June Jamboree – 2024 IAFI Member Meeting
You’re invited to join us June 6-8 in Spokane, WA, hosted by the IAFI Cheney-Spokane Chapter Last year, the IAFI Puget Lobe Chapter embarked on an expanded multi-day format for the annual […]
Hello from the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
Hello from the Trail. Congress created Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail to educate visitors on the story of massive flooding towards the end of the last Ice Age in […]
NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST PEOPLE MAY HAVE ARRIVED BY SEA ICE HIGHWAY
NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS SOME EARLY AMERICANS MAY HAVE TRAVELED ON WINTER SEA ICE DOWN THE COAST FROM BERINGIA AS LONG AS 24,000 YEARS AGO One of the hottest debates in […]
Geographia: An Ancient Blueprint for Mapmaking
Many of history’s major breakthroughs were made by great thinkers standing on the shoulders of other intellectual giants, and Ptolemy’s Geographia, which builds on the scientific advancements of ancient Greek […]
The Bretz Journals and Google Earth
If you have been following Professor Nick Zentner (CWU) on YouTube, you may know that one of the treasures he has uncovered with the help of collaborators are the Bretz […]
Ice Age Floods A to Z Series
Ice Age Floods A to Z by Nick Zentner Our good friend Professor Nick Zentner (Central Washington University) recently started a new series on his YouTube channel called ICE AGE […]
Journey Through Time: Explore Drumheller Channels
Nestled in the heart of Washington state, the Drumheller Channels offer a unique glimpse into earth’s history, carved by the immense power of Ice Age Floods. This National Natural Landmark […]
Recording of Erratics’ October 10 program, “Reading the Okanogan Lobe Glacial Landscape”
Because of problems with the Zoom broadcast of the Erratics’ October 10th program, Ralph Dawes graciously recorded for us his talk, “Glaciated landscapes that formed beneath the Okanogan Lobe of […]
Lyle Cherry Orchard Interpretive Panels Installed
Last week, Friends of the Columbia Gorge completed installation on their first-ever interpretive trail signs at the Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve! They’ll be sharing MUCH more on this story in […]
An Old Timer (Jeff Silkwood) IAFI Story
In the early days, the IAFI and National Geologic Trail were mainly good intentions and lacking in ways to communicate how enormous and special this landscape was. Jim Shelden, then […]