Redesigned IAFI.org Website
It’s been several years since our IAFI.org website first appeared and website design standards have changed a lot since then. This summer we undertook to completely redesign the website, hoping
It’s been several years since our IAFI.org website first appeared and website design standards have changed a lot since then. This summer we undertook to completely redesign the website, hoping
A near failure of berries and upland food sources has brought the bears into much of the lowlands of the mountainous Pacific NW, including towns and campgrounds. All the area
Since late last year the Ice Age Floods Institute has been working with Eastern Washington University to produce a new map showing the extent of the temporary and semi-permanent lakes
Our long time IAFI Membership Manager, Sylvia Thompson and her husband Rick (Lower Columbia Chapter Ex-President), retired in early September and are soon moving to Georgia to be closer to
The Chinook Scenic Byway is recognized as a premier driving tour in Washington State. The byway travels through the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Mount Rainier National Park. Experience the
We’re sad to report that James “Jim” William Pritchard of Ephrata, WA, passed away on August 3, 2022. Jim was 95 years of age (born: September 4, 1926), was deeply interested
“To see a world in a grain of sand”, the opening sentence of the poem by William Blake, is an oft-used phrase that also captures some of what geologists do. We
Our brains are pretty good at physics. For instance, you can watch somebody kick a soccer ball in front of you, and you can run to the spot where you
IAFI Events
Explore and Discover How Our Amazing Region was Formed!
Field Trips, Presentations and Other Events are designed to educate, entertain and leave you with a sense of “wow” along with providing fascinating information about the Ice Age Floods.
Ice Age Floods Institute Events Inspire, Encourage Exploration, Offer Friendship and Involvement
Come join us for an easy hike just north of Spokane to explore Ice Age floods features, led by IAFICS board member geologist Michael Hamilton. This is one of the […]
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 […]
The Ellensburg Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a field trip that covers the Vantage Highway corridor between Ellensburg and Vantage on Saturday 18 May 2024. We will meet […]
Lloyd DeKay, president of the Columbia River Gorge Chapter of IAFI, has volunteered to lead a day-long presentation and field trip 0n June 1, 2024, to explore the geology of […]
Save the date for a June Jamboree and membership meeting in Spokane! We will have a member appreciation barbecue and a variety of local hikes guided by geologists to view many Ice Age Floods related features in the area.
Field Trips and Hikes are led by amateur and professional Geologists with new and amazing information to share. They are fun, exciting and informative outdoor adventures for the entire Family to enjoy!
Visit our Activities Event Calendar below for IAFI Field Trips, Hikes and other activities in your area, and go have a great time!
We offer indoor Presentations, especially popular when heat or cold make outdoor Field Trips too uncertain or uncomfortable. Many Presentations are available via Zoom.
We also offer programs for schools, senior centers and similar organizations to educate and stimulate minds about the Ice Age Floods.
Other Events such as meetings, festivals, conventions and gatherings, with various public and private organizations, help us tell the story of the Ice Age Floods, Geology, Wildlife and History.
We often have our ‘Store in a Box‘ at these types of events where people can view and purchase IAFI merchandise.
Richard Waitt kindly shared his recent paper published June 2016 in Quaternary Research, titled “Megafloods and Clovis cache at Wenatchee, WA.” “It covers the reach mainly from Chelan Falls to
In what may be the most dramatic mass extinction in Earth’s history, an asteroid impacted our planet 66 million years ago near what is now Chicxulub on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Big feet. Little feet. A heel here. A toe there. A digitally enhanced photo of a footprint found at Calvert Island, British Columbia that researchers dated to 13,000 years old. Credit
An interesting, 4 minute captioned video from UC Santa Cruz (ingomar200) of a satellite-view computer simulation illustrating flood paths and transient lakes of an Ice Age Flood. The video shows a physics-based
Visit us at Facebook, Mastodon and our YouTube Channel.
Ice Age Floods Institute is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit EIN 91-1658221
Donations and member fees may be tax deductible
Refund and Returns Policy Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions