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SUMMARY:Dust in the Cockpit: Volcanic Ash Aviation Hazards
DESCRIPTION:Dust in the Cockpit: Volcanic Ash Aviation Hazards – The 50-Year Effort to Mitigate Them \n\nThe 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption was a watershed moment in our understanding of volcanic eruptions and their hazards. Among the lesser-known events during that summer was the first documented case of in-flight engine damage from volcanic ash on May 25\,1980. Two years later\, a 747 nearly crashed in Indonesia when it flew into an ash cloud from Galunggung Volcano and lost power to all four engines. \nA similar event in December\, 1989 at Redoubt Volcano\, Alaska finally convinced meteorologists\, air traffic regulators\, and volcanologists that we need a global infrastructure to detect volcanic ash clouds and communicate their trajectory to aviators. By around 2010 the infrastructure was in place. But it was shaken up again when the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull sent an ash cloud to Europe\, shutting down the world’s heaviest airspace\, costing $5 billion dollars in economic loss. \nThis talk summarizes the ups and downs of these crises\, and describes our efforts to mitigate the hazard through better technology and communication. \nLarry G Mastin\, Ph.D\nSimultaneous Live/ZOOM presentation from Tualatin Heritage Center. If you cannot attend the in-person meeting at THC\, join us on-line. Thurs. July 18\, 7:00 PM PDT\nclick here to join zoom meeting \nMeeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382 \nBiography: Larry Mastin\, PhD. is indeed a qualified authority on the topic being presented to us\, having devoted his entire career to it. He is employed by USGS Volcanic Laboratory in Vancouver\, WA. \nHis education is BS University of California at Davis cum laude in Geology. He received his Masters and Ph.D from Stanford University in Engineering Geology and Geomechanics respectively
URL:https://iafi.org/event/dust-in-the-cockpit-hazards-of-volcanic-ash-to-aviation/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lower Columbia Chapter":MAILTO:LowerColumbia@iafi.org
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SUMMARY:2024 Dry Falls Flood Fest
DESCRIPTION:What is Floodfest? \n \nPresenters and Booths will share their knowledge and their appreciation of Ice Age Floods Geology\, the Channeled Scablands\, Shrub Steppe Ecosystems\, Wildlife\, Anthropology\, Archeology\, History\, and Photography.   \n  \n2023 Flood Fest Group\nWhere: Dry Falls Visitor Center – Sun Lakes Dry Falls State Park\, 35661 HWY 17 North\, Coulee City\, WA\nWhen: Saturday July 20th 10 AM – 3 PM on the campus of Dry Falls Visitor Center. \n \nField Trip Hike: 8:30 AM – 10 AM\nWhere: Lake Lenore Caves Heritage Area: Sarah Overby\, Washington State Parks Interpretive Specialist\, and Kaley Wisher\, Columbia Basin Conservation District Biologist\, will lead an educational hike from the Lake Lenore Caves trailhead. The park is situated above Lake Lenore\, and it offers stunning views of the valley. The caves themselves are shallow basalt formations created during the Great Missoula flood. \n3D Ice Age Floods Map\nDry Falls Visitor Center – Inside Presentations:  \n10am – 11am\nInterpretive Specialist\, David McWalter\, will present an overview of Washington’s Ice Age Floods\, introduce the rugged terrain of eastern Washington that was shaped by floods of unimaginable power during the last ice age\, and share how the scientific views of the landscape have changed over the last century. \n11:30am – 12:30pm\nJustin Radford\, Program Manager\, NPS\, Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail\, will present an overview of this unique geologic trail starting in Montana\, through Idaho\, Oregon\, and Washington. \n1pm – 2pm\nLearn about the fragile yet resilient landscape of the Shrub Steppe and its role in our lives with Interpretive Specialist\, Sarah Overby. This short presentation will get you familiar with the Shrub Steppe ecosystem and the complex and beautiful parts that make it into a whole. \n2:30pm – 3:30pm\nViewing of Bruce Bjornstad’ s – Ice Age Floodscapes\n Bretz’ Great Cataract Group\n Primordial Potholes Coulee\n Grand Coulee – NW Exposures\n Dry Falls\n Deep Lake Potholes \nFloods Fest Sandbox\nOutdoor Booths:\n10 AM – 3 PM on the campus of Dry Falls Visitor Center\nIncluding representatives of Federal\, State\, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation\, Nonprofits\, Historians\, Authors\, & Volunteers \n Ice Age Floods Institute: Lower Grand Coulee Chapter and other Ice Age Flood Institute chapters from Oregon\, Idaho\, Montana\, and Washington.\n Lucy Luevano: An enrolled member and Historian of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Lucy will have historic photographs telling the story and the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. She will also share the legends of the beautiful landscape of the Dry Falls area and surrounding landscape.\n Dr. Karen Capuder: Anthropologist and Senior Archaeologist Colville Tribes\, will share some of the cultural and political history of the Colville Tribes\, from time immemorial to the present day.\n Grant County Historians/authors: Dan Bolyard & John M. Kemble – Dan Bolyard has been a lifelong Grant County Big Bend area resident and railroad historian. John M. Kemble is a local historian and explorer highlighting Dry Falls\, Sun Lakes\, Steamboat Rock\, The Grand Coulee\, and Banks Lake.\n North Central Regional Library –April Harward\, learn about the NCW Summer Library programs – captivating storytelling to engaging workshops and fun activities\, everyone can unleash their unique voice and explore their passions.\n National Park Service – Interpretive Rangers with a Mobile Interpretive Center showcasing the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail\, the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area\, and The Grand Coulee: a National Natural Landmark.\n Foster Creek & Columbia Basin Conservation Districts – programs on Shrub Steppe ecology\, water resources\, wildlife\, and native vegetation.\n Washington Department of Wildlife – wildlife found in Eastern Washington as well as the enhancement and preservation work that is done in the Columbia Basin.\n Archeologists – Mark Amara\, Kim Lancaster\, and Kellie Green; representing the Cascadia Conservation District\, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Their booth will highlight the importance of historical artifacts\, tools of the trade\, and hands-on activity too.\n Bureau of Reclamation – Ben White and Brandon Heintz Reclamation Guides – will have an overview of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project\, and the Grand Coulee Dam. \nJoin us Saturday\, July 20\, 2024\, for Ice Age Floodfest 2024
URL:https://iafi.org/event/2024-dry-falls-flood-fest/
LOCATION:Dry Falls Visitor Center\, 35661 HWY 17 North\, Coulee City\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Convention,Grand Coulee,Hike,Other
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ORGANIZER;CN="WA State Parks%2C Dry Falls Visitor Center":MAILTO:David.McWalter@parks.wa.gov
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SUMMARY:When Yellowstone was in Oregon: A Talk by Bill Burgel
DESCRIPTION:Bill Burgel\, retired railroad geologist\, will present a talk on “When Yellowstone was in Oregon”\, on Tuesday evening\, July 30\, beginning at 5:30 at the White Salmon Valley Community Library. \nApproximately 50 million years ago\, an island the size of Iceland docked onto the west coast of North American. That island was formed similar to the formation of modern-day Iceland\, which is being created by a relatively rare combination of mid-ocean ridge volcanism coinciding with a mantle plume. \nAfter colliding with the continent in the area of present-day Oregon\, this Iceland-like land mass\, now known as Siletzia (southern half) and Yakutat (northern half now in Alaska)\, was scraped off the subducting oceanic crust and imbedded on the west coast of the continent. \nAs the North American continent continued moving westward the motion of now-attached Siletzia was reversed. But the motion of the mantle plume continued its relative motion in the eastward direction\, creating volcanoes and calderas on the as the North American plate moved west over it. \nBill will explain the circuitous path the plume took through Oregon\, creating the Crooked River Caldera (including Smith Rock State Park)\, then into SE Oregon creating the voluminous Columbia River Flood Basalts before exiting Oregon around 16-million-years ago to form the McDermitt Volcanic area in Nevada\, the home of one of the world’s largest lithium deposits. Afterward\, the plume’s relative path motion was directly through Idaho\, forming the Snake River Plain\, arriving at its current temporary location in Yellowstone. \n \nThis saga\, though geologically complex\, is a fascinating one that will help you make sense of the new research into the 50 million year-long journey of the Yellowstone Hot Spot! \nBill Burgel\nAbout Bill Burgel – Bill retired in 2010 after a successful 40-year career working for several railroads in both the engineering and operating departments. His work for Union Pacific encompassed the design of the first computer-aided dispatching office in the nation. This office was located in Portland and Bill was the Regional Chief Dispatcher for several years before the office was moved to Omaha. \nWhile working for the railroad\, his interest and training in geology was often called upon to resolve landslide issues and rerouting studies\, implement early earthquake warning strategies\, and conduct numerous long railroad tunnel analyses. Bill has given numerous presentations on rail issues as well as earthquake preparedness and topics pertaining to regional geology to local audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest. \nAfter retiring from the railroad in 1989\, he assisted the Surface Transportation Board as their rail operations manager for two major mergers\, once in Washington DC and the second time in Chicago. Bill has managed many rail studies for both Oregon and Washington DOTs as well as for TriMet and Sound Transit in Seattle.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/bill-burgel-talks-local-geology/
LOCATION:White Salmon Valley Community Library\, 77 NE Wauna Ave\, White Salmon\, WA\, 98672\, United States
CATEGORIES:Columbia Gorge,Presentation
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