What's a geologist doing...

addressing a bunch of botanists at a meeting of the Northeast Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society? Well, talking about the recent geological processes that have shaped eastern Washington and deposited sediment from which pretty flowers (and wine grapes) can grow.

This coming Tuesday, 23 February, your humble correspondent has been invited to present:

“Pleistocene Flood Geology of Eastern Washington”

This illustrated lecture will explore the geologic story of the catastrophic outburst floods from glacial Lake Missoula that repeatedly scoured the landscape of eastern Washington. These enormous floods eroded the Channeled Scablands and created canyons and megaripples of tremendous scale.

Location: Meeting room at Manito Gardens in building east of Gaiser Conservatory Greenhouses. Link to Manito Park map.

Speaker time: 7:00 pm

The lecture is free and open to the general public.