Skye Cooley, independent geologist from Montana, will be presenting an interesting story about timing of the Cascade uplift and creation of its rain shadow as evidenced by the presence and distribution of arid-land soils, specifically calcic soils and calcretes in eastern WA. Skye has been working on this subject for several years and has visited hundreds(?) of outcrops. The presence of the calcretes touch on the timing of the Cascades’ rise (dry climate info), growth of Yakima Fold Belt uplifts (paleoslope info), and ancient glacial floods (stratigraphic info).

The lecture will be on Saturday, April 29th and is our second post-Covid in-person lecture. We’ll meet at the First Baptist Church (1202 Lawrence St),  entrance is at the rear of the building. For those cautious of the various germs circulating, you can come and mask up, or watch the live Zoom broadcast, or wait for the video after the talk. This lecture is free and open to the public, although we would appreciate a donation at the door to defray our costs for the event as well as our ongoing web and Zoom expenses.  Doors open at 3:30, the lecture will run from 4-5 pm.