Sharing the Fascinating Ice Age Floods Story Since 1995
Bill Burgel While J Harlen Bretz was exploring the Scablands with his grad students, Joseph Pardee was quietly amassing convincing data about the existence of Glacial Lake Missoula. Pardee's work ultimately led to acceptance of Bretz' theory of catastrophic outburst flooding as an important tool in the shaping of our world. Come hear Bill Burgel in person […]
The Puget Lobe w1ll meet November 6, 2023 via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82985244730) for Scott Burns to present "Ice Age Floods throughout the Quaternary. Don't forget the older ones." Keyword is the "older ones" - older than our "recent Fraser" Missoula Floods (18Kya-15Kya). Scott will tell you how to identify the deposits.
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute’s next program will be Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00 PM. This is a hybrid program, with the speakers presenting remotely via Zoom from Seattle. For those who are not computer- or Zoom-savvy, you can attend in-person for a screening at the Wenatchee Valley Museum […]
Come and Learn About The Unfolding Story of Ancient Ice Age Floods in the Pacific Northwest Ages End - Stev Ominski We have had Ice Age Floods in the Pacific Northwest over the past 2.8 million years. We mostly concentrate on the last ones which are called the Missoula Floods that happened between 15,000-20,000 years […]
(21Feb2024) We have invited Ralph Haugerud, USGS to give a talk in "wasting of the Southern Margins of the Cordilleran Ice sheet" on March 18,2024. Please note that this date has moved the Chapter Meeting to 18 March 2024. Or the third week of March. While we don't have the details yet, I bet it will […]
Thursday, April 4, 2024. 7:00 pm. What Happened to the Spokane Ice Sheet? Friday, April 5, 2024. 7:00 pm. The Missoula Floods versus Bretz's Spokane Flood Saturday, April 6, 2024. 7:00 pm. Was Moses Coulee Carved by Subglacial Floods? Doors open at 6:30 pm each night. 700 seats. Open seating. Free. Will be filmed for YouTube. […]
The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 PM, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 S. Mission, Wenatchee. Or via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84520197937 Webinar ID: 845 2019 7937 Dr. Earl F. Cater, Director of the Douglas County Museum in Waterville, will present […]
Lloyd Stoess, Palouse Falls Chapter President, will take participants on an epic journey from northwest Montana, through northern Idaho, eastern Washington, the Washington-Oregon border and as far south as the coast of California. Come and see how our channeled scablands are just a part of the story - a story like none other on earth.
Gary Kleinknecht will present MCBONES: The Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site Learn about the activities going on at this local mammoth dig site, the impact of Ice Age floods revealed at the site and the ongoing paleoenvironmental study. Presented by our own Lake Lewis Chapter Program Director and ‘go-to’ mammoth dig volunteer: Gary Kleinknecht. Gary serves […]
The Willamette Valley at the time of the Ice Age Floods, 18,000 - 15,000 years ago, was backwater for massive floodwaters coming through the Columbia River Gorge multiple times. It was known as temporary Lake Allison for the geologist who first studied it as a lake. David Ellingson, a biologist and paleontologist, teaches paleontology at […]
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