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SUMMARY:Free STEAM Workshops for K–12 Educators - The Dalles\, OR
DESCRIPTION:Every student in the Northwest should experience the incredible science story of the megafloods that shaped our landscape and history. To help bring this story to life\, the Ice Age Floods Institute\, Engaging Every Student\, and our partners are excited to invite K–12 educators to free special training events. Thanks to support from the Avista Foundation\, we are offering free hybrid workshops where you will gain access to valuable resources designed to inspire students to investigate their local environment. \nNew Curriculum Resources\nParticipants will explore a new Ice Age Floods Detectives phenomena-based curriculum with supporting presentations targeted to 4th grade\, as well as hands-on investigations from the National Park Service’s Investigating Ice Age Floods curriculum. Both explore the megafloods that shaped the Northwest and are adaptable for grades K–12 \nFree STEAM Workshops for K–12 Educators Details (In-person with options to join us via Zoom): \n\nLocation:\n\nThe Dalles\, OR: Sat.\, Mar. 14\, 2026 (register here: tinyurl.com/yxw9haet)\n\n\nFeaturing:\n\n\nEngaging classroom and field-based activities\, including exciting ways to model Floods phenomena\nStories of the megafloods that transformed the Northwest 18\,000–12\,000 years ago at the end of the Last Glacial Period\nUp to 7 Washington STEM Clock Hours and/or PDUs for license renewal in Oregon and other states\n\n\nSchedule: All workshops 9:00 am–4:00 pm (or half day)\n\n9:00–12:00 | Interactive workshop featuring new Ice Age Floods Discovery curriculum: targeted to grade 4 and adaptable for K–12\n12–12:30 | Working lunch (provided)\n12:30–3:30 | Interactive workshop featuring Investigating Ice Age Floods curriculum adaptable for grades K–12\n3:00 or 3:30–4:00 | Nearby interpretive field studies with experts\n\n\nCost:\n\nFree\nIce Age Floods Institute mini-Grants available \n\nTo cover materials\, transportation\, STEM clock hour fee\, etc.\nLearn more: iafi.org/k-12grants.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelp Spread the Word: We encourage you to share this informative Ice Age Floods Workshops flyer with other educators to let them know about this opportunity!  \nFor questions\, comments\, or ideas on where we might offer additional training\, please contact Rick Reynolds\, M.S.Ed.\, at rick@engagingeverystudent.com. Thanks for your interest and all you do to inspire our students to investigate our environment! \n  \n 
URL:https://iafi.org/event/free-steam-workshops-for-k-12-educators-the-dalles/
LOCATION:Columbia Gorge Discovery Center\, 5000 Discovery Dr.\, The Dalles\, OR\, 97058\, United States
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SUMMARY:Combined Chapter Hike – Escure Ranch / Towell Falls
DESCRIPTION:The Palouse Falls and Cheney-Spokane Chapters of the IAFI invite you to a hike at Escure Ranch on the BLM Rock Creek Recreation Site on Saturday\, March 14. The hike will start at 10:00 a.m. It will be led by Don Chadbourne\, geologist and board member of the Cheney-Spokane Chapter\, and Lloyd Stoess\, president of the Palouse Falls Chapter. You will meet the leaders at the trailhead. \nDescription of the Escure Ranch Hike\nThe hike will begin and end at the Escure Ranch parking area\, of the Bureau of Land Management\, Rock Creek Recreation site. The hike will follow an old ranch road to Towell Falls and return on the same route. The out and back hike will be about 6.5 miles.  The trail is mostly double track over dirt and rock\, with an elevation gain and loss of about 160 feet.  The hike is a pleasant trek through a remote scabland canyon.  Features will include rock benches and basins\, flood bars\, Mima mounds\, mesas and waterfalls.  This hike is included in the book\, On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods – Northern Reaches\, by Bjornstad & Kiver.   \nDirections to the trailhead will be provided to hikers after registration. \nClick on the Register button to sign up for the hike. The hike will be limited to 30 hikers. \nItems to bring with you: appropriate shoes\, day pack\, water\, snacks\, appropriate clothing for changes in the weather\, sun protection\, emergency items\, camera and binoculars. Walking poles will be helpful. \nThe hike is free; however\, donations for support of Chapter activities will be accepted. \nFor additional questions\, contact Don at 509-891-5875\, or Lloyd at 509-954-3927. \n \n \nMap available for download: 11 x 17 LIDAR map of Escure Ranch Area showing our hiking route to Towell Falls (downloadable PDF)
URL:https://iafi.org/event/combined-chapter-hike-escure-ranch-towell-falls/
LOCATION:Escure Ranch\, Washington\, 99125
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