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Linda McCollum

Cheney at the Head of Channeled Scablands

Cheney Community Library 610 1st St, Cheney

In this overview, learn about the history of the Channeled Scablands. We look back to around 20,000 years ago at the end of the last glacial maximum and at the formation of two huge, glacially dammed, meltwater glacial lakes—Missoula and Columbia. We explore the subsequent failures of the Lake Missoula ice dam, which resulted in a series of megafloods that occurred between 18,000 and 14,000 years ago. Then, we discuss the geologic and hydrologic factors that control lake formations from the Medical Lake area to Fish Lake.  Presented by Dr. Linda McCollum, professor emeritus of geosciences at EWU and of the Ice Age Floods Institute

Bruce Bjornstad

Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest

The Reach Museum 1943 Columbia Park Trl , WA, Richland

Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest: A photographic exploration Geologist and author Bruce Bjornstad will present a bird's eye view of the Ice Age megafloods that impacted the Pacific Northwest as recently as 14,000 years ago and shaped the landscape of the mid-Columbia basin. Bruce's presentation will be a stunning picture show of amazing drone photos from all over the Pacific NW flood plain. This will be  a hybrid meeting, live and livestreamed via ZOOM, on Tuesday evening at 7PM. We will post it to Youtube after editing.  It will be great. Bruce Bjornstad is a retired geologist with degrees from the University of New Hampshire and Eastern Washington University living in Richland, Washington. During his career Bjornstad has written numerous documents and reports on the geology of eastern Washington as well as two geologic guidebooks "On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods" that tell of the transformation of the Pacific Northwest as recently as 14,000 years ago. Bjornstad is also the creator of the online YouTube Channel  “Ice Age Floodscapes”. Most recently, Bjornstad has published a new, full-color, coffee-table-style book titled: “Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Exploration”. Bruce will have books available for purchase. This presentation is free to attend. It begins at 7 pm, Tuesday, February 20, at the REACH Museum, 1943 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA Or join the Zoom Meeting, 7PM - 8:30PM Please note, the Zoom link that was listed before Feb. 8 was a mistake, the correct link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88136774109?pwd=zLCbrWxCXIzqJ5TK2bNshKCtRCCaRh.1 Meeting ID: 881 3677 4109 Passcode: 726292