Subglacial and proglacial (mega) floods from the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, And their contributions to the Channeled Scablands

10May2024.  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…

https://www.iafi.org/subglacial-and-proglacial-mega-floods-from-the-cordilleran-ice-sheet-and-their-contributions-to-the-channeled-scablands/

National Park Service Volunteer Gigs

It's National Volunteer Week — an annual celebration established in the U.S. in 1974. The National Park Service marked the occasion by recognizing those who already choose to spend their time volunteering in parks and urging others to consider doing so. You can check out some of the National Park Service’s volunteering opportunities here. Alternatively, if the prospect of making the country a greener and cleaner place sounds like an…

https://www.iafi.org/national-park-service-volunteer-gigs/

University of Oregon Museum of Natural History

The museum offers a variety of seasonal and year-round programs for science and culture enthusiasts of every age. Delve into Oregon’s story, from the archaeology of the First Americans to the dynamic cultures of today’s Tribes. Experience the dynamic forces that shape Oregon’s landscapes, climate, and ecosystems. Meet giant salmon, Ice Age sloths, and other amazing animals from across the millennia.

https://www.iafi.org/university-of-oregon-museum-of-natural-history/

Scabland – The Movie, A Google Earth Odyssey

"Scabland" is complementary media for CWU Professor Nick Zentner's 2023-2024 A-Z YouTube geology series that re-treads the ice age floods and the work of Professor J Harlen Bretz and others. In this short animation, viewers virtually fly to a selection of locations visited by geologist Dr J Harlen Bretz, with quotes from his original field notes, geolocated in Google Earth and animated with Google Earth Studio.

https://www.iafi.org/scabland-the-movie-a-google-earth-odyssey/

Moses Coulee, an Ice Age Floods Enigma

If you’ve ever visited, or even just passed through Moses Coulee, you may not have been aware that this awe-inspiring coulee has been an Ice Age Floods conundrum since the time Bretz first noted it in 1922. As Bretz described it, “The head of Moses Coulee is just north of Grimes Lake. It is an abrupt termination, walled by 100 foot cliffs, identical with the features of channeled scabland which are called abandoned cataracts.”

https://www.iafi.org/moses-coulee-an-ice-age-floods-enigma/

First Grader Fascinated By Floods Story

Max Vuletich, a first grader at Jefferson Elementary in Spokane, Washington, exhibited at a STEM Event in March 2024. He prepared a display and shared the Floods story to the many attendees that stopped by his table. He became interested in the Great Missoula Floods when he saw a Public Television video in Kindergarten. He went to a Library and began reading about The Floods and googling topics.

https://www.iafi.org/first-grader-fascinated-by-floods-story/

Bretz’s Flood, soft cover edition

J. Harlen Bretz was the geologist to answer the riddle of how the dramatic coulees, gullies, and deserts between Idaho and the Cascade Mountains in eastern Washington came to be.  This is the story of his persistence against the odds and  his triumph over the conventional scientific thinking of his time.

https://www.iafi.org/product/bretzs-flood-soft-cover-edition/

Field Trip to Dam Site

A field trip to Sandpoint ID to visit geologic sites related to the ice dam(s) that blocked the Clark Fork River and caused the formation of Glacial Lake Missoula multiple times is planned by the Glacial Lake Missoula Chapter in cooperation with Tony Lewis of the Coeur de Deluge Chapter.   An all day bus trip  is planned for April 18th followed by a car caravan to Farragut State Park and other downstream sites the next day. 

https://www.iafi.org/field-trip-to-dam-site/

IAFICS Waikiki Hike Registration

https://www.iafi.org/iafics-waikiki-hike-registration/

IAFICS Palisades Hike Registration

https://www.iafi.org/iafics-palisades-registration-03-2024/