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

6:30 Social Hour7:30 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

6:30 – 7:30: Social Hour \\7:30 Talk \\Speaker: Kelsay Stanton, Washington Geological Survey \\ Topic: Uplifted Pleistocene estuarine deposits, southwestern Washington

Note that our meeting is shifted to the 3rd Tuesday of May due to conflicts with the WAHGS conference.

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.

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 ------------------- Topic: NWGS November Meeting Time: Nov 15, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join […]

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, […]

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, […]

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) […]

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/

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 […]

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 […]

Stories in Stone (Seattle Walking Tour)

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!

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!