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SUMMARY:Sheila Alfsen - Mt. St. Helens May 18\,1980 Eruption - Lwr. Columbia Chapter
DESCRIPTION:The 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington was the worst volcanic disaster in recorded US history. Geologist Sheila Alfsen\, will bring the event back to life; detailing its onset and eruption sequence. She will illustrate its volcanic hazards with examples from other volcanoes and comparing their relative sizes. Sheila will discuss the advances in volcanology made as result of the eruption\, and how they are used around the world to gain prediction and offer disaster mitigation. \nThursday\, May 15\, 2025\, In Person 7:00 PM (PDT) at Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nALSO Live ZOOM from THC\, Click for Zoom meeting\, Meeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382. \nSheila Alfsen\nSheila Alfsen’s Background:\n*Current Instructor of Geology: Portland State University\, Chemeketa Community College\, Linn Benton Community College\n*Researcher\n*FEMA Earthquake Publication Reviewer \n*Paleontology- University of Oregon\, Volcanology\, Oceanography\n*Master of Arts in Teaching\, Western Oregon University\n*Bachelors of Arts from Western Oregon University\, Geology and Spanish\n*Oregon resident since 1970 – extensively traveled in US\, particularly the Western states\, Alaska\, Arctic region\, Iceland\, Hawaii\, Mexico\, Puerto Rico\n* Thirty-five years in Education: Experience in interpretation for National Park Service
URL:https://iafi.org/event/sheila-alfsen-mt-st-helens-may-181980-eruption-lwr-columbia-chapter/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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SUMMARY:2025 IAFI Membership Meeting - Gorge-ous Gathering May2-3-4
DESCRIPTION: Celebrating Ice Age Floods Institute’s 30th Anniversary\nThe annual IAFI Membership Meeting is coming to the Columbia Gorge this May 2-3\, 2025\, and all our members and their guests are cordially invited to come experience some of the best and most interesting features the Gorge has to offer. There’ll be opportunities to explore storied Gorge wildflowers and native plants\, geology and winery field trips\, whitewater rafting\, a membership meeting/dinner and a presentation by the ever-entertaining Nick Zenter. \n \nFriday\, May 2nd\, will be action packed with activities during the day. Choose between a guided Spring Wildflower Walk\, a Journey Through Terroir field trip\, an Unveiling the Gorge field trip (repeated on Sunday\, May 4). \n \n \nThere are also opportunities available every day for full-day or half-day adventure whitewater raft trips on the Klickitat or White Salmon Rivers with Wet Planet Rafting\, a local world-class rafting company. Friday evening will feature our members meeting and dinner\, followed by an entertaining and informative presentation by the inimitable Nick Zenter exploring and geolocating J Harlan Bretz’s field notes. \n \nJim O’Connor\nRichard Waitt\n Saturday\, May 3rd\, will feature the main Ice Age Floods Gorge Geology Field Trip – Explore evidence of the Ice Age Floods in the Columbia Gorge led by USGS expert geologists Jim O’Connor and Richard Waitt. This  field trip will examine the geology of the Columbia River Gorge with emphasis on the effects of the Ice Age Missoula floods\, examining key sites and discussing the latest research. Learn more about the Missoula Floods\, explore dramatic flood landforms\, and enjoy beautiful vistas\, lunch at the Deschutes River Park (order a box lunch or bring your own)\, and a no-host afternoon recap at Maryhill Winery. \nCheck-in begins each day at 8:00 AM at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center\nFind more detailed information here\n\nThere is also plenty to see and do in the Gorge to keep you fascinated and engaged if you can stay another day.\nVisit iconic Multnomah Falls (I-84 access only) and spectacular Vista House at Crown Point overlook.\nVisit Timberline Lodge\, a stunning 1930’s CCC project\, on the snowy upper flanks of Mt. Hood.\nTravel the Hood River Fruit Loop or ride the Mt Hood Railroad\nHike one (or more) of the innumerable and spectacular Gorge hiking trails\nTake Windsurfing and Kiteboarding lessons or just watch the action\nEnjoy fine dining\, artisan wineries\, breweries\, museums and shops throughout the Gorge.\nThere’s so much more to see and do that we can’t even begin to list it all.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/2025-iafi-membership-meeting-gorge-ous-gathering-may2-3-4/
LOCATION:Columbia Gorge Discovery Center\, 5000 Discovery Dr.\, The Dalles\, OR\, 97058\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,All IAFI,Cheney-Spokane,Coeur,Columbia Gorge,Ellensburg,Entertainment,Field Trip,Grand Coulee,Lake Lewis,Lower Columbia,Meeting,Missoula,Palouse Falls,Presentation,Puget Lobe,Wenatchee
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SUMMARY:Oregon Gold - This valuable mineral is brought to you by Geology
DESCRIPTION:Geologist and professor\, Sheila Alfsen\, will show how geologic processes that occurred in Oregon paved the way for the discovery and utilization of gold in our state. Sheila is an Adjunct Instructor of Geology at Portland State University\, Chemeketa Community College\, and Linn-Benton Community College. \nTuesday\, February 18\, 2025\, In Person 6:45PM PST at\nTualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nSimultaneous Live ZOOM from THC if you cannot attend the in-person THC meeting yourself.\nClick here for Zoom meeting\, Meeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382
URL:https://iafi.org/event/oregon-gold-this-valuable-mineral-is-brought-to-you-by-geology/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250116T200000
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SUMMARY:Richard B. Waitt - The "Debacle Which Swept the Columbia Plateau" 100 years on
DESCRIPTION:J Harlan Bretz\n“It was a debacle\,” wrote J Harlan Bretz in 1923\, that carved Washington’s Channeled Scabland. This prescient finale today brings to mind debacles geologic\, personal and periodic. \nThe cataclysm in Bretz’s “Spokane flood” initiated a famous controversy. Published arguments against great Scabland flood erupted in the 1920’s and raged on into the 1940’s–critics by various more conventional schemes calling for less water over more time. As Bretz had almost no published support\, it seemed to many his personal debacle. Yet re-reading the early reports\, and recently the summary field notes\, I sense that by the extraordinary field evidence he had documented throughout the region\, Bretz knew all along that his ‘catastrophysm’ would prevail. After J.T. Pardee showed in 1942 that huge glacial Lake Missoula had discharged abruptly. Bretz and colleagues in 1956 show with the old evidence–and with stark new evidence in giant current dunes adorning many gravel bars–that water from glacial Lake Missoula had indeed carved the ‘Channelled Scabland’. With detailed geomorphic field evidence they skewer Bretz’s critics–this in turn becoming their personal debacle. \nwaittThe story takes a more gradualistic turn with discovery that Lake Missoula drained periodically. In his final Scablands paper in 1969\, Bretz\, by geomorphic evidence counts seven floods at most. But hardly a decade later\, new stratigraphic evidence was showing that Lake Missoula released scores of giant floods during the last glaciation alone. These outbursts were both periodic and gigantic by degrees\, truly colossal and coming decades apart when the damming Purcell Trench lobe was thick\, but as the ice gradually thinned diminishing to coming only a decade or a few years apart\, and at the end one year apart. This ‘jokulhlaups’ idea erupted new controversy\, this one also lasting more than two decades. If it has simmered down lately\, this argument is also being settled by field evidence. \nIf Missoula floods were numerous and periodic during last-glacial marine-Isotope stage 2 (25-15 thousand years ago)\, what happened during seemingly equally deep glaciations of AR-isotope stages such as 6 and 12 (140-440 thousand years ago)? So far we know of no supporting field evidence–only scattered field sites that suggest one gigantic flood far back\, perhaps a million years ago. It will be for today’s young scientists to decipher this and other remaining enigmas. \nThursday\, January 16\, 2025\, In Person 6:45PM PST\nTualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nALSO Simultaneous Live ZOOM from THC if you cannot attend the in-person THC meeting yourself.\nClick here for Zoom meeting\, Meeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/richard-b-waitt-the-debacle-which-swept-the-columbia-plateau-100-years-on/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T184500
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SUMMARY:"Mega-Floods" - Presentation by Bill Burgel
DESCRIPTION:Bill Burgel\nIn a field of geological investigation first identified and then pioneered by J Harlen Bretz\, JT Pardee and Vic Baker\, Mega-Floods have been recognized throughout the world and on the planet Mars. These catastrophic floods are quite capable of sculpting the landscape wherever they occur with disastrous consequences. \nCan they happen today? What are some notable historic examples? Is Noah’s Flood one of these events? How are they different from Mega-Tsunamis that are also found around the globe? Bill will answer these questions and more at the October 24th meeting of the Lower Columbia Chapter of the Ice Age Institute. \nThursday\, October 24\, 2024\, In Person 6:45PM PDT\nat the Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nALSO Simultaneous Live ZOOM from THC if you cannot attend the THC meeting in-person. \nClick for Zoom meeting\, Meeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382.\nFor more information contact: LowerColumbia@iafi.org
URL:https://iafi.org/event/mega-floods-presentation-by-bill-burgel/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T193000
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SUMMARY:Mike Full\, Dave Ellingson - "Paleontology Panel"
DESCRIPTION:“Paleontology Panel” – The Willamette Valley Pleistocene Project – The river & landlocked search for Ice Age Fossils\nwith Mike Full & Dave Ellingson\, Moderator: Yvonne Saarinen Addington \nThursday\, September 26\, 2024\, Presentation 6:30-7:30PM\nSimultaneous/ZOOM presentation from the Tualatin Public Library\, 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nNote: We must Depart Tualatin Public Library by 8PM Sharp!!!\nIf you cannot attend in person\, join us online. Click here to join zoom meeting Meeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382 \nThe Willamette Valley\, at the time of the Ice Age Floods 18K-15K years ago\, was backwater many times for massive floodwaters raging through the Columbia River Gorge to the Pacific Ocean. It became known as Temporary Lake Allison for the Geologist who first studied the Willamette Valley as a lake. \nThe Willamette Valley Pleistocene Project explores the late Pleistocene and early Holocene of the Willamette Valley in Northwest Oregon. Comprised of local volunteers and resources\, avocational paleontologists\, land owners\, and local government working alongside trained professionals and museum staff\, the goal is to discover\, study and preserve our prehistoric past. Mike\, Dave and Yvonne are all members of this project. Every fossil is collected according to scientific standards\, documented\, stabilized and curated into a database open to the public. The entire collection is destined to stay within the public domain and will ultimately be donated to an appropriate educational institution. \nMike Full\nDavid Ellingson\nMike Full is a retired Police Officer and native Oregonian with a life long fascination of fossils and prehistoric life. Each summer finds him searching rivers in the Willamette Valley for fossils. He is accompanied by friends\, students. volunteers and researchers. His fossil collection includes mammoth\, mastodon\, giant ground sloth\, bison\, horse\, elk\, camel\, deer\, giant beaver & wolf. \nDavid Ellingson\, a biologist and paleontologist\, teaches Paleontology at Woodburn High School. Here he has a dig going many years (25) for megafauna and fauna fossil bones which involves his students in summer months. \nYvonne Addington\nYvonne Addington is a native Oregonian. She has lived in Tualatin most of her life. In her public service career\, she has worked for five Oregon Governors. She is Tualatin’s first City Manager and had a role in the formation of the City. She also served for years as Municipal Judge. Her main interest has been preserving the history of the area\, particularly fossil bones and erratic rocks of the Ice Age Floods. She’s a member of the Tualatin/Willamette Ice Age Foundation. Yvonne is a Board Member of Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition representing LCC/ IAFI where she’s on the Lower Columbia Chapter Board of Directors. \nTualatin Mastodon\nShe rediscovered the bones of the Tualatin Mastodon at Portland State University\, which she then gave to the City of Tualatin where they are now on display on the Library’s glass wall (see photo). The Mastodon bones were found and originally dug by PSU student John George near the creek South of Tualatin’s Fred Meyer store. \n 
URL:https://iafi.org/event/mike-full-dave-ellingson-paleontology-panel/
LOCATION:Tualatin Public Library\, 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue\, Tualatin\, Oregon\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T190000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Vic Baker: Martian Megafloods: Investigating the Ice Age Floods Helped Understand Ancient Mars
DESCRIPTION:Lower Columbia Chapter hosts Dr. Victor R. Baker presenting: “Martian Megafloods: How Investigating the Ice Age Floods Helped Advance Geological Understanding of Ancient Mars” \nDr. Baker collecting samples\nA few billion years ago the planet Mars was somewhat similar in its surface environmental conditions to the Ice Age Earth. At that time Mars had lakes\, flowing rivers\, glaciers\, and even a kind of planetary ocean\, the Ocean Borealis. This relatively recent understanding of Ancient Mars was partly achieved because of geological studies of the ice age floods that created the Channeled Scablands landscape of eastern Washington. This talk will focus on some of my personal experience with the relevant geological investigations and discoveries of the past 55 years. \nThis will be a simultaneous Live/ZOOM presentation Thursday\, August 15\, 7:00 PM PDT\, from Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062.\nIf you cannot attend the in-person meeting at THC\, join us on-line: click here to join zoom meeting\,\nMeeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382\nFor more information contact: LowerColumbia@iafi.org \nDr. Baker at the Channeled Scablands\nOur speaker: Dr. Victor R. Baker is Regents Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences\, Geosciences and Planetary Sciences\, University of Arizona. Dr. Baker has authored or co-authored about 1200 scientific contributions\, including 22 books and monographs\, 450 research articles and chapters\, 560 abstracts and short research reports. His research concerns paleoflood hydrology (a field of study he defined in the 1970’s and 1980’s); flood geomorphology; channels\, valleys and geomorphic features on Mars and Venus; catastrophic Pleistocene megaflooding in the northwestern U.S. and central Asia; history/philosophy of Earth and planetary sciences; and the interface of environmental science with public policy. \nDr. Baker has received many honors in geology and geomorphology\, and he has supervised more than 70 graduate students\, including 31 for the P.hD. degree. His work on megafloods has been featured in multiple television documentaries\, including the 2005 NOVA production “Mystery of the Megaflood” and the 2017 NOVA production “Volatile Earth” episode on “Killer Floods.”
URL:https://iafi.org/event/dr-vic-baker-martian-megafloods-investigating-the-ice-age-floods-helped-understand-ancient-mars/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T203000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T203000
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SUMMARY:David Ellingson - "Fossil Dig in Woodburn\, OR"
DESCRIPTION:The Willamette Valley at the time of the Ice Age Floods\, 18\,000 – 15\,000 years ago\, was backwater for massive floodwaters coming through the Columbia River Gorge multiple times. It was known as temporary Lake Allison for the geologist who first studied it as a lake. \n \nDavid Ellingson\, a biologist and paleontologist\, teaches paleontology at Woodburn High School in Woodburn Oregon. Here he has led his students in an ongoing dig for many years for fauna and megafauna fossil bones. The dig will continue in the same location starting in early July this summer. \nDavid has spoken to our group several times\, always bringing fossils for us to view. We look forward to welcoming David in-person & online for a very interesting evening. \nWhen: Thursday\, May 16\, 2024 @ 7:00 PM PDT\nWhere: Simultaneous In-Person Live and ZOOM presentation from\nTualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062 \nFor more information contact: LowerColumbia@iafi.org \nIf you cannot attend the in-person meeting at THC\, please join us online\nClick here to join the Zoom meeting\nMeeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/david-ellingson-fossil-dig-in-woodburn-or/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lower Columbia,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lower Columbia Chapter":MAILTO:LowerColumbia@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T075733
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SUMMARY:45th Parallel’s Concert: Lost in Deep Time. April 12\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:This live musical experience immerses the musicians and audience in large-scale projections of landscapes animated to the contemporary classical program. Using photogrammetry and LiDAR\, the scenes are rendered in three-dimensional point clouds that animate to reveal the sculptural aspects of the geology and landforms. \nThe second half of the evening’s program is “He Who Saw the Deep\,” which are five studies for a larger piece in development about the ice age floods. Principally drawing on floodscapes in the Channeled Scablands\, these five works explore the enigmatic landscapes that inspired J Harlen Bretz’s cataclysmic flood theory set to a musical program performed by Pyxis Quartet.\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 12\, 2024 at 7:00PM\nStraub Collaborative\n3333 NW Industrial St\, Portland\, ORMore information can be found here.  \nGet your tickets at 45th Parallel website.\nWORKS\nAndy Akiho: Prospects of a Misplaced Year \nPERFORMERS\nRon Blessinger\, violin\nGreg Ewer\, violin\nCharles Noble\, viola\nMarilyn de Oliviera\, cello\nYoko Greeney\, piano\nBrad Johnson\, visual artist\n\n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, enjoy this trailer video
URL:https://iafi.org/event/45th-parallels-concert-lost-in-deep-time-april-12-2024/
LOCATION:Straub Collaborative\, 3333 NW Industrial St\,\, Portland\, OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:All IAFI,Columbia Gorge,Entertainment,Lower Columbia,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T075733
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SUMMARY:Dr. Scott Burns - Ancient Ice Age Floods Before the Missoula Floods
DESCRIPTION:Come and Learn About The Unfolding Story of Ancient Ice Age Floods in the Pacific Northwest \nAges End – Stev Ominski\nWe have had Ice Age Floods in the Pacific Northwest over the past 2.8 million years. We mostly concentrate on the last ones which are called the Missoula Floods that happened between 15\,000-20\,000 years ago. But there is an unfolding story in the Pacific Northwest of many Ice Age Floods before the Missoula Floods. Erica Medley\, an MS student of Scott Burns\, did her thesis on the topic and discovered many outcrops of these ancient floods which are rarely discussed. Dr. Burns will talk about these oft-forgotten floods and the very interesting story of these neglected Ancient Ice Age Floods in the Pacific Northwest \nCome and learn more about these very interesting older Ice Age Floods\,\nThursday\, Feb. 15\, 2024 at 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)\nLive at Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Dr.\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nOr on Zoom – Click here to join via ZOOM\nMeeting ID: 827 0148 6070 Passcode: 265961 \nDr. Scott Burns taught geology for 54 years in Switzerland\, New Zealand\, Washington\, Colorado and Louisiana before coming in 1990 to Portland State University. He loves talking about the geology of the Pacific Northwest and this subject that is so many times neglected.\nProfessor Emeritus of Engineering Geology\, Portland State University\nPresident IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geologist and the Environment)\nMember Board of Directors\, Lower Columbia Chapter Ice Age Floods Institute.\nCo-Author revised Second Edition: “Cataclysms on the Columbia”\nEmail: BurnsS@pdx.edu Telephone: (503} 725-3389 Website: http://dr-scott-burns.com
URL:https://iafi.org/event/dr-scott-burns-ancient-ice-age-floods-before-the-missoula-floods/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:All IAFI,Lecture,Lower Columbia,Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231116T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T075733
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SUMMARY:Bill Burgel Lecture- Missoula Floods Evidence in the Greater Portland Area
DESCRIPTION:Bill Burgel will lead you on a 45 minute long travelogue – starting in the Columbia River Gorge and ending south of Tualatin – of all the amazing geology produced by the Missoula Floods. Did you know one of the largest scour pits formed by the floods is right here in Portland? And\, why Rockwood got its name? This Travelogue will be available should you want to visit each of these sights. \nBill Burgel – “Where to See Evidence of the Missoula Floods in the Greater Portland Area”\nThursday\, November 16\, 2023. In Person 6:45PM PST at Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062\nALSO Simultaneous Live ZOOM from THC if you cannot attend the in-person THC meeting yourself.\nClick here to join zoom meeting  Meeting ID: 824 3786 3054 Passcode: 487685. \nBill Burgel\nBill Burgel Bio\nBill Burgel retired from the railroad industry after a successful forty year career. He worked for several railroads in 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. After 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. \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 including Geologic Society of the Oregon Country\, University of Oregon\, Portland State University\, Central Oregon Geologic Society\, Ice Age Floods Institute – several chapters\, plus many other groups. \nBill is a graduate of The University Michigan: BS in Engineering. At Idaho State University\, he earned MS Degree in Structural Geology. Bill is a member of the IAFI Lower Columbia Chapter and its Board of Directors. \nThis is our last regular meeting in 2023. We will not meet in December since our regular meetings on the third Thursday of each month is so close to the Christmas Holiday. Thank you all for your support and attendance at Lower Columbia Chapter/IAFI programs and events as we enter our 20th consecutive year in 2024. Best wishes for a very happy holiday season.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/bill-burgel-lecture-missoula-floods-evidence-in-the-greater-portland-area/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lower Columbia Chapter":MAILTO:LowerColumbia@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T075733
CREATED:20231022T054233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T200408Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Terroir of Oregon Wines - Dr. Scott Burns
DESCRIPTION:This lecture has been cancelled for now. \nTerroir of Oregon Wines – the relationship of geology and climate to wine tastes – presentation by Dr. Scott Burns – Lower Columbia Chapter: In-Person Meeting \nThe Willamette Valley is famous for having different flavors of Pinot Noir wines based on their soils. Dr. Burns will discuss what terroir of wine is and how geology and climate affects the flavors of the wines. He will also compare the terroirs of Oregon and Washington wine growing areas. We will sip some different wines at the end to show how the flavors differ. \nJoin us for this joint Lower Columbia Chapter/Baker Cabin Historical Society Meeting at Pioneer Church\, Oregon City\, on Wednesday\, November 8\, 2023 at 7:00 PM PST. The meeting will begin with Dr. Burn’s presentation at 7:00PM. At the end\, Dr. Burns will present some different wines to sip showing how the flavors differ. Limited seating. Must be 21+ to sip. \nDirections: I-205 Exit 10 Hwy 213S\, Rt on Washington St\, to round-about: take 2nd exit onto Clackamas River Rd\, 5.7 mi to rt on S Hattan Rd. Go up hill 1 long block to top. See Pioneer Ch from corner. Rt. on S Gronlund Rd to 1st driveway: Church parking lot. ADA accessible. For add’l parking\, take main entrance road at str. corner to the Baker Cabin parking lot. \nDr. Scott Burns is Professor Emeritus of Engineering Geology at Portland State University\, Past President of IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geologist and the Environment)\, and Co-author of revised second edition: “Cataclysms on the Columbia.”
URL:https://iafi.org/event/terroir-of-oregon-wines-dr-scott-burns/
LOCATION:Pioneer Church\, 18005 S Gronlund Rd\, Oregon City\, OR\, 97045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower Columbia,Meeting,Presentation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lower Columbia Chapter":MAILTO:LowerColumbia@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T075733
CREATED:20230914T023104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T213322Z
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SUMMARY:The Other Half of the Equation: JT Pardee and the Lake He Discovered
DESCRIPTION:Bill Burgel\nWhile J Harlen Bretz was exploring the Scablands with his grad students\, Joseph Pardee was quietly amassing convincing data about the existence of Glacial Lake Missoula. Pardee’s work ultimately led to acceptance of Bretz’ theory of catastrophic outburst flooding as an important tool in the shaping of our world. Come hear Bill Burgel in person discuss JT Pardee’s critical role in the evolution of the science of geology! \nThis presentation is In-Person Only on Thursday\, October 19\, 2023 at 7:00PM\,\nat Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR 97062 \nAbout our presenter: Bill Burgel \nBill retired from the railroad industry after a successful 40 year career. He worked for several railroads in the engineering and operating departments.His interest and training in geology was often called upon to resolve landscape issues and rerouting studies\, implement early earthquake warning strategies and conduct numerous long railroad tunnel analyses.He has given many talks on rail issues as well as earthquake preparedness and topics pertaining to regional geology to local audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest. Bill is a graduate of The University of Michigan\, BS in Engineering and MS in Structural Geology from Idaho State University.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/lahar-early-warning-systems-mt-rainier-most-dangerous-us-volcano-1/
LOCATION:Tualatin Heritage Center\, 8700 SW Sweek Drive\, Tualatin\, OR\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lower Columbia,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lower Columbia Chapter":MAILTO:LowerColumbia@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T063000
DTSTAMP:20260411T075733
CREATED:20230914T001149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T220240Z
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SUMMARY:Mike Full - In Search of Ice Age Beasts - Library Tour Beforehand
DESCRIPTION:Mike and Volunteers with Grey Wolf jaw bone\nMike Full will present an introduction to the Ice Age Megafauna found in the Willamette Valley and the basics of fossil hunting for them. Mike’s presentation will be 7:00 – 7:45PM in the Tualatin Public Library meeting room. \nColumbian Mammoth partial tusk socket fossil\nThe Willamette Valley Pleistocene Project explores the late Pleistocene and early Holocene of the Willamette Valley in Northwest Oregon. Composed of local volunteers and resources\, avocational paleontologists\, land owners\, and local government working alongside trained professionals and museum staff\, our goal is to discover\, study and preserve our prehistoric past. \nEvery fossil is collected according to scientific standards\, documented\, stabilized and curated into a database open to the public. The entire collection is destined to stay within the public domain and will ultimately be donated to an appropriate educational institution. \nJoin us beforehand at 6:30PM for a special Library Tour of Ice Age fossils on display. Mike’s talk will follow in large Meeting Room at Library entrance. Library Director\, Jerianne Thompson\, will give tour of unique megafauna ice age fossils on permanent display. Please note the Library closes at 8PM sharp. \nMike is a retired Police Officer and native Oregonian with a life long fascination of fossils and prehistoric life. Each summer finds him along a river in the Willamette Valley searching for fossils accompanied by friends\, volunteers\, students and researchers. He has collected megafauna fossils from the Willamette Valley including mammoth\, mastodon\, giant ground sloth\, bison\, horse\, camel\, elk\, deer\, giant beaver and wolf.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/mike-full-in-search-of-ice-age-beasts-library-tour-beforehand-2/
LOCATION:Tualatin Public Library\, 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue\, Tualatin\, Oregon\, 97062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lower Columbia,Meeting
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