Ice Age Floods Temporary Lakes – New Map Coming Soon
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 […]
Meet Our New IAFI Membership Manager
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 […]
Chinook Scenic Byway
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 […]
Rick Thompson Honored in Chapter President Retirement
Charles Hall, Board Member and Co-Founder of Lower Columbia Chapter Ice Age Flodds Institute presented his miniature of the Willamette Meteorite to Rick Thompson upon his resignation as Board President […]
Lorrie DeKay
Lorrie DeKayMembership Manager I’ve been fortunate to have an ‘in house’ geologist for over 40 years. Lloyd’s career enabled us to live in and explore much of the US, Africa […]
Puget Lobe Chapter Current Meeting Synopsis
This page contains newsreels shown at the beginning our Chapter meetings. Newsreels contain: the current presenter, future presenter, Chapter/IAFI current information, and the “newsreel” of selected technical information germane to […]
Ephrata Erratic Fan
EPHRATA ERRATICS FAN Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail The Ephrata Erratics Fan is a depositional area south of where water from the Missoula floods poured out of the lower […]
Remembering Jim Pritchard
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 […]
How Galactic Rhythms Helped Form Earth’s Continental Crust
“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 […]
Kummakivi, Finland’s Balancing Rock, Seems to Defy the Laws of Physics
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 […]