dt="<<dt<<" critical_dt="<<sqrtf(critical_dt2)<<std::endl;
+                // OSG_NOTICE<<"** Could be critical: dt="<<dt<<" critical_dt="<<sqrtf(critical_dt2)<<std::endl;
                 double critical_dt2 = relative_wind.length2()/wind_accel.length2();
                 compenstated_dt = sqrtf(critical_dt2)*0.8f;
             }
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ModularEmitter.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ModularEmitter.cpp
index 12b2f2b18..ef543fabd 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ModularEmitter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ModularEmitter.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void osgParticle::ModularEmitter::emit(double dt)
             }
             else
             {
-                osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"run out of particle"<<std::endl;
+                OSG_NOTICE<<"run out of particle"<<std::endl;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/MultiSegmentPlacer.cpp b/src/osgParticle/MultiSegmentPlacer.cpp
index 65e242e7b..a7323fb96 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/MultiSegmentPlacer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/MultiSegmentPlacer.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void osgParticle::MultiSegmentPlacer::place(Particle* P) const
     }
     else
     {
-        osg::notify(osg::WARN) << "this MultiSegmentPlacer has less than 2 vertices\n";
+        OSG_WARN << "this MultiSegmentPlacer has less than 2 vertices\n";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/Particle.cpp b/src/osgParticle/Particle.cpp
index 4aa35ab92..7f79c3b0c 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/Particle.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/Particle.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bool osgParticle::Particle::update(double dt)
         _s_coord = _s_tile * fmod(_cur_tile , 1.0 / _s_tile);
         _t_coord = 1.0 - _t_tile * (static_cast<int>(_cur_tile * _t_tile) + 1);
 
-        // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<this<<" setting tex coords "<<_s_coord<<" "<<_t_coord<<std::endl;
+        // OSG_NOTICE<<this<<" setting tex coords "<<_s_coord<<" "<<_t_coord<<std::endl;
     }
     
     // compute the current values for size, alpha and color.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void osgParticle::Particle::render(osg::GLBeginEndAdapter* gl, const osg::Vec3&
         break;
 
     default:
-        osg::notify(osg::WARN) << "Invalid shape for particles\n";
+        OSG_WARN << "Invalid shape for particles\n";
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ParticleProcessor.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ParticleProcessor.cpp
index 47e8d9249..714e4dc37 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ParticleProcessor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ParticleProcessor.cpp
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ void osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
             }
             else
             {
-                osg::notify(osg::WARN) << "osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::traverse(NodeVisitor&) requires a valid FrameStamp to function, particles not updated.\n";
+                OSG_WARN << "osgParticle::ParticleProcessor::traverse(NodeVisitor&) requires a valid FrameStamp to function, particles not updated.\n";
             }
 
         } else 
         {
-            osg::notify(osg::WARN) << "ParticleProcessor \"" << getName() << "\": invalid particle system\n";
+            OSG_WARN << "ParticleProcessor \"" << getName() << "\": invalid particle system\n";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp
index f725a6a33..814e475e5 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystem.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void osgParticle::ParticleSystem::drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo
     }
 
 #if defined(OSG_GLES1_AVAILABLE) || defined(OSG_GLES2_AVAILABLE) && !defined(OSG_GL3_AVAILABLE)
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Warning: ParticleSystem::drawImplementation(..) not fully implemented."<<std::endl;
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"Warning: ParticleSystem::drawImplementation(..) not fully implemented."<<std::endl;
 #endif
 
 }
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater.cpp b/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater.cpp
index 0c373870a..f936e1ad1 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
         }
         else
         {
-            osg::notify(osg::WARN) << "osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater::traverse(NodeVisitor&) requires a valid FrameStamp to function, particles not updated.\n";
+            OSG_WARN << "osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater::traverse(NodeVisitor&) requires a valid FrameStamp to function, particles not updated.\n";
         }
 
     }
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ bool osgParticle::ParticleSystemUpdater::removeParticleSystem(unsigned int pos,
       unsigned int endOfRemoveRange = pos + numParticleSystemsToRemove;
       if( endOfRemoveRange > _psv.size() )
       {
-         osg::notify(osg::DEBUG_INFO)<<"Warning: ParticleSystem::removeParticleSystem(i,numParticleSystemsToRemove) has been passed an excessive number"<<std::endl;
-         osg::notify(osg::DEBUG_INFO)<<"         of ParticleSystems to remove, trimming just to end of ParticleSystem list."<<std::endl;
+         OSG_DEBUG<<"Warning: ParticleSystem::removeParticleSystem(i,numParticleSystemsToRemove) has been passed an excessive number"<<std::endl;
+         OSG_DEBUG<<"         of ParticleSystems to remove, trimming just to end of ParticleSystem list."<<std::endl;
          endOfRemoveRange = _psv.size();
       }
       _psv.erase(_psv.begin()+pos, _psv.begin()+endOfRemoveRange);
diff --git a/src/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect.cpp b/src/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect.cpp
index 2f4161880..361a073d6 100644
--- a/src/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect.cpp
+++ b/src/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::update()
 {
     _dirty = false;
 
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"PrecipitationEffect::update()"<<std::endl;
+    OSG_INFO<<"PrecipitationEffect::update()"<<std::endl;
 
     float length_u = _cellSize.x();
     float length_v = _cellSize.y();
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::update()
     _inverse_dv.set(0.0f, 1.0f/length_v, 0.0f);
     _inverse_dw.set(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f/length_w);
     
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Cell size X="<<length_u<<std::endl;
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Cell size Y="<<length_v<<std::endl;
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"Cell size Z="<<length_w<<std::endl;
+    OSG_INFO<<"Cell size X="<<length_u<<std::endl;
+    OSG_INFO<<"Cell size Y="<<length_v<<std::endl;
+    OSG_INFO<<"Cell size Z="<<length_w<<std::endl;
     
 
     {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::setUpGeometries(unsigned int numParticles)
     unsigned int pointRenderBin = 11;
     
     
-    osg::notify(osg::INFO)<<"PrecipitationEffect::setUpGeometries("<<numParticles<<")"<<std::endl;
+    OSG_INFO<<"PrecipitationEffect::setUpGeometries("<<numParticles<<")"<<std::endl;
 
     bool needGeometryRebuild = false;
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::setUpGeometries(unsigned int numParticles)
         #if !defined(OSG_GLES1_AVAILABLE) && !defined(OSG_GLES2_AVAILABLE)
             _pointStateSet->setMode(GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
         #else
-            osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Warning: ParticleEffect::setUpGeometries(..) not fully implemented."<<std::endl;
+            OSG_NOTICE<<"Warning: ParticleEffect::setUpGeometries(..) not fully implemented."<<std::endl;
         #endif
         
         _pointStateSet->setRenderBinDetails(pointRenderBin,"DepthSortedBin");
@@ -764,12 +764,12 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::cull(PrecipitationDrawableSet& pds, osgUtil::CullVisit
     inverse_modelview.invert(*(cv->getModelViewMatrix()));
     
     osg::Vec3 eyeLocal = osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f) * inverse_modelview;
-    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"  eyeLocal "<<eyeLocal<<std::endl;
+    //OSG_NOTICE<<"  eyeLocal "<<eyeLocal<<std::endl;
     
     float eye_k = (eyeLocal-_origin)*_inverse_dw;
     osg::Vec3 eye_kPlane = eyeLocal-_dw*eye_k-_origin;
     
-    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"  eye_kPlane "<<eye_kPlane<<std::endl;
+    // OSG_NOTICE<<"  eye_kPlane "<<eye_kPlane<<std::endl;
     
     float eye_i = eye_kPlane*_inverse_du;
     float eye_j = eye_kPlane*_inverse_dv;
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::cull(PrecipitationDrawableSet& pds, osgUtil::CullVisit
     int j_max = (int)ceil(eye_j + j_delta);
     int k_max = (int)ceil(eye_k + k_delta);
     
-    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"i_delta="<<i_delta<<" j_delta="<<j_delta<<" k_delta="<<k_delta<<std::endl;
+    //OSG_NOTICE<<"i_delta="<<i_delta<<" j_delta="<<j_delta<<" k_delta="<<k_delta<<std::endl;
 
     unsigned int numTested=0;
     unsigned int numInFrustum=0;
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ void PrecipitationEffect::cull(PrecipitationDrawableSet& pds, osgUtil::CullVisit
 #ifdef DO_TIMING
     osg::Timer_t endTick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
 
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"time for cull "<<osg::Timer::instance()->delta_m(startTick,endTick)<<"ms  numTested="<<numTested<<" numInFrustum"<<numInFrustum<<std::endl;
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"     quads "<<pds._quadPrecipitationDrawable->getCurrentCellMatrixMap().size()<<"   lines "<<pds._linePrecipitationDrawable->getCurrentCellMatrixMap().size()<<"   points "<<pds._pointPrecipitationDrawable->getCurrentCellMatrixMap().size()<<std::endl;
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"time for cull "<<osg::Timer::instance()->delta_m(startTick,endTick)<<"ms  numTested="<<numTested<<" numInFrustum"<<numInFrustum<<std::endl;
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"     quads "<<pds._quadPrecipitationDrawable->getCurrentCellMatrixMap().size()<<"   lines "<<pds._linePrecipitationDrawable->getCurrentCellMatrixMap().size()<<"   points "<<pds._pointPrecipitationDrawable->getCurrentCellMatrixMap().size()<<std::endl;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -979,6 +979,6 @@ if (!_geometry) return;
     
     glPopMatrix();
 #else
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Warning: ParticleEffect::drawImplementation(..) not fully implemented."<<std::endl;
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"Warning: ParticleEffect::drawImplementation(..) not fully implemented."<<std::endl;
 #endif
 }