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!

Grace Winer, Lindblad/National Geographic Expeditions Geology of Iceland: la Terre Vivante (the living earth) 

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!

Jim Miller, GeoEngineers (retired), Gold Adventures in Alaska Register for our meeting!

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.

No meeting this month.

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. https://nwgs.org/meeting-registration/

Students at 2 and 4 year colleges are eligible for our Scholarship. Please see the scholarship page for full details. Apply between April 1 and June 1. https://nwgs.org/scholarship/

Will Hoover, UW Postdoc Earthquakes and baby powder: How chemical reactions influence Cascadia slow slip

When: August 24, 2024 Subject: Cougar Mountain Leader: Tom Doe Meeting place: Red Town Trailhead Bring:  Good walking shoes, lunch, water, recommended: sunscreen/hat/bug spray Cost: $25.00 Register here: https://nwgs.org/aug-2024-coal-creek/