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Saturday, June 1, 2013 Lower Columbia Chapter Field Trip - The Geology of the Columbia River Gorge Location: All day field trip in the Gorge making various stops Tour will explore the unique geology of the Columbia River Gorge and how the Lake Missoula Flood reshaped it into the stunning beauty we see today. Just a few of the stops are: Columbia Park with huge basalt boulders torn from the Gorge; Latourell Falls in an alcove carved by the floods; granodiorite uplift at Wind Mountain; Coyote Wall syncline; and Catherine Creek mima mounds. Also learn exciting history such as the drowned trees mentioned by Lewis and Clark and learn about the "Orphan Tsunami." Cost $46 for IAFI members $66 for non-members. More Information: Sylvia Thompson 503-257-0144 |
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Saturday, June 8, 2013 Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter All day field Trip,Wenatchee Master Naturalists Location: Wenatchee, Washington Brent Cunderla will leading the Wenatchee Master Naturalists on an all day trip of Grand Coulee and the glaciation of the Waterville Plateau. This will be the same trip that Gene Kiver and I lead for the IAFI regional trip in 2009. Please click the link below (Link URL) to get to the Wenatchee River Institute to sign up for the Grand Coulee-Waterville Plateau Glaciation Field Trip. Thanks! http://www.wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/about-us/programs/wenatchee-naturalist More Information: Brent Cunderla 509-665-2136 |
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter Presentation by David Montgomery Location: Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington David Montgomery, who teaches geomorphology at the University of Washington, will be our guest speaker. He has authored several books, Dirt and the latest book The Rocks Don't Lie - A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood. It should be an interesting topic and looking forward to David's thoughts about Noahs and the Ice Age Floods stories. Presentation will be at the Wenatchee Valley Museum. Talk Location is at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 S. Mission Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801. Meeting time is 7:00 p.m. More Information: Brent Cunderla 509-665-2136 |
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Thursday, June 20, 2013 Lower Columbia Chapter Grant McOmie - 101 Oregon Adventures Location: Tualatin Historical Center, 8700 SW Sweek Dr., Tualatin, OR 7:00 pm on Thurs. June 20th KGW-TV host and Emmy award-winning journalist, Grant McOmie will give a talk about some of the destinations in his new book: "Grant's Getaways - 101 Oregon Adventures." Recently Grant did a feature on Lake Missoula evidence including the 10-ton and 2.5 ton erratic boulders on display at the Tualatin Heritage Center. Book signing to following talk. Event is free to the public but a $3.00 donation would be appreciated. More Information: Sylvia Thompson 503-257-0144 |
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 Lower Columbia Chapter Washington's Channeled Scablands - A Visual Tour by John Soennichsen Location: Tualatin Heritage Center, 8700 SW Sweek Dr., Tualatin, OR 7:00 PM John Soennichsen will give a visual tour of Washington's five scabland tracts with dramatic photos revealing the aura and grandeur of each scabland region. John is also the author of "Bretz's Flood" a biography of J Harlan Bretz the first geologist to research and scablands and propose its creation by massive flooding. Book signing will follow presentation. Event is free to the public but a $3.00 donation would be appreciated. More Information: Sylvia Thompson 503-257-0144 |
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Friday, September 13, 2013 Coeur du Deluge Chapter Presentation - Ice Age Flood Paleo-Environments in North Idaho Location: Sandpoint High School Auditorium, Sandpoint, ID The Ice Age Floods not only began in North Idaho but have also had a major influence on the historical, cultural and physical environment of the area. We are fortunate to have two of the most knowledgeable people (Jack Nisbet and Roy Breckenridge) on the topic who will provide an informative and enjoyable lecture on this place we love and know so little about. Both Jack Nisbet and Roy Breckenridge are longtime friends and supporters of the Ice Age Floods Institute and its goal "to promote public awareness and education relating to the significance of the Ice Age Floods". Jack Nisbet is an educator, naturalist and the author of many books about the PNW including, Sources of the River, The Collector, and Visible Bones. Anyone attending one of his lectures knows that one is not enough. Roy Breckenridge is the State Geologist of Idaho and has spent many years doing field work, collecting data and publishing professional reports and maps of North Idaho. The event is free to the public but a donation would be appreciated. More Information: Tony Lewis galewi@lsu.edu or 208-255-1284 |
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Saturday, September 14, 2013 Coeur du Deluge Chapter Field Trip - Ice Age Flood features in North Idaho Location: All day field trip from Sandpoint, ID to Cabinet Gorge Dam, MT with various stops in between. This field trip will be led by both State Geologist Roy Breckenridge and Naturalist Jack Nisbet through the glacial and ice age floods modified landscape focusing on individual geomorphic features, geologic processes, and historical/cultural information important to North Idaho. Both Jack Nisbet and Roy Breckenridge are longtime friends and supporters of the Ice Age Floods Institute and its goal "to promote public awareness and education relating to the significance of the Ice Age Floods." Having both Roy Breckenridge and Jack Nisbet as field trip leaders is a rare treat for all of those interested in the physical and cultural environment of Northern Idaho. For more information on our trip leaders see the earlier lecture event on September 13, 2013. There will be a fee covering the cost of transportation, educational handouts, snacks and drinks. Some walking will be required by the participants. The event is open to the public. More Information: Tony Lewis galewi@lsu.edu or 208-255-1284 |