Puget Lobe Chapter
IAFI’s Puget Lobe Chapter serves the greater Puget Sound region
Chapter Officers | |
President | Dale Lehman |
Vice President | Mark Sundquist |
Secretary | (Open) |
Web master | Doug Huber |
Chapter Meetings – The Puget Lobe Chapter meets in Jan., Mar., May, Sept., and Nov., ordinarily on the first Monday of the month, except in Sept., when the meeting is usually on the second Monday. In addition to presenting programs and activities about the Ice Age Floods, the Chapter explores aspects of the geology and natural history of the Puget Basin and western Washington that are complementary to the principal Floods story. It was in this region that J Harlen Bretz, as a Seattle resident over 100 years ago, began his serious examination of the large-scale effects of lowland glaciation and deglaciation.
The Chapter normally meets in the Plaza Room of the Edmonds Library, which is a short (0.6 mile) walk from the Ferry Terminal in Edmonds, at 650 Main St. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are always free and open to the public.
Note that our meetings will be held via Zoom until it is safe and prudent to resume large in-person gatherings.
There is off-street parking at the Library, as well as elevator access to the second-floor meeting room.
For more information about the chapter contact Dale Lehman by e-mail or at (530) 350-6877.
Please see the Upcoming Events to the right or the General Events Calendar for a listing of all chapter meetings and events.
Marli Miller on Assembling the Northwest
On 12 September 2022, geologist and photographer Marli Miller will outline the geology of Oregon and Washington as seen along our highways. Beginning with our plate tectonic setting, she will describe the process of continental growth that forms the underlying … Read more…
Scholars Trek on the Ice Age Floods Trail
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…
Puget Lobe Chapter Field Trips
(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…
Puget Lobe Chapter Lectures On-line
The Puget Lobe Chapter will post recordings of our presentations on YouTube. There are members of the Chapter who can’t make a presentation, but who would like to view our lectures after the fact.. Others may want to review portions … Read more…
Puget Lobe Chapter Current Meeting Synopsis
(Updated 12Sep2022) This page contains the newsreels shown at the beginnings our Chapter meetings. The current newsreel contains: The current presenter, future presenter, Chapter/IAFI current information, and the “newsreel” of selected technical information germane to Continental Ice Sheets. It is … Read more…
Nick Zentner – More Geology Videos
Are you looking for new geology videos? Nick Zentner has done a long series live geology lectures from his home in Ellensburg and posted them online to his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/GeologyNick/videos He is now recording a series of “Nick on … Read more…
Use Social Distancing Time to Explore the Floods with Our Interactive Online Map
If you’ve ever tried to explore the Ice-Age Floods with a guidebook you’ll know how difficult and frustrating it can be to find and learn about the features in the area you’re visiting. Well, there’s now a solution to that … Read more…
Explore the Ice Age Floods with 12 New IAFI Brochures
IAFI has compiled 12 brand-new, full-color brochures into a packaged set to help guide you in visiting spectacular ice-age features across all of our 11 Ice Age Floods chapter areas. With these brochures as your guides you can explore the … Read more…
Puget Lobe Chapter “Glacialscapes/Brochure” Use
The formidable, massive Canadian ice sheet was responsible for far more than J. Harlan Bretz’s multiple floods. Finding easy ‘traveling’ down Puget Sound waters, multiple ice lobes, some a half-mile thick, overran and eventually petered-out about 65 miles south of … Read more…
Puget Lobe Chapter Origins – A Brief History
The Puget Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute had its origins in Wenatchee in 2007 during the Institute’s annual field trip. While riding in the tour bus, long-time member Mark Sundquist informally suggested to some nearby Seattle area … Read more…