One-day field trip (car caravan) to see the Elwha River’s response to removal of its two dam 7 years ago (2014). We’ll see one of the dissected lake basins, sedimentation alone the river’s mid-reach and the build out of the river’s delta. We’ll try and recruit a salmon recovery expert to talk about the main reason to have done the dam removal. Ian Miller, our primary guide, is with the SeaGrant program of the University of Washington, but resides in Port Angeles close to the action. Car caravan leaving from Port Angeles, BYO lunch, gone most of the day. More details to follow, registration will open sometime next summer.
On Saturday May 22, 2021 @ 4 pm, Dr. Jennifer Pierce of the Dept. of Geology at Boise State University will present a Zoom lecture on “Wildfires, Climate and Erosion in the past, present and future”. Jennifer has been working on these topics since graduate school and will integrate these three subjects with reference to forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains. Although her studies have been concentrated in the Northern Rockies, the lessons learned apply well to the relatively arid regions of the West. Since she is speaking in late May, we could be into our fire season here in Washington, so the subject will be timely.
