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SUMMARY:Cheney-Spokane Chapter Quarry Hike
DESCRIPTION:🪨 Explore 1.3 Billion Years in One Afternoon!\nSaturday\, October 4 — Join the inimitable Michael Hamilton for a guided geology hike through Spokane Conservation District’s remarkable new headquarters\, nestled in an ancient basalt quarry. \nThis site is both brand new and unimaginably old. The Quarry reveals a stunning cross-section of Earth’s history—1.3 billion years of geologic drama exposed in a short\, accessible hike. Along the way\, you’ll see and learn about the effects of Ice Age floods\, huge lava flows\, tectonic shifts\, and more\, all woven into a developing geologic trail for the community. \nDon’t miss this rare chance to walk through deep time with expert insight and plenty of scenic stops. The new Scale House Market at the Quarry will be open with public bathrooms and the access gate will be open. \nWe will meet up at 1 PM in front of the SCD office. Good walking shoes are recommended for this easy-moderate hike. \nRegister for the hike using the button below. Each participant will need to have a signed liability waiver-click on the red button to download one for printing and bring it along. We will have more at the trailhead.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/cheney-spokane-quarry-hike-october2025/
LOCATION:Spokane Conservation District Office\, 4422 E 8th Ave\, Spokane Valley\, WA\, 99212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Cheney-Spokane,Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cheney-Spokane Chapter":MAILTO:iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251005T160000
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SUMMARY:Lake Wenatchee Area Field Trip - Cancelled (Again)
DESCRIPTION:Given the ongoing Lower Sugarloaf Fire situation and resulting poor air quality over the region\, I am going to cancel the Lower Lake Wenatchee Area Field Trip planned for Sunday 5 October.  The indefinite closure of US 97 over Blewett Pass has also entered into my decision as it affects those who would be travelling to the area from the south.  I will try to offer this field trip sometime in Spring/Early Summer 2026.  I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. \nRetired CWU Geographer Karl Lillquist will lead a field trip to the lower Chiwawa River Valley near Plain\, WA.  Plan on gathering in the vicinity of Plain at about 10am.  Quick description:  Topics will center around alpine glaciation from various sources in the Eastern Cascades near the lower Lake Wenatchee Area.  Trip will begin on the beach in the southern portion of Lake Wenatchee State Park (map). \nDetailed schedule and the topics to be covered: \n\n10:00  Stop 1—Lake Wenatchee State Park—Topics: Bedrock geology; weather & climate; Wenatchee River alpine glacier.\n11:00  Depart\n11:30  Stop 2—Northeast of Fish Lake —Topics:  Fish Lake lobe of the Wenatchee River glacier; moraines & erratics; moraine-dammed lakes; Glacier Peak & Mt. St. Helens tephras.\n12:15  Depart\n12:45  Stop 3—Chiwawa River Valley Overlook—Topics: Chiwawa River alpine glacier; Mad River outlet glaciers; declining contemporary glaciers.\n1:45  Depart\n2:00     Stop 4—Meadow Creek Valley Overlook—Topics: Meadow Creek/Napeequa glaciers; Dirtyface Mountain cirques; Napeequa River capture by White River; moraine-dammed lakes.\n2:45     Depart\n3:15     Stop 5—Deep Creek at Morrow Meadow—Topics: Glacial meltwater\, faulting\, lateral valleys\, and ice age lakes.\n4:00     Depart for home\n\nLogistics: \n\nThis trip is free and open to the public.\nYou will need a Discover Pass for Stop 1.\nAfter Stop 1\, we will drive on a mix of paved and good quality gravel forest roads.  A Subaru-type AWD vehicles should do fine on the gravel roads.\nI strongly encourage you to consider carpooling; parking will be limited at each of the stops and lengthy strings of automobiles can be unwieldy on narrow forest roads.\nWe will take short hikes at Stops 2\, 3 and 4.  By short\, I mean 0.25 mi or less at each stop.  The hiking terrain at Stops 3 and 4 will be fairly steep.  Stops 2 and 4 will involve hiking off trail through recently logged areas.\nNo restroom or picnic facilities are available along our field trip route after Stop 1.  Therefore\, you will need to use the great outdoors if you need to go.  Plan on eating lunch/snacks on the road or at the stops.  There will not be a formal lunch stop.\nDogs and kids are fine to bring as long as they are well-behaved.\nDress for the weather.  September weather here can be sunny and hot to rainy\, windy & cool.\nI will post a pdf of the field guide by 29 August on my CWU website at https://www.cwu.edu/academics/geography/_documents/karl-lillquist.php.  Scroll down the page to “Field Guides”.  You will find it under “Lower Lake Wenatchee Area”.  Feel free to download and bring it on the field trip in digital format or print it out.\nThe Ellensburg Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will also provide ~40 hard copies of the field guide for the trip.  There is no cost for the field guides.  However\, if you are not a member of the Ellensburg Chapter\, please consider making a donation to the chapter to help cover the costs of the field guides (each cost ~$13/each).
URL:https://iafi.org/event/lower-chiwawa-river-valley-field-trip/
LOCATION:Lake Wenatchee State Park\, 21588 SR 207\, Leavenworth\, WA\, 98826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ellensburg,Field Trip
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ORGANIZER;CN="Karl Lillquist":MAILTO:outreach@geology.cwu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222232
CREATED:20250827T015307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T031407Z
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SUMMARY:Quincy Basin Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:During the Missoula Floods the Quincy Basin was filled with flood waters mostly arriving through Grand Coulee and the Telford-Crab Creek Scabland Tract via Crab Creek. Some spillover from the Cheney-Palouse Scabland Tract also entered the basin through east-west coulees.  The flood water drained out of the basin in four places that will be visited on this car Caravan Tour – Crater/Lynch Coulee\, Potholes Coulee\, Frenchman Coulee\, and Drumheller Channels. Stops are also planned for Moses Lake\, the Ephrata Fan\, Soap Lake\, Lower Moses Coulee\, West Bar\, and Babcock Bench. \nFIELD TRIP REGISTRATION FORM    \nLIABILITY RELEASE FORM
URL:https://iafi.org/event/quincy-basin-field-trip/
LOCATION:Othello Lions Park\, 815 East Fir Street\, Othello\, Washington\, 99344
CATEGORIES:Activity,All IAFI,Field Trip,Palouse Falls
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T110000
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CREATED:20250610T222536Z
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SUMMARY:Cheney-Spokane Members Meeting and Public Lecture
DESCRIPTION:This event is open to the public\, but only IAFI Cheney-Spokane members can vote during the member meeting. It will be held at the beautiful new Doris Morrison Learning Center at 1330 S. Henry Road.  Exit the freeway south on Barker Road\, turn left at the roundabout at Sprague Road\, then right at the three-way junction on Henry Road. \n\nSaltese Uplands Conservation Area hike: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Note: A completed liability form is required for this 3-mile hike. It is of moderate difficulty and consists of a dirt and rock trail with switchbacks\, spanning about 700 vertical feet. Bring your own snacks & drinks\, good hiking shoes\, and dress appropriately for mid October weather conditions. Lunch is not provided. Meet the hike leader at the Saltese Flats Wetland trailhead at 11 AM.)\nMember meeting: 2:00-3:00 PM\nSpeaker: USGS Geologist Jim O’Connor (beginning after the Member meeting)\n“A Century of Discovery: 102 Years of Studying the Ice Age Spokane Flood”\nSynopsis: For more than a century\, geologists have investigated the massive Ice Age floods that swept through Spokane\, reshaping the region’s terrain and sparking global scientific interest. USGS Geologist Jim O’Connor will review some of the discoveries made in our understanding of these cataclysmic events—from their origins and pathways to the dramatic landforms they left behind. He will also highlight some of the enduring questions that continue to drive new research\, revealing how much there is still to learn about one of North America’s most extraordinary geological phenomena.\n\nNote: At present\, we have three openings on our chapter board.  Our board meets the third Tuesday of each month from 3-5 PM at the Wren-Pierson Building in Cheney.  Interested? Members with expertise in accounting or K-12 education or medical experience or any other expertise that would aid our chapter’s mission should send a very brief vita to Dr. Linda McCollum\, President\, IAFI Cheney-Spokane Chapter\, lmccollum@ewu.edu \nPlease use the button below to sign up for the event and optional hike. Your registration helps us plan more smoothly and ensure a great experience for everyone.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/cheney-spokane-members-meeting-2025/
LOCATION:Doris Morrison Learning Center (DMLC)\, 1330 S Henry Road\, Greenacres\, Washington\, 99016
CATEGORIES:Activity,Cheney-Spokane,Hike,Lecture,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cheney-Spokane Chapter":MAILTO:iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T170000
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CREATED:20250524T231005Z
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SUMMARY:Northern Kittitas Valley Fault Trace Research - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Angster\, +one\nOur speaker\, Steven Angster\, scheduled for October 11th is going to have to be rescheduled as he is a federal employee with the USGS and is not allowed to do any work related activities during the shutdown.     \nWe are tentatively looking at a new date in late June of 2026.  We are still working on the details of that. \nStephen Angster\, a research scientist at the Seattle Field Office of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center\, focuses on characterizing and integrating upper-plate fault source parameters for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in the Pacific Northwest. He employs a multidisciplinary approach—emphasizing paleoseismic trenching as a tool alongside geophysical and geological investigations—to better understand the spatial and temporal patterns of prehistoric large earthquakes. \nDoors will open at 3:30 pm with the presentations beginning at 4:00pm. This event will offer an opportunity to browse and purchase such Ice Age Floods items as books\, maps\, posters and baseball caps. All purchases must be with cash or check only please.  \nSteve currently leads active research projects on both sides of the Cascades. On the west side\, he has identified new fault scarps along the Seattle fault zone and the Canyon River fault. East of the Cascades\, his work focuses on constraining the nature and extent of back-arc deformation. Understanding strain accommodation across the Kittitas Valley is a key component to that research. He will present new data from studying several strands of a fault trace that spans many kilometers of the northern Kittitas Valley. \nStephen holds a B.S. from Western Illinois University\, an M.S. from the Colorado School of Mines\, and a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada\, Reno.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/northern-kittitas-valley-fault-trace-research/
LOCATION:Hal Holmes Community Center\, 201 Ruby St\, Ellensburg\, WA\, 98926\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ellensburg,Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellensburg Chapter":MAILTO:Ellensburg@IAFI.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T203000
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SUMMARY:Expansion of Early Roads in the US West
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday October 14\, Dr. E. F. Cater\, Director of the Douglas County Historical Museum in Waterville\, will present a talk\, “Expansion of Early Roads in the US West.” The program starts at 7:00 PM\, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center\, 127 South Mission\, in Wenatchee. Zoom link for those who cannot attend in person: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8185554795 Meeting ID: 818 5554 7958 \nWestern roads developed by push and shove. Business people and shippers built some of the first usable roads. They needed to get wares to market. Others built ways to get to town to buy those goods. \nBuilding new roads\, and connecting roads\, was difficult and expensive. No entity wanted to do that. Not the Federal government\, nor the states\, not the counties. They got pushed into road-building. What happened? \nAround 1912\, the introduction of the automobile\, especially the Model T\, spurred the United States into building auto-routes adequate for travel. There were no transcontinental highways. Many states didn’t even connect with one another. \nLocally\, the Yellowstone Trail eventually passed through Waterville\, Wenatchee\, Monitor\, Cashmere\, and over Blewett Pass. We will learn about that road. \nClick the link below to see the first 3 minutes of the presentation:\nhttps://youtu.be/Htov6YXW6L8?si=ixgoJkN63zfs1mWi \nThe program is free and open to the public. \nSwitchbacks on Blewett Pass\, 1910
URL:https://iafi.org/event/expansion-of-early-roads-in-the-us-west/
LOCATION:Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center\, 127 S. Mission\, Wenatchee\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Presentation,Wenatchee
ORGANIZER;CN="WENATCHEE VALLEY ERRATICS CHAPTER":MAILTO:wenatchee@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222232
CREATED:20250907T033752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T034710Z
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SUMMARY:🗺️ Cheney-Spokane Chapter Fall Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 18\, 9:00 AM – approx. 3:00 PM\nNo cost • Car caravan format • BYO food & drinks \nAfter a summer of record heat\, haze\, and delay\, cooler weather has finally arrived—and so has our rescheduled fall field trip! Join us on Saturday\, October 18\, just one week after our annual membership meeting\, for a full-day exploration of the northern Cheney-Palouse scabland tract. \nThis year’s trip will spotlight the landscape that first led J Harlen Bretz to propose a massive outwash flood beneath an ice cap—before he reluctantly considered Thomas Pardee’s theory of glacial Lake Missoula as the water source. We’ll trace their steps and interpretations across key sites\, guided by: \n\nDr. Linda B. McCollum\, Professor Emeritus at EWU and current chapter president\nGlenn Cruickshank\, who has meticulously mapped Bretz’s and Pardee’s field notes using Google Earth\n\n🧭 Trip Overview\n \nWe’ll meet at 9:00 AM at the Cheney-Spokane Chapter parking lot (1st Street & Cheney Plaza Road\, south end of Cheney) for a quick briefing. From there\, we’ll caravan to: \n\nTurnbull Wildlife Refuge HQ – hike and discussion of scabland channels\nWilliams Lake Cataract – second only to Dry Falls in scale\nAmber Lake – loess island and classic scabland topography\nLunch break in Cheney – bring your own food and drinks\nFish Lake (Cheney-Spokane Road) – scour pools and rock blade formations\nMarshall – glacial outwash delta and broad flood channel features\n\nWe expect to wrap up around 3:00 PM. All stops have ample parking\, so there’s no limit on vehicles—everyone’s welcome! \n📝 What to Bring\n\nYour own food and drinks\nA signed liability form (click on the red button below to download and print one that you can bring to the event)\nCuriosity\, good shoes\, and maybe a camera!\n\nThis is a great chance to revisit foundational flood geology with fresh eyes and expert insight. We hope to see you there! \n \n 
URL:https://iafi.org/event/october-2025-chapter-field-trip/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Activity,Cheney-Spokane,Field Trip
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cheney-Spokane Chapter":MAILTO:iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com
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