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/
Carl L. Carlson, Carlson Brothers Jewelry, Tacoma The Veins of Ellensburg Blue Agate
Brian F. Atwater, U.S. Geological Survey Volcanic Ash in a Varved Record of Missoula Flood Periodicity Newsletter
Our in-person meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner. Speaker: Jeffrey H. Tepper, University of Puget Sound Talk: Initiation of the Cascade Arc Program Dinner Information: 5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour 6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required) 7:30 pm – Speaker Program 8:45 pm – Adjourn Registration link is updated about […]
Speaker: Paula Burgi, USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow Talk: The role of satellite data in modeling and monitoring earthquake-induced building damage and ground failure Our in-person meeting will include an optional social hour and dinner. Program Dinner Information: 5:30 pm – No-host Social Hour 6:30 pm – Buffet Dinner (reservation required) 7:30 pm – Speaker Program […]
Ken Petrie, Senior Geologist, Weyerhaeuser, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Overview
Trenton Cladouhos, Quaise Energy. Super Hot Rocks and Geothermal Energy
Baptiste Journaux, Assistant Research Professor, UW. Title TBD
Cascade Quarry and Proctor Creek Mines near Gold Bar, WA., late April/early May Leaders: George Bennett, Kurt Siegfried, and David Boyer THE DATE IS NOT YET SET!
Akshay Mehra, Assistant Professor UW. Field based sedimentology and AI