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April Meeting, Darrel Cowan
2024-04-09 17:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Darrel Cowan, University of Washington,

Evolution of ideas—1969-1985— about plate convergence along the western margin of North America
Register for Dinner starting March 26th.

Meeting Registration

March Meeting Cancelled
2024-03-12 17:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
No meeting this month.

February Meeting, Dr. Stacia Gordon UN Reno
2024-02-13 18:45 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom meeting, WA
Dr. Stacia Gordon, Professor University Nevada at Reno, Tracking the Rheologic History of an Arc System: magmatism, metamorphism, and deformation in the deep crust

NOTE: This Joint meeting of the NWGS and AWG is a remote, Zoom only, meeting
For more details, please see the February Newsletter.

January Meeting, Jim Miller
2024-01-09 17:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Jim Miller, GeoEngineers (retired), Gold Adventures in Alaska
Register for our meeting!

December Meeting **New Date**, Tom Doe
2023-12-11 17:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Please note: We are meeting on the 2nd Monday, December 11th.
Tom Doe will be speaking on the topic Hiking Cougar Mountain During COVID Times. We hope to see you there!

November Meeting
2023-11-14 17:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Grace Winer, Lindblad/National Geographic Expeditions
Geology of Iceland: la Terre Vivante (the living earth)

October Meeting Canceled!
2023-10-10 17:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
We will continue to meet in our West Seattle location for the 2023-2024 season. We had a few hiccups starting up this year so we will have to cancel the October meeting. Please join us in November!

September Field Trip - David B. Williams: The Secrets of Seattle’s Disappearing Hill
2023-09-30 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | southwest corner of 2nd and Pine Street, 1601 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Please join us for a walking tour of Seattle’s engineering project to remove Denny Hill at the North end of downtown. We will meet at a predetermined location to be announced. See more details in our field trip signup!

Stories in Stone (Seattle Walking Tour) - David B. Williams
2023-06-17 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Southeast corner of 1st Avenue and Madison Street in Seattle, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
When: June 17, 10AM-12 Noon
Leader: David B. Williams
Meeting place: Southeast corner of 1st Avenue and Madison Street in Seattle
Bring: Hand lens or magnifier, good walking shoes, water
Cost: $35.00
Participants limited to 20 to ensure everyone can hear.

See the full description and register here.

May 9, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner
2023-05-09 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Our in-person meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner.
Speakers:
Dr. Greg Wessel, Geology in the Public Interest
Dr. Ted Smith, California Geological Survey, retired, Politics and Geology: Examples from California
Program Dinner Information:
5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour
6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required)
7:30 pm – Speaker Program
Dinner Menu:
Taco Bar

Meats: Seasoned chicken, Carnitas (pork), Barbacoa (beef)
Vegetarian options: Fajita veggies, Seasoned tofu, refried beans
Additions: esquites (street corn salad), rice, queso, olives, jalapeños, pico de gallo, sour cream, onions, cilantro, limes, salsa roja, salsa verde, Tapatio
Corn Tortillas

Dessert

Cinco de mayo sundaes with gluten free Ancho chile brownies or gluten free churros

Register for dinner.

April 11, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner
2023-04-11 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Our in-person meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner.
Speaker: Dr. Peter Davis, Pacific Lutheran University
Talk: New insights into Mesozoic igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Central Cascades, Washington State
Program Dinner Information:
5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour
6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required)
7:30 pm – Speaker Program
Register for dinner

March 14, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner
2023-03-14 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Our in-person meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner.
Speaker: David B. Williams, Author
Talk: Cairns: Messengers in Stone
Program Dinner Information:
5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour
6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required)
7:30 pm – Speaker Program

The dinner menu is TBD
Register for dinner: https://nwgs.org/meeting-registration/

February 14, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner
2023-02-14 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Our in-person meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner.
Speaker: Emily Wilbur, MS, University of Copenhagen
Talk: Glacial Cycle Inception in Greenland

Program Dinner Information:
5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour
6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required)
7:30 pm – Speaker Program

The dinner menu includes:

Soy Glazed salmon (gf, df)
Sticky Asian chicken (gf, df)
Pan seared tofu (veg, by request)
Jasmine Rice (gf, df, vegan)
Stir fried rice noodles (gf, df, vegan)
Broccoli medley (gf, df, vegan)
Spring salad with cranberries, walnuts, goat cheese and raspberry balsamic vinaigrette dressing (gf, vegetarian)
Coconut cake (gf, df, vegan)
Pineapple upside down cake (gf, df, vegan)

Reserve your dinner spot before Thursday, 9 February.
Register at https://nwgs.org/meeting-registration/

January 10, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner
2023-01-10 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fauntleroy YMCA, 9140 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States
Our January meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner.
Speaker: Bill Kombol, Palmer Coking Coal Company, LLP
Talk: Coal Mine Hazards
Program Dinner Information:
5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour
6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required)
7:30 pm – Speaker Program
The dinner menu includes London Broil or Chicken Marsala with sides, including salad and rice.
Reserve your dinner spot before Thursday, 5 January.
Register at https://nwgs.org/meeting-registration/

December Meeting 2022
2022-12-13 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Speaker: Tom Bush, Pierce College PuyallupTitle: Stratigraphic and Structural Controls of Landscape Development, San Rafael Swell and Capitol Reef National Park Areas, South-Central Utah
Abstract: The San Rafael Swell and Capitol Reef National Park lie within the northwest portion of the Colorado Plateau, a vast roughly circular area centered on the four-corners of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. This region attracts millions of visitors per year to the numerous public lands who marvel and the scenic landscapes, and for good reason. Rock formations in the plateau range in age from Proterozoic to Paleogene and record a long and complex geologic history. Although igneous and metamorphic rocks are pre-sent throughout the region, the landscapes are dominated by horizontal to somewhat deformed drab to colorful sedimentary rocks. The mostly horizontal, colorful strata in many areas are deeply carved, forming spectacular incised meanders, deep canyons, mesas, buttes, pinnacles, stone arches, and natural bridges. The spectacular landscapes have evolved over the last few million years during uplift of the Colorado Plateau and have been greatly influenced by stratigraphic and structural controls. More specifically, the interlayering of hard, resistant strata with soft, nonresistant formations, combined with joint, fault, and folding development from several distinct epi-sodes of deformation, have interacted to create the spectacular geomorphic features of the region.
The San Rafael Swell and Capitol Reef National Park areas of south-central Utah are dominated by regional-scale Laramide monoclonal folds that are cored by the resistant, large-scale, cross-bedded Triassic-Jurassic Navajo Sandstone. Softer, non-resistant strata strati-graphically above but structurally below the Navajo have eroded into strike-parallel valleys. Monocline uplift was accompanied by ante-cedent stream development across the Navajo, forming numerous slot canyons. Prominent sub-regional scale intersecting joint systems and faults have controlled running water pathways to also form slot canyons, as well as other scenic features such as natural bridges and arches.
South-east-directed view of the Waterpocket Fold, Capitol Reef National Park, from Strike Valley Overlook. This Laramide monocline stretches for nearly 100 mi (160 km) throughout south-central Utah and is the primary attraction of the park. The Triassic-Jurassic Navajo Sandstone forms the prominent east-facing dip surface on the right. T. Bush photo.

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November Meeting 2022
2022-11-15 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom meeting, WA
William Burgel, Retired

The Development of the Science of Geology as it Corresponds to the Growth of the Railroad Industry: How Geology Played a Significant Role in Railroading in the Pacific Northwest

6:30 Social Hour
7:30 Speaker Program
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October Meeting 2022
2022-10-11 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA

Fall Field Trip: Fidalgo Ophiolite Revisited
2022-09-09 18:00 - 2022-09-11 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Majestic Inn and Spa, 419 Commercial Ave, Anacortes, Washington, 98221, United States
Trip Overview

We are blessed in western Washington to have world class ophiolites well exposed around Anacortes on Fidalgo and surrounding islands. The Northwest Geological Society and AEG Puget Sound are teaming up for a field trip to the Fidalgo ophiolitic mélange. Led by Dr. John Oldow the trip will include one day of a boat charter to visit beaches and islands with hard-to- access rock exposures and a second day on land. Your registration subsidizes a limited number of student slots.

Trip Leaders

Dr. John Oldow has a distinguished academic career in structural geology at Rice University, the University of Idaho, and the University of Texas-Dallas. He has deep Washington roots as a 3rd-generation Anacortes native, UW geology graduate, and current resident of Whidbey Island. This trip is based on recently published work* with his student, David Katopody, who will also co-lead. The paper presents new insights to the complex structural relationships of the mélange components based on detailed mapping of hard-to-access exposures, some of which we will visit.

Cost and Registration

The cost of the trip will be $360 per person including

Opening night banquet and lecture at the Majestic Inn in Anacortes, September 9Boat transportation on the “sea” day , September 10Bus transportation on the “land” day, September 11Box Lunches 9/10 and 9/11Field trip guidebookSubsidy for three student participantsBrown Paper Ticket Fees

Not included

Lodging though we have room blocksDinner Saturday, September 10.Transportation to and from Anacortes

Cancellation

Before August 12, 50% refundAfter August 12, no refunds except:Full refund if we can resell the ticket

Membership Requirements

Participation is restricted to current AEG-Puget Sound and NWGS members only until August 1. After August 1 we will open to registration to non-member friends and other AEG chapter members. If you are not current in your AEG membership, please consider renewing and you can be eligible for priority registration (contact Tom Doe – see below)

We have 32 places for the trip based on boat occupancy. We are splitting the allocated spaces between AEG and NWGS until August 1. We will have a wait list option, and if we fill one allocation and not the other, we will fill unclaimed spaces from the wait list before opening to non-members.

Lodging

Lodging is not included, but we have reserved blocks of rooms at the Anacortes Inn ($105 per night plus tax) and Majestic Inn ($350/night). We can arrange room sharing arrangements. These rates are for double rooms that accommodate two people. In your registration, please note whether you want a single, double with identified roomie (please identify to us by email), or double with assigned roomie.

Transportation to Anacortes

Transportation to Anacortes on Friday September 9 and the return September 11 will be the responsibility of participants though we can facilitate ride sharing those who would like company, reduce costs, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

John Oldow

David Katopody and John Oldow, 2019, Polyphase brittle and ductile deformation of Late Jurassic ophiolitic basalt-argillite matrix mélange and stratigraphic overlap sequence, northwestern Washington State, Gondwana Research, v. 74, p. 189-215

Tentative Schedule

Trip participants will meet for dinner Friday, September 9, at 6:00 at the Majestic Inn in Anacortes for a social program and introductory lecture. On Sunday September 11, we will wrap up in Anacortes by 4 pm.

Day 1 (Friday, 9 September, 2022)

Meet in Anacortes; informal presentation and outline of events over drinks and dinner

Day 2 (Saturday, 10 September, 2022)

08:00 meet at Skyline and board charter boat

08:15 depart Skyline for Cypress and Vendovi Islands

09:00 slow pass along eastern Cypress showing major rock units

09:45 slow pass along Vendovi showing bedded-chert olistoliths in basalt matrix

10:15 Cypress (3 stops)

13:30 depart Cypress

14:15 Alexander Beach and Biz Point: Gabbro and pillow basalt

15:15 Rosario and Reservation Heads

14:30 Hope Island

17:30 depart to Anacortes

18:15 arrive Skyline Marina

Day 3 (Sunday, 11 September, 2022)

08:00 board vans drive to Washington Park

08:15 Jv peridotite

09:30 Cap Sante exposure of JKg (Ginnett Formation)

10:30a Lakeside Quarry: contact JKg and Jv

10:30b Top of Mount Erie: plagigranite and panoramic view of the area

12:30 Ginnett Road (JKg and Jv)

14:30 Rosario Head and Bowman Bay (Jv)

17:00 depart for Seattle

Grand Canyon Raft & Rock Trip 2022
2022-08-11 - 2022-08-18 | WA
Williams GeoAdventures NWGS Grand Canyon 2022 Flier

Join fellow NWGS members on the trip of a lifetime! Raft into the Grand Canyon with Tom Williams, a professional geologist and tour guide on a trip organized by Arizona Raft Adventures. This motorized 8-day rafting trip on the Colorado River takes you into the Grand Canyon National Park from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek.

This is a great expedition choice for guests who seek the sense of security and comfort of a larger raft, while experiencing the adventure of a Grand Canyon whitewater and hiking adventure. It’s also an ideal choice for groups with a wide range of skill levels, abilities and interests. Guests of all levels of rafting experience are welcome. This expedition works for multi-generation families, as the minimum age is 10 years. See the brochure for a full description.

We have filled one raft and are recruiting for a second. Please sign up as soon as you can to ensure your spot! We are booking directly through Williams GeoAdventures at Geology-Adventures.com.

Email: geoteachtw@earthlink.net
Call: (707) 953-6979

June Meeting 2022
2022-06-14 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Optimism Brewery, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
Joint Meeting with AEG with speaker John Oldow to discuss the geology we’ll explore in our Fall Field Trip to the Fidalgo Island area ophiolites. Hybrid meeting with Zoom available, or our first in-person event.

May Meeting 2022
2022-05-17 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Note that our meeting is shifted to the 3rd Tuesday of May due to conflicts with the WAHGS conference.

April Meeting 2022
2022-04-12 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA

March Meeting 2022
2022-03-08 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
6:30 – 7:30: Social Hour \7:30 Talk \

Speaker: Kelsay Stanton, Washington Geological Survey \

Topic: Uplifted Pleistocene estuarine deposits, southwestern Washington

February Meeting 2022
2022-02-08 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
6:30 Social Hour

7:30 Speaker Program: Glaciovolcanic caves in the Cascades, Linda Sobolewski, Climatology of Extreme Environments researcher at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB); and Christian Stenner, National Geographic Explorer, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and cave adventurer

January Meeting 2022
2022-01-11 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
6:30 – 7:30: Social Hour \ 7:30 Talk \

Speaker: T. J. Walsh, Washington Geological Survey (retired) and CREW (Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup), President \

Topic: Quaternary Geologic History of the South Puget Sound and Nisqually Reach Area

Mt. St. Helens Tehpra along Nisqually Reach

NWGS Board Meeting Jan 2022
2022-01-11 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA

December Meeting 2021
2021-12-14 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom meeting, WA
Keith Ronnholm, retired UW Joint Institute for Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) will present Eyewitness to an Exploding Volcano – Mt. St. Helens.

November Meeting 2021
2021-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom meeting, WA
Kathy Troost and Masters Students from the University of Washington will be presenting a local project.

October Meeting 2021
2021-10-12 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom meeting, WA

Field Trip 2021
2021-08-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Washington Park Arboretum UW Botanic Gardens, 2300 Arboretum Dr E,, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Exploring Lake Washington.

This is a test and this field trip will not occur.
