Ice Age Institute announces upcoming events

WASHTUCNA — The Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will be hosting several upcoming events.

Eastern Washington University Professor Dr. Judd Case will be speaking on "Early Pleistocene Mammalian Fauna from Northern Idaho" Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. Presented by Columbia Basin Geologic Society and the EWU Department of Geology, the live webinar will allow for questions and a discussion at the end. To attend via Zoom, visit https://ewu.zoom.us/j/92925952006.

"Judd Case will be sharing some of his recent and continuing research looking at Pleistocene mammals," Chad Pritchard, Chairman of the ESU Department of Geology said. "I am very excited to hear about such fascinating local research."

Dr. Erika Rader from the University of Idaho's Department of Geological Sciences will be presenting "SPLAT! How lava bombs in Idaho and Iceland inform us about ancient water on Mars" Tuesday, March 21 from 6-7 p.m. Join via zoom at https://ewu.zoom.us/j/97106553315.

"The Yellowstone Hotspot Track and the Origins of the Columbia River Basalt" is the talk scheduled for Thursday, April 8 at 12 p.m. It will be given by Dr. Vic Camp of San Diego State University, accessible at https://ewu.zoom.us/j/99526397618? The password is WXBXN1VUM3d5Qm4wYXFLR1Y1ZXp0Zz09.

For questions, contact Pritchard at [email protected].