February Meeting 2022

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 […]

Free

March Meeting 2022

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

Free

May Meeting 2022

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

Free

June Meeting 2022

Optimism Brewery 1158 Broadway, Seattle, Washington, 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, […]

$10 – $30

Grand Canyon Raft & Rock Trip 2022

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 […]

$3590

Fall Field Trip: Fidalgo Ophiolite Revisited

The Majestic Inn and Spa 419 Commercial Ave, Anacortes, Washington, 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 […]

$360

November Meeting 2022

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 […]

Free

December Meeting 2022

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 […]

January 10, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner

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 […]

$40

February 14, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner

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 – […]

March 14, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner

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 […]

April 11, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner

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 […]

May 9, 2023 In Person Meeting and Dinner

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 […]

October Meeting Canceled!

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 […]

November Meeting

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) 

December Meeting **New Date**, Tom Doe

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!