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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T190000
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: 2024 Ritzville Flood Fest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of lectures and sight seeing in Ritzville\, Washington! \nThere is a small block of rooms set aside at an event rate through the Best Western Bronco Inn (509) 659-5000\, ask for the Ice Age Floods Tour rate when you reserve your rooms. \n$170* field trip fee– Registering as a non-Ice Age Floods Institute Member\n$150* 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$145* field trip fee – Registering as a Palouse Falls Chapter Ice Age Floods Institute Member (thank you for your support!) \n*FIELD TRIP FEE covers:\n1) outstanding and knowledgeable field trip leaders\,\n2) a very detailed and well-illustrated Field Trip Guidebook\,\n3) delicious lunch\, snacks\, and drinks\,\n4) comfortable deluxe chartered bus with microphone system for lectures while in route\, and\n5) delicious Mexican banquet! \n-Friday evening: Dinner is on-your-own-adventure. Check-in located in the lobby of the Bronco Inn between 7 and 8 p.m.\, as well as after the FREE pre-trip lecture at 8:00p by Lloyd Stoess on the topic “Following the Course of the Columbia River” in the Bronco Inn meeting room. \n-Saturday: Check-in located in the lobby of the Bronco Inn between 7:15 and 7:45 a.m. \nFIELD TRIP LEADERS: Lloyd Stoess\, Palouse Falls Chapter President and Dr. Eugene Kiver\, Professor Emeritus Eastern Washington University. \nDESCRIPTION OF FIELD TRIP: This bus tour will revolve around Saddle Mountain with stops including Lind Coulee\, Drumheller Channels\, Corfu Landslide Complex\, Corfu ghost town\, Smyrna Bench\, Vantage interbed exposure\, Beverly Bar\, Sentinel Gap\, McCoy Canyon Landslide\, Priest Rapids Bar\, Saddle Mountain summit\, Othello Channels\, multiple exposures of the Ringold Formation\, Collier Coulee\, and the Staircase Rapids. \nITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU: Binoculars\, camera\, sunglasses\, and clothing for variable weather conditions. Snacks\, drinks\, and lunch provided. \n-Saturday evening: FREE post-trip lecture at by Gene Kiver on the topic “Bonneville Flood and the Snake River” in the Bronco Inn meeting room. \nCancellation refunds will be made only if field trip registrar\, Jacqui Hair\, receives notice no later than September 22 and\nvacancies can be filled from a stand-by list. \nRegistration and liability form are both available for download at this link.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/2024-ritzville-flood-fest/
LOCATION:Best Western Bronco Inn\, Ritzville\,WA\, 105 W. Galbreath Way\, Ritzville\, WA\, 99169\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Field Trip,Lecture,Palouse Falls
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T190000
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SUMMARY:Course Changes of Inland NW Rivers Due to the Ice Age Floods
DESCRIPTION:Lloyd Stoess will present a free lecture with information showing how the Columbia\, Palouse\, and Yakima Rivers all had course changes during the last glacial period of the Ice Age. All three were changed by different forces. One was temporary and the other two were permanent. This lecture is in partnership with the Mid-Columbia Libraries Connell branch.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/course-changes-of-inland-nw-rivers-due-to-the-ice-age-floods/
LOCATION:Connell Library\, 118 N. Columbia\, Connell\, Washington
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Palouse Falls
ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T190000
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SUMMARY:LECTURE: An Overview of the Missoula Floods
DESCRIPTION:Lloyd Stoess\, Palouse Falls Chapter President\, will take participants on an epic journey from northwest Montana\, through northern Idaho\, eastern Washington\, the Washington-Oregon border and as far south as the coast of California.   \nCome and see how our channeled scablands are just a part of the story – a story like none other on earth.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/lecture-an-overview-of-the-missoula-floods/
LOCATION:Pomeroy Senior Center\, 695 Main St.\, Pomeroy\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Palouse Falls
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T120000
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SUMMARY:HIKE: Sacajawea Bar - SECOND CHANCE
DESCRIPTION:Due to inclement weather and illnesses some missed out on the hike on the 2nd\, so this is your second chance!\n\nThose who wish to carpool from northerly points can meet in the parking lot of Java Bloom for a 9AM departure time.\n\nHike starts at the Snake River Junction Trailhead at 10AM. This is a state park\, so a Discovery Pass is required (or you can pay for a day pass at the park site – $10 cash or check at their dropbox).\n\nBring your own water\, snacks\, and lunch.\n\nPlease have a waiver form filled out for each participant. If you have any questions or want to give Lloyd a heads up that you’re coming\, he can be reached at (509) 954-3927
URL:https://iafi.org/event/hike-sacajawea-bar-second-chance/
LOCATION:Snake River Junction Trailhead
CATEGORIES:Hike,Palouse Falls
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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SUMMARY:HIKE: Sacajawea Gravel Bar
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palouse Falls Chapter for a leisurely\, free 2-3 mile hike to visit Sacajawea Bar on the Snake River! \n\nStart time: 10:00a\nMeeting Place: Snake River Junction Trailhead (see Google Maps for further location information).\nFees: This is a state park\, so a Discovery Pass or a day pass is required for parking.\nWhat to bring: Lunch\, drinks\, snacks\, appropriate clothing and footwear\, camera\, etc.\nOptional add-on: Juniper Dunes\n\nFor those who want to carpool from Washtucna\, meet at Java Bloom. We will leave at 9:00 am.
URL:https://iafi.org/event/hike-sacajawea-gravel-bar/
LOCATION:Snake River Junction Trailhead
CATEGORIES:Hike,Palouse Falls
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230923T140000
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SUMMARY:Palouse Falls Chapter Member Appreciation Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! \nYou are invited to join us for a member appreciation picnic on September 23rd at Lyons Ferry! This coincides with a free state park day\, so no pass is required. We will be providing hot dogs and chips with some light refreshments. This is a potluck but you aren’t required to bring anything other than your lovely selves. If you can bring an item\, call Lloyd (509) 954-3927 and let him know what you can bring. \nPlease register below (it’s free) to let us know how many to expect. We hope you can join us!
URL:https://iafi.org/event/palouse-falls-chapter-member-appreciation-picnic-1/
LOCATION:Lyons Ferry State Park\, 620 Marmes Road\, Washtucna\, WA\, 99371\, United States
CATEGORIES:Palouse Falls,Picnic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Palouse Falls Chapter":MAILTO:palousefalls@iafi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T170000
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SUMMARY:TLS: Connell - The Five Great Lakes of the Missoula Floods
DESCRIPTION:The return of the traveling lecture series! Chapter President Lloyd Stoess will review both Glacial Lake Missoula and Glacial Lake Columbia. Although both of these lakes formed for the same reason their history is very different. When the waters in Glacial Lake Missoula were catastrophically released\, they entered the Columbia River drainage system. On their way to the Pacific Ocean\, the floodwaters were restricted at three different locations forming three temporary lakes. This presentation will give an overview of all of these five great lakes and is a pre-cursor to our fall bus tour that will be coming up on October 7th. Attend one or both\, the choice is yours! \nLloyd grew up on a wheat farm eight miles from Palouse Falls but didn’t learn about the Ice Age Floods until he attended EWSC (now EWU) where he graduated in 1974 with a BA in Geography. After college\, Lloyd returned to Washtucna to work with his father in their family agricultural equipment manufacturing business where Lloyd still works today. \nLloyd was introduced to the Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI) in 2001 and became a charter member of the Cheney-Palouse Chapter and later helped found the Palouse Falls Chapter in 2015 where he currently serves as President. In addition to the IAFI\, Lloyd stays busy with involvement in the local church\, Lions Club\, Adams County Economic Development Council\, and the Washtucna Heritage Museum/Community Center/Food Bank. \nA flyer is available for download. Can’t make this event? \nSee it in Ritzville on 9/6 at the Adams County Public Works Department @ 7p or in Colfax on 9/13 at the Whitman County Library @ 3:00p!
URL:https://iafi.org/event/tls-connell-the-five-great-lakes-of-the-missoula-floods-1/
LOCATION:Connell Library\, 118 N. Columbia\, Connell\, Washington
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Meeting,Palouse Falls
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