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MCBONES: The Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site

The Reach Museum 1943 Columbia Park Trl , WA, Richland, WA, United States

Gary Kleinknecht will present MCBONES: The Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site Learn about the activities going on at this local mammoth dig site, the impact of Ice Age floods revealed at the site and the ongoing paleoenvironmental study. Presented by our own Lake Lewis Chapter Program Director and ‘go-to’ mammoth dig volunteer: Gary Kleinknecht. Gary serves as the Education Director for MCBONES, the educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which oversees activities at the Coyote Canyon site. Tuesday, May 14th @7PM at The REACH Museum 1943 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352

David Ellingson – “Fossil Dig in Woodburn, OR”

Tualatin Heritage Center 8700 SW Sweek Drive, Tualatin, OR, United States

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. David 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. David 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. When: Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:00 PM PDT Where: Simultaneous In-Person Live and ZOOM presentation from Tualatin Heritage Center, 8700 SW Sweek Drive, Tualatin, OR 97062 For more information contact: LowerColumbia@iafi.org If you cannot attend the in-person meeting at THC, please join us online Click here to join the Zoom meeting Meeting ID: 869 4651 3479 Passcode: 322382.

Dr. Jerome Lesemann Presents “Subglacial/proglacial mega floods from the Cordilleran Ice Sheet on the Channeled Scablands”

Bellevue College Building R room 110 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA, United States

From Wikipedia Glacial Lake Missoula is most commonly invoked as the sole source of water to form the Channeled Scabland. However, early work by Bretz (and others) suggested more direct contributions of meltwater from the Cordilleran Ice Sheet to explain formation of some Scabland flood tracts. In some cases, these contributions may have been subglacially routed. This presentation will examine new research on Moses Coulee - one of the more enigmatic Scabland coulees – that suggests subglacial meltwater flows best explain the erosional patterns of the coulee and its perplexing lack of connectivity to other Scabland flood routes. Further, the presentation will examine new evidence for proglacial (Mega) floods during deglaciation of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet that may also contribute to formation of flood features such as giant bars along the Columbia River Valley. The presentation highlights the need for greater integration of Cordilleran Ice Sheet hydrology in the interpretive framework of the Channeled Scabland. As a workup to this presentation please familiarize yourself with the IAFI News article, "Moses Coulee: Unveiling the Mystery of a Colossal Ice Age Scar", that gives an overview on this subject. Dr. Jerome Lesemann obtained his PhD from Simon Fraser University. He currently teaches in the Earth Science Department at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC. His research interests are in Quaternary geology and sedimentology with a focus on glacier processes and ice sheet hydrology. He has had an interest in the Channeled Scabland for over two decades, with a particular focus on the dynamics of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet along the northern reaches of the Channeled Scabland. Date: 20 May 2024 at 7:00pm Location: Bellevue College, Bldg. R, Rm. 103 or click on Zoom link:   https://us02web.Zoom.us/j/82985244730

Exploration of Geomorphic Features in Lake Chelan with an Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center 127 S. Mission, Wenatchee, WA, United States

The Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet Tuesday, June 11 at 7:00 PM, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, 127 S. Mission, Wenatchee. Or via Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84520197937 Our speaker will be Philip Long of the Lake Chelan Research Institute (LCRI). Phil will talk about “Exploration of Geomorphic Features in Lake Chelan with an Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)” Swath bathymetry, chirp sub-bottom reflection profiles, and sediment cores…. These were techniques recently used by the U.S. Geological Survey (June 2023) to collect data from Lake Chelan, WA, The resulting information has provided insights into late- and post-glacial history of Lake Chelan. In addition, LCRI’s ROV dives have distinguished bedrock from till on lake bottom sediment profiles, and have directly observed landslide scarps, debris aprons, and other geomorphic features of interest to many of us here. Some of the features on the bottom of Lake Chelan resemble surface glacial features we are familiar with on the Waterville Plateau! Moraines, kames, drumlins, kettles, underwater landslides…. Find out what’s going on at the bottom Lake Chelan!   The program is free and open to the public. Contact information: Ken Lacy 1geospiracle2@gmail.com (509) 787-9755 Susan Freiberg Wenatchee Valley Erratics Publicity wenvalerratics@yahoo.com

Mapping the Glacial Legacy of the Pacific Northwest

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center 127 S. Mission, Wenatchee, WA, United States

Glaciers have shaped much of the Pacific Northwest’s landscape over the past 15,000 years. Geologists and cartographers have been mapping and interpreting glacial landforms since the late 19th century. And now LIDAR helps create incredibly accurate, detailed, and stunning maps.

Course Changes of Inland NW Rivers Due to the Ice Age Floods

Connell Library 118 N. Columbia, Connell, Washington

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.

Save the Date: 2024 Ritzville Flood Fest

Best Western Bronco Inn, Ritzville,WA 105 W. Galbreath Way, Ritzville, WA, United States

Join us for a weekend of lectures and sight seeing in Ritzville, Washington! There 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. $170* field trip fee– Registering as a non-Ice Age Floods Institute Member $150* field trip fee– Registering as a Ice Age Floods Institute Member. If 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. $145* field trip fee – Registering as a Palouse Falls Chapter Ice Age Floods Institute Member (thank you for your support!) *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, 4) comfortable deluxe chartered bus with microphone system for lectures while in route, and 5) delicious Mexican banquet! -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. -Saturday: Check-in located in the lobby of the Bronco Inn between 7:15 and 7:45 a.m. FIELD TRIP LEADERS: Lloyd Stoess, Palouse Falls Chapter President and Dr. Eugene Kiver, Professor Emeritus Eastern Washington University. DESCRIPTION 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. ITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU: Binoculars, camera, sunglasses, and clothing for variable weather conditions. Snacks, drinks, and lunch provided. -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. Cancellation refunds will be made only if field trip registrar, Jacqui Hair, receives notice no later than September 22 and vacancies can be filled from a stand-by list. Registration and liability form are both available for download at this link.

Cheney-Spokane Members Meeting and Public Lecture by Dr. Eugene Kiver

Doris Morrison Learning Center (DMLC) 1330 S Henry Road, Greenacres, Washington

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. Member meeting: 2:00-3:00 PM Dr. Kiver's lecture will begin around 3 PM, after the member meeting.  It is open to the public (see title and blurb below). Note: 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   Dr. Eugene Kiver Lecture: GLACIERS AND MISSOULA FLOODS IN NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON Immense quantities of Glacial Lake Missoula floodwater roared through not only the Rathdrum/Spokane floodway but also through the rugged mountain topography of the Northern Rockies in northeastern Washington. Here floods ripped across non-basaltic glaciated rocks and through the Little Spokane River drainage into the Channeled Scabland south of the present course of the Spokane River. This alternate route is often overlooked. The Pend Oreille River course north of Newport has been reversed and now flows north into Canada. Glacial suppression of the crust is the suspected culprit. Over a mile of ice buried the Pend Oreille River valley near Canada during the late Wisconsin ice advance allowing water to flow north and cut deep canyons along the river course.

The Case for Rapid and Recent Flooding in Upper Grand Coulee

Bellevue College Building R room 110 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA, United States

On 07 Oct 2024 the Puget Lobe Chapter will have Dr. Karin Lehnigk, Postdoctoral Researcher at Georgia Tech, who has studied the Channel Scablands in Eastern Washington by performing cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating on Missoula flood   transported-boulders to determine what path they took at different points in time.  It will be a very informative lecture with new information.  Think Mars and Himalayan Mountains. Cosmogenic nuclide dating is a method used to estimate the age of rock exposure at the Earth’s surface. It relies on the interactions between cosmic rays and nuclides in glacially transported boulders or eroded bedrock. By measuring nuclide concentrations, scientists can determine the age of landforms ranging from a few hundred years to tens of millions of years.  It looks like a crust or rind on surface of the sample when you cut or break a sample open. (Micrsosoft Bing) Presentation will be at Bellevue Collage,  Bldg R, Rm 11o or click on Zoom link:   https://us02web.Zoom.us/j/82985244730

The Rush to Oregon Territory

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center 127 S. Mission, Wenatchee, WA, United States

How the twisting and turning of 19th-century society crossed up with the Ice Age Floods

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