Interested in Joining the AWG-PNW Board? Spring 2016 Issue Newsletter 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship Winner Live-Stream: NOAA Ship Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas: April 20 – July 10 AWG – PNW AWARDS THE 2016 JANET CULLEN TANAKA SCHOLARSHIP TO PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT ADRIANA PETERS Adriana Peters, this year a senior in the geosciences program at Pacific Lutheran University, was awarded the 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship. A brief ceremony occurred in conjunction with her capstone presentation, A Climatological Comparison of Antarctic Glaciomarine Sediments, on May 7, 2016. Continued on page 5 Association of Women Geoscientists Pacific Northwest Chapter 4 AWG Summer Field Trip: Maine Sign up by July 1 27 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Portland AWG Wine & Terroir Happy Hour Recap 2 AWG Foundation: a Brief Synopsis 7 Adriana Peters, 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship recipient, stands by her poster for her capstone project on May 7: Antarctic Ice Sheets Through Time, co-authored by Dr. Claire Todd 1, 5 5 AWG-PNW Officers Alaska Science Fair: Potato Cows & Jello Volcanoes Road Cut of Mystery: Help Piece Together Geology of Cut on Hwy 17, Mesa, WA 6 Speakers 8-12 Field Trips Hands-on Science 22-26 13-21 3-4, 7
SCHOLARSHIP TO PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT
ADRIANA PETERS
Adriana Peters, this year a senior in the geosciences program at Pacific Lutheran University, was awarded the 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship. A brief ceremony occurred in conjunction with her capstone presentation, A Climatological Comparison of Antarctic Glaciomarine Sediments, on May 7, 2016.
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Adriana Peters, 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship recipient, stands by her poster for her capstone project on May 7: Antarctic Ice Sheets Through Time, co-authored by Dr. Claire Todd
Portland AWG Happy Hour Wine and Terroir Event Recap
By Megan Scott Portland AWG
Fourteen women attended the Spring 2016 Portland Area AWG social hour on Thursday, May 26th at the Barrique Barrel in north Portland. The attendance included a balanced mix of students and faculty from three Oregon schools (PSU, PCC, OSU) as well as geoscientists from DOGAMI, Geosyntec Consultants, and Geotechnical Resources, Inc. The PSU Association for Engineering Geologists student chapter borrowed several soil samples from Dr. Scott Burns’ Willamette Valley soil collection and provided terroir information for the three wines in the evening's tasting selection. All enjoyed a variety of delicious snacks including brie and blue cheeses with crackers, hummus and pita, chips and salsa, fresh fruit, olives, seasoned nuts, and chocolate.
My “next door” neighbor (that’s a relative term in rural Alaska) teaches at the elementary school up the road from us, and I told her I’d be happy to help out if they wanted a geologist to come talk any time. She eagerly mentioned that the science fair was coming up and they were looking for judges, so today I had the opportunity to judge the McNeil Canyon Elementary School Science Fair. Keep in mind that the school is located 12 miles East of Homer, Alaska – literally 6 miles from the end of the road, and has an enrollment of 133 students in grades K-6 (http://mcneilcanyonelementary.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/). It was such fun to see the different projects the students came up with. Some were very impressive for elementary school kids (transforming a bike into an electrical generator to pedal-power a fan) and some were a real kick (e.g., “Lie Spies” with the hypothesis that
older kids would lie more than younger kids). As a first-time science fair judge I was a little unsure of the process, and was horrified when my first assignment was the exhibit with just two potatoes sitting on the table (why couldn’t I get one of the poster boards with the hypothesis, methods, data, and conclusions neatly spelled out?!?). All the judges had been looking at the potatoes and wondering
what to do with that one. So, with great trepidation I faced the three 1st grade girls who proudly came up to the potato exhibit. I decided to start with the best question when faced with something like this, “Tell me about your project.”
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The Potato Cows Photo by Kathy Vanderwal Dubé
Potato Cows and Jello Volcanoes: Judging the McNeil Canyon Elementary School Science Fair, Homer, Alaska
By Kathy Vanderwal Dubé
AWG – PNW President
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They eagerly told me about how they had forgotten about the science fair project until the last minute and they had a play date and got some potatoes that came from Safeway and put sticks into them and made potato cows, well actually Alyssa’s* Dad made the big one, and oh, Sophia* forgot hers so they only had two potato cows instead of three. I looked down at the judging rubric, saw nothing I could work with there, took a deep breath, and we proceeded to have a good discussion about gravity (one of the cows kept falling over), how potatoes grow (they all had gardens in their yards and knew this), and how potatoes grew differently than the alder twigs they used for the legs and tails. They may not have actually done a science experiment, but they were definitely enthusiastic about their subject!
From the Potato Cows I moved on to the research posters and learned quite a bit about some interesting mammals, marsupials, reptiles, sharks, and octopus from around the world. Did you know the black mamba snake can actually be any color, but it is named for the color of the inside of its mouth (not that I’d want to see the inside of its mouth, the venom from a bite will kill you in 13-24 minutes!)
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Potato Cows and Jello Volcanoes: Judging the McNeil Canyon
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AWG PNW Scholarship Chair Patricia Reed and AWG PNW Past President Marcia Knadle officially awarded Adriana Peters with this year’s Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship on May 7, 2016 at the Pacific Lutheran University campus in Tacoma, Washington.
The award was presented following her senior capstone research project presentation, A Climatological Comparison of Antarctic Glaciomarine Sediments. The presentation and related poster, Antarctic Ice Sheets Through Time, examined the Antarctic ice sheets response to changing climatic conditions of the geologic past to discern how the ice sheets may respond to the current climatic transitions. AWG PNW board members enjoyed her presentation as well as the other senior capstone research projects.
Afterwards, Ms. Peters, her parents, and AWG PNW board members Patricia Reed, Marcia Knadle, and Shari Silverman celebrated with dinner.
During dinner, Ms. Peters informed us that she will attend graduate school at Western Washington University.
(Left to Right): AWG PNW Scholarship Chair Patricia Reed, 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship Recipient Adriana Peters, and Past President Marcia Knadle
Upcoming Field Trips (non-AWG): Ice Age Floods Field Institute Trips
The bluest water of Crater Lake (OR) is located in areas where algae and particles are low. Blue light from the sun penetrates deep into the lake, bouncing off water molecules there, and returning to the lake surface where our eyes see it.
AWG PNW Secretary Theresa Burton sent in this photograph because she passes by this road cut quite a bit. She thought that it would be fun to ask everyone what they saw and knew about it. I totally agree. We all have different backgrounds, so together, we could tell a great story.
Some ideas are: basalt formation(s), laterite information, structural geology, cooling patterns, geological history of that specific spot, what type of wine grape or other crops grow in that area, chemical and mineral make-up of the formation’s components, hydrogeology, biogeology, any economic uses for the various components of the road cuts (clays, rock), timeline, and what did the land look like before and after deposition(?). Any other information is welcome as well!
Location: Highway 17 just coming into Mesa, Washington
Send ideas to Shari at [email protected] with the Subject line: Mesa Roadcut Hwy 17. I’ll share them with Theresa and maybe the story will unfold.
And did you know that bean plants grow better when watered with club soda than tap water, Gatorade, or milk? (the milk one was in pretty bad shape) And that if you add dish soap and red jello to the science-fair-favorite-vinegar-and-baking-soda volcano that not only is the “lava” nice and red, but the bubbles last longer, it erupts higher, and there are chunks of jello dust mixed in that create more realistic lava? Judging a science fair is a great experience - not only do you get to meet and encourage young people studying science, but you learn new things, and have a great time. So the next time someone asks you if you want to judge a science fair, do it! * Names have been changed to protect the innocent J
The Science Fair Favorite Vinegar and Baking Soda Volcano
Photo by Kathy Vanderwal Dubé
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“The mission of the AWG Foundation is to attain equality of opportunity for women in the geosciences and train new leaders by funding high impact programs for women in the geoscience.” Quoted from the AWG Foundation page on the AWG website. AWGF funds: 1. Scholarships and Travel Grants 2. Professional Development Programs 3. Awards and Outreach Programs
To find out more about donating to AWGF, applying for AWGF funds, or just AWGF in general, visit the AWG Foundation page at http://awg.org/Foundation
Spring 2016 Issue AWG-PNW Newsletter p. 8
Upcoming Field Class 22 June - 22 July 2015:
PALEONTOLOGY FIELD METHODS AND RESEARCH
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
AWG Foundation (AWGF)
“The mission of the AWG Foundation is to attain equality of opportunity for women in the geosciences and train new leaders by funding high impact programs for women in the geoscience.” Quoted from the AWG Foundation page on the AWG website. AWGF funds:
• Scholarships • Travel Grants • Professional Development Programs • Awards and Outreach Programs
To find out more about donating to AWGF, applying for AWGF funds, or just AWGF in general, visit the AWG Foundation page at http://www.awg.org/awgfoundation/.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Spring 2016 Issue AWG-PNW Newsletter p. 12
Upcoming Field Class 22 June - 22 July 2015:
PALEONTOLOGY FIELD METHODS AND RESEARCH
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
Leader: Greg Wilson, Instructor Costs: $120 course fee, $650 transportation, meals, lodging, and equipment PLUS tuition and fees Contact Greg Wilson ([email protected]) for more information.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
In March of 2015, Brandy Rinck presented a poster about the Washington Portland Cement Company (WPCC) at the Northwest Anthropological Association Conference in Eugene, OR. The WPCC was a cement manufacturing facility that operated at what is now Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Lower Baker Compound (LBC) in Concrete, WA between 1905 and 1918. The WPCC Historic District occupies an approximately 3.8-acre site on a terrace near the confluence of Baker and Skagit Rivers. Portions of the WPCC are exposed at the surface, but older remnants are buried below landslide debris. Archaeological investigation at the WPCC combined remote sensing with mechanical excavation to identify structural remains at the former WPCC factory. Two undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Deanna deBoer and Cheyenne Galindo, learned how to use a gradiometer and then conducted survey (Photo 3). They identified several anomalies that were then ground truthed with backhoe test pits (Figure 4). Archaeological materials related to the WPCC factory as it existed between 1912 and 1925 were identified, including concrete pads and slabs representing a clay storage room and a rotary dryer room , brick features, foundation walls, machine mounts, a metal cylinder, and wooden structural wall supports. The archaeological materials were recorded as part of the LBC and WPCC Historic District.
LetterfromyourEditor:Hello! I would like to thank everyone who contributed stories, photographs, and ideas. This issue discusses the 2016 Janet Cullen Tanaka scholarship recipient, an Alaska science fair with potatoes and volcanoes, a Portland AWG happy hour with soil samples, a link to live-streamed deepwater geology, an opportunity for us to collectively piece together the geology of a road cut near Mesa, Washington, and includes a calendar for speakers, field trips, and even hands-on science.
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Thank you in particular to Kathy Vanderwal Dubé, Theresa Burton, Marcia Knadle, Megan Scott, Lisa Szot, Lina Ma, Adriana Peters and Patricia Reed for contributing copy and ideas, even through e-mail announcements. If there is anyone not listed here who sent me something, please re-send it. It just means that I didn’t receive it for some reason. If it is not time sensitive or is, but can make it into the next newsletter, I’d love to read it.
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