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
Ice Age Floods Fourth Grade Curriculum Development One of the missions of the Ice Age Floods Institute is to educate young people about the Floods and the influence of the Floods on their lives today. The IAFI Educational Outreach Committee … Read more… The Columbia River Gorge is an incredibly popular area to visit, and that’s for good reason, the setting is uniquely spectacular. The Gorge encompasses: Easily accessible ecozones that range through boreal conifer forests, oak woodlands, high desert grasslands and alpine … Read more… In September 2021 my wife and I took a trip to see what was new along the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail and visit some places we did not make it to in our very first trip in 2004. … Read more… Permanent information panels have been installed in the Ice Age Floods Playground in Spokane’s Riverfront Park. The panels briefly describe: Fire: Basalt & Columnar Basalt Ice: Cordilleran Ice Sheet Water: Missoula Floods Rhythmites & Varves Erratics & Granite Giant Current … Read more… Earlier this year we sent out our first IAFI member survey. A big THANK YOU to the 154 members who responded, an outstanding 30% response rate. You’re helping us see what we’re doing right, understand where we can improve, and … Read more… (Updated 30Jul2022) Fall field trips to be posted soon! The Puget Lobe Chapter sponsors field trips enable IAFI members and the public to learn about the diverse geology of Washington. The Puget Sound area is remarkable for Cordilleran Continental Ice … Read more… Geologists Day, a day dedicated to an underappreciated science, takes place on the first Sunday in April every year. Without geologists, we would know nothing about the over 4.5 billion year history of the earth. Geology is a science that … Read more… Bluefish Caves directly challenged mainstream scientific thinking. Evidence had long suggested that humans first reached the Americas around 13,000 years ago, when Asian hunters crossed a now submerged landmass known as Beringia, which joined Siberia to Alaska and Yukon during … Read more… Geologists have been investigating a potential cycle in geological events for a long time. A recent analysis on the ages of 89 well-understood geological events from the past 260 million years show a catastrophic 27.5 million year pulse in eight … Read more… Scholars Trek on the Ice Age Floods Trail
Explore the Columbia River Gorge
Traveling the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
Riverfront Park IAF Playground – Information Panels Installed
Initial Member Survey Results
Puget Lobe Chapter Field Trips
What Did You Do for Geologist’s Day?
First Americans Toxic Debate Hobbled Archaeology for Decades
Earth Appears to Have a 27.5-Million-Year ‘Heartbeat’