Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI)
The non-profit Ice Age Floods Institute presents the authoritative story of the
cataclysmic Ice Age Floods across the Pacific Northwest during recent geologic time
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Recent General Interest News
In 2015 the Lake Lewis Chapter developed a Lake Lewis Floodscape Brochure highlighting five major floods features in their Tri-Cities area. Each of the highlight panels include scanable links to more detailed information on the IAFI.org website. When the chapter … Read more… Dan Foster, Superintendent of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (IAF-NGT administrative center for the National Parks Service (NPS)) admits that there’s little on the ground to show for the trail, but there’s still been quite a bit of organizational progress on … Read more… Williams Lake Cataract is an ancient, dry waterfall left behind along the Cheney-Palouse Scabland Tract in eastern Washington after Ice Age flooding recessionally ripped out underlying basalt to produce this massive cataract. Video produced by Bruce Bjornstad, Ice Age Floodscapes Read more... Can you imagine the catastrophic scenes along the path of the Ice Age Floods? Stev Ominski is a very talented artist who has produced an exciting collection of works depicting what the Ice Age Floods might have looked like at several … Read more… “…there were a few double falls each member of which receded at approximately the same rate, so that the island in mid-channel became very much elongated, like a great blade, as the falls receded and the canyons lengthened.” J Harlen … Read more… Lake Lewis Isles, Badger Mt. Centennial Preserve and Skyline Trail Best Observation Points By Auto: 1. Along State Route, SR 240 near mile posts 24-26, and along SR 224 and Interstate, I-82, in Richland and Kennewick, WA. 2. Along I-182 near … Read more… George Last was recently elected president of the Lake Lewis Chapter. Many of you who have been in IAFI a long time will remember that George was the chapter president for 10 years. After a break of a few years he … Read more… Richard Waitt kindly shared his recent paper published June 2016 in Quaternary Research, titled “Megafloods and Clovis cache at Wenatchee, WA.” “It covers the reach mainly from Chelan Falls to below West Bar, tries to tell the story of sequential … Read more… People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome and invited to attend any of these lectures free: Geology of Washington (GEOL 101 section 02) 10:00 – 10:50 am MTRF (no lectures on Wednesdays) CWU’s new Science II building – room … Read more… Chapter-specific Ice Age Floods Brochures
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail (IAF-NGT) News
Williams Lake Cataract Video
Stev Ominski Prints Now Available in IAFI Store
The Great Blade – Bruce Bjornstad Video
Lake Lewis Isles Tour
George Last – President (Renewed) of Lake Lewis Chapter
Did humans witness any megafloods?
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