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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240606
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SUMMARY:June Jamboree in Spokane\, WA
DESCRIPTION:The Cheney-Spokane Chapter invites you to the IAFI June Jamboree in beautiful Spokane\, Washington! We will kick things off on June 6 (Thursday afternoon) with a short hike at Mirabeau Meadows Park from 4-5 PM with a lecture later in the evening. More short hikes are planned for Friday morning and early afternoon\, an IAFI Board meeting at 5:30 PM\, and an evening lecture by naturalist and writer Jack Nisbet. On Saturday there will be optional field trips by bus and caravan. In the evening there will be a barbeque for IAFI Members and a lecture presentation from 7-9 PM. \nMark this your calendar and plan to come! For more details\, see the Jamboree event page.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/2024-iafi-annual-membership-meeting-in-spokane/
LOCATION:CenterPlace Regional Event Center\, 2426 N Discovery Pl\, Spokane Valley\, WA\, 99216\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,All IAFI,Convention,Field Trip,Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cheney-Spokane Chapter":MAILTO:iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T153000
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SUMMARY:Columbia Gorge Geology Field Trip\, June 1
DESCRIPTION: \nLloyd DeKay\, president of the Columbia River Gorge Chapter of IAFI\, has volunteered to lead a day-long presentation and field trip 0n June 1\, 2024\,  to explore the geology of the central-east portion of the Columbia River Gorge for participants from the Original Wasco County Courthouse Museum. \nThe day will begin at 8:30 AM with a slide presentation about the origins and geohistory of the Gorge.  Then participants will board a bus for a 40+ mile roundtrip to see and discuss a number of uniquely interesting places and geologic features found in the Gorge between The Dalles and Hood River. \nBasalt Pillows\nWe’ll see and discuss lahar deposits\, kolk ponds\, tree casts\, differences between pillow basalts and Maar deposits\, Ice Age Floods features\, indigenous petroglyphs and even a brief trip through Africa USA. \nMaar Deposits\nThis field trip is donated in support of the Original Wasco County Courthouse Museum\, so if you wish to participate please contact the organizer\, Karl Vercouteren\, kjverc@gmail.com\, 541 980-6558 for more details. Lunch will be no-host at a local restaurant along the way.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/columbia-gorge-geology-field-trip-june-1/
LOCATION:Original Wasco Co. Courthouse Museum\, 410 W 2nd Pl.\, The Dalles\, Oregon\, 97058\, United States
CATEGORIES:Columbia Gorge,Field Trip,Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Karl Vercouteren":MAILTO:kjverc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122722
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SUMMARY:Ellensburg Field Trip - Wildhorse Wind/Solar to Vantage - May 18
DESCRIPTION:The Ellensburg Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a field trip that covers the Vantage Highway corridor between the Wild Horse Wind & Solar Facility & Renewable Energy Center (east of Ellensburg) and Vantage on Saturday 18 May 2024. We will meet at Wildhorse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center parking lot at 11:00am on the 18th.  The trip will include stops at: \n \n\n\n\nGinkgo Petrified Forest\n\nRenewable Energy Center for a big picture view of geology and physical geography of the area;\nPumphouse Road to see impacts of past and current erosion (including that from the 2022 Vantage Highway Fire);\nGinkgo State Park Trees of Stone Interpretive Trail for the upper limit of Ice Age flooding in the area; and\nGinkgo State Park Interpretive Center for discussion on the petrified forest plus  impacts of Ice Age flooding along the present-day Columbia River channel.\n\nGiven that we will be field tripping on the 44th anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens\, that story will also be woven into several field trip stops.  And if the weather stays somewhat cool and wet into May\, we should see plenty of wildflowers in the shrub steppe. \nThe weather prediction for Vantage on Saturday is sunny with a high of 75°F.  We will have several short (<0.75 mile) hikes over uneven ground on this trip.  Make sure to wear sturdy hiking shoes or boots\, dress for the weather\, wear a shade hat\, slather on sun screen\, and bring plenty of drinks.  You might want to bring hiking sticks if uneven ground poses problems for you.  I will wear long pants as we will be walking through weedy areas (esp. cheat grass) at Stop 2 and Stop 3. \nAs on past Ellensburg IAFI trips\, this is an automobile trip.  No need to sign up—just show up!  You will need a Discover Pass to park at three of the sites.  I will bring a limited number of hardcopy field guides.  You can also download or print out the field guide at https://www.cwu.edu/academics/geography/directory/_documents/east-of-ellensburg-field-trip.pdf.   \nIf you have questions\, feel free to contact Karl Lillquist at lillquis@cwu.edu.   Hope you can join us!
URL:https://iafi.org/event/ellensburg-field-trip-wildhorse-wind-solar-to-vantage-may-18/
LOCATION:Wildhorse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center\, 25901 Vantage Hwy 98926\, Ellensburg\, WA\, 98926\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ellensburg,Field Trip
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellensburg Chapter":MAILTO:Ellensburg@IAFI.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T110000
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SUMMARY:Ellensburg Vantage Highway Corridor Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:The Ellensburg Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a field trip that covers the Vantage Highway corridor between Ellensburg and Vantage on Saturday 18 May 2024. \nWe will meet at Wildhorse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center parking lot at 11:00am on the 18th. \nThe trip will include stops at:\n1) Renewable Energy Center for a big picture view of geology and physical geography of the area;\n2) Pumphouse Road to see impacts of past and current erosion (including that from the 2022 Vantage Highway Fire);\n3) Ginkgo State Park Trees of Stone Interpretive Trail for ancient Ginkgo trees and the upper limit of Ice Age flooding in the area; and\n4) Ginkgo State Park Interpretive Center for a more complete view of the petrified forest plus  impacts of Ice Age flooding along the present-day Columbia River channel. \nGiven that we will be field tripping on the 44th anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens\, that story will also be woven into several field trip stops.  And if the weather stays somewhat cool and wet into May\, we should see plenty of wildflowers in the shrub steppe. \nWe will have several short (<0.5 mile) hikes on this trip.  Make sure to wear sturdy hiking shoes or boots\, dress for the weather\, and bring plenty of drinks. \nAs on past Ellensburg IAFI trips\, this is an automobile trip.  We will provide a hardcopy field guide for the trip at Stop 1.  I will also send out a pdf of the field guide several days before the trip.  If you have questions\, feel free to contact Karl Lillquist at lillquis@cwu.edu. \nHope you can join us!
URL:https://iafi.org/event/ellensburg-vantage-highway-corridor-field-trip/
LOCATION:Wildhorse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center\, 25901 Vantage Hwy 98926\, Ellensburg\, WA\, 98926\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ellensburg,Field Trip
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ellensburg Chapter":MAILTO:Ellensburg@IAFI.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240505T153000
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SUMMARY:Columbia Gorge Geology Field Trip - May 5th
DESCRIPTION:Lloyd DeKay\, president of the Columbia River Gorge Chapter of IAFI\, has volunteered to lead a day-long presentation and field trip on June 1\, 2024\,  to explore the geology of the central-east portion of the Columbia River Gorge for winning donors at the Skyline Health Foundation’s Cultivate Columbia fundraiser on April 13\, 2024. \nThe day will begin at 8:30 AM with a slide presentation about the origins and geohistory of the Gorge.  Then participants will board a bus for a 40+ mile roundtrip to see and discuss a number of uniquely interesting places and geologic features found in the Gorge between White Salmon and The Dalles. \nBasalt Pillows\nWe’ll see and discuss lahar deposits\, kolk ponds\, tree casts\, differences between pillow basalts and Maar deposits\, Ice Age Floods features\, indigenous petroglyphs and even a brief trip through Africa USA. Lunch will be no-host at a local restaurant along the way. \nMaar Deposits\nThis field trip is donated in support of the Skyline Health Foundation. The Cultivate Columbia fundraiser is currently sold out\, so if you don’t have tickets and you wish to participate\, you should contact the foundation director\, Elizabeth Vaivoda at 509-637-2602 for more details.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/columbia-gorge-geology-field-trip-may-5th/
LOCATION:Skyline Health Foundation\, 211 Skyline Dr\, White Salmon\, WA\, 98672\, United States
CATEGORIES:Columbia Gorge,Field Trip,Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Skyline Health Foundation":MAILTO:evaivoda@myskylinehealth.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T130000
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SUMMARY:Field Presentations to 7th Grade Science Students
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 25\, four classes of 7th grade science students from Henkle Middle School will be visiting Fort Cascades Park on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam for talks by Jeanette Burkhardt and Margaret Neumann of Yakama Fisheries and Mid-Columbia Fisheries\, and Lloyd DeKay of the Ice Age Floods Institute. All together\, 90 students will learn more in the field about fish\, natural resources and Gorge geology. The presenters also volunteer in leading field trips for the Columbia Gorge Master Naturalist program.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/field-presentations-to-7th-grade-science-students/
LOCATION:Fort Cascades Regional Park\, North Bonneville\, WA\, 98639\, United States
CATEGORIES:Columbia Gorge,Field Trip,Presentation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240420
DTSTAMP:20260404T122722
CREATED:20240313T223403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T004322Z
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SUMMARY:Field Trip to the Ice Dam Site
DESCRIPTION:A field trip to Sandpoint ID to view geologic features related to the ice dam(s) that blocked the Clark Fork River causing the formation of Glacial Lake Missoula is planned for April 17-19th by the Glacial Lake Missoula chapter.  Tony Lewis of the Coeur du Deluge Chapter will narrate a day long bus trip on April 18.  A car caravan will visit Farragut State Park and other downstream sites the next day.   Registration is limited and is being handled by the Montana Natural History Center at https://events.humanitix.com/ice-dam-field-trip \nDiscounted registration is available at Schweitzer Resort until March 18th.  For further information check out these details or contact Sherry McLauchlan\, 406-207-7760.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/field-trip-to-the-dam-site/
CATEGORIES:Coeur,Field Trip,Missoula
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231014T160000
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SUMMARY:Cheney-Spokane Chapter Fishtrap Lake Field Trip / Hike
DESCRIPTION:Fishtrap Lake\, Washington (BLM Photo)\n \nCome join us for a 5-mile hike to explore the Ice Age floods features in the Fishtrap Lake area east of Sprague\, WA! \nThe Cheney-Spokane Chapter of the IAFI is scheduling a hike at Fishtrap Lake on Saturday\, October 14th. The hike will be led by Don Chadbourne and Chris Sheeran\, geologists and board members of the Cheney-Spokane Chapter. \nDescription of Fishtrap Lake Hike\nWe will begin and end at the Fishtrap Lake South Loop Trailhead. The hike will follow the South Loop trail\, with a total length of about 5 miles. The trail is mostly single track over dirt and rock\, with an elevation gain and loss of about 500 feet. Along the way we will have an intimate view of the channeled scablands that were carved out by the ice age floods and see features including pothole lakes\, rock benches\, Mima mounds\, kolks\, and streamlined and scarped Palouse hills. The hike will also provide wide open views of Fishtrap Lake and the surrounding country. This hike is included in On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods – Northern Reaches\, by Bruce Bjornstad & Eugene Kiver\, but we will be following trails that were constructed after the book was published. \nDirections to the trailhead\nFrom I-90 take Exit 254 and proceed south 3.6 miles on the Sprague Highway. Turn left (east) on Miller Ranch Road and proceed 0.2 miles to the “T” at the Miller Ranch house. Turn right (south) and drive 0.8 miles to the trailhead parking lot. There is a vault toilet at the parking lot. (Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/9Zz7nwdwziMzHYh69 map coordinates: 47.33381100925525\, -117.863529217959) \nThe hike will be limited to 20 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. For additional questions contact Don at 509-891-5875.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/iafics-fishtrap-lake-hike-1/
LOCATION:Fishtrap Lake South Loop
CATEGORIES:Activity,Cheney-Spokane,Field Trip,Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cheney-Spokane Chapter":MAILTO:iaficheneyspokane@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T170000
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SUMMARY:TOUR: The Five Great Lakes of the Missoula Floods
DESCRIPTION:FIELD TRIP LEADERS: Lloyd Stoess\, Palouse Falls Chapter President and Jacqui Hair\, Palouse Falls Chapter Vice President. \nDESCRIPTION OF FIELD TRIP: This tour will visit much of the area covered by the temporary drainage known as Lake Lewis.  At its maximum\, the lake was over 1000 feet deep\, with only a few “Lake Lewis Isles” rising above. Icebergs and other floating debris (including mammoth carcasses) drifted into quieter waters and ran aground along the shorelines of these islands\, leaving behind boulders of exotic rock types (erratics) from hundreds of miles away.  Ice Age flood site features will include\, but are not limited to:  Devils Canyon; Washtucna Coulee; Coyote Canyon Mammoth Dig Site; Lakes Lewis Isles; and the White Bluffs. \nCHECK-IN: Your name badge and field guide will be available at the following times and locations: \nSaturday October 7th: Prior to departure at the Washtucna High School. \nWHERE TO MEET: Washtucna High School\, 730 Booth Ave.\, Washtucna\, WA           >> Parking is available on site. << \nBUS LOADING: A chartered bus will begin loading at 8:45 a.m.; buses leave promptly at 9:00 a.m.  \nBuses will return around 5:00 p.m.. Restrooms are available at some stops. \nCANCELLATION: Cancellation refunds will be made only if field trip registrar\, Jacqui Hair\, receives notice no later than September 24 and vacancies can be filled from a stand-by list. Jacqui can be reached at jacquihair05@gmail.com or (509) 301-0007. \nITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU: Binoculars\, camera\, sunglasses\, and clothing for variable weather conditions. \n\n\n\n$125* field trip fee– Registering as a non-Ice Age Floods Institute Member\n\n\n$110* field trip fee– Registering as a Ice Age Floods Institute Member. \nIf joining now or renewing as an IAFI member\, also include your IAFI Membership Application with your field trip registration\, fees and liability release form. Please write one check to IAFIPF for registration and a separate check to IAFI for membership fee.\n\n\n$95* field trip fee – Registering as a Palouse Falls Chapter Ice Age Floods Institute Member (thank you for your support!)\n\n\n\n*FIELD TRIP FEE covers: 1) outstanding and knowledgeable field trip leaders\, 2) a very detailed and well-illustrated Field Trip Guidebook\, 3) delicious lunch\, snacks\, and drinks\, and 4) comfortable deluxe chartered bus with microphone system for lectures while in route. \nRegistration and liability forms are available for download.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/tour-the-five-great-lakes-of-the-missoula-floods-1/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T100000
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SUMMARY:Deep Lake Potholes Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park Rangers for an eye opening field trip to the Deep Lake Potholes in Sun Lakes State Park on Saturday\, Sept 16. We will meet in the Deep Lake parking lot at 10:00 AM. Discover Pass is Required. \nYears ago\, Tom Foster blogged about his visits to these incredible potholes: \nI must have stood at this spot for 15 minutes Saturday – Amazing Ice Age Flood features surrounded me. In this shot the pothole\, massive butte and hanging coulee all help one visualize the awesome power of the Ice Age Floods. I’m impressed with the large basalt overhang near the skyline. In Bruce Bjornstad’s book “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods” he describes this undercutting process that was key to the formation of vertical faces in recessional cataracts. \nThe Interpretive Master Plan for the Ice Age Floods in Washington State Parks describes this group of kolk carved depressions – “Another spectacular feature is a tight cluster of the deep potholes beyond Sun Lake just west of Deep Lake. These potholes lie along the valley bottom and require only a 5-10 minute walk from the road.” \n \n \nI’d also like to mention that a fall into one of these potholes could be fatal!
URL:https://iafi.org/event/deep-lake-potholes-field-trip-1/
LOCATION:Sun Lakes State Park\, Deep Lake Parking Lot (47.58848153536495\, -119.34090712166719)\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trip,Grand Coulee,Hike
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