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Winter Talk: Ice Age Megafloods of the Pacific Northwest
February 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
What: Title: Ice Age Megafloods of the Pacific Northwest, by Bruce Bjornstad
When: Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 7pm
Where: Yakima Valley College Conference Center (1704 W Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA 98902) and Livestreamed (more info to be announced)
The scale of Ice Age floods in the Pacific Northwest was so huge that today it is often difficult to see and appreciate the power and magnitude of such megafloods from ground level alone. Bjornstad will present photos and videography, mostly from an aerial perspective, that bring the unique flood features and landforms into clear focus and reveal the amazing story of repeated megafloods as recently as 14,000 years ago.
About Bruce Bjornstad
Bruce Bjornstad is a licensed geologist/hydrogeologist and retired Senior Research Scientist from Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He received a Bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of New Hampshire and a Master’s degree in geology from Eastern Washington University. Over the last 40 years he has written numerous documents and reports on the geology of the region as well as two geologic guidebooks “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods” that transformed the Pacific Northwest as recently as 14,000 years ago. Bruce is also the creator of an online YouTube Channel titled: “Ice Age Floodscapes”. Most recently, Bruce has published a new, full-color, coffee-table-style book titled: “Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Exploration”.
