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Welcome to the home of the Pacific Northwest Section of NAGT! The section includes the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska, as well as the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Yukon.

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Upcoming Events

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An aerial view of the 2024 Chilcotin Landslide event, which blocked with Chilcotin River in British Columbia.

Provenance: Image provided by presenter, Adam Hawkins
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Tue, May 20, 7 pm: The 2024 Chilcotin Landslide: documenting and communicating a historic event

Presented by Adam Hawkins, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Northern British Columbia

Adam will provide an overview of the 2024 Chilcotin Landslide event, which blocked with Chilcotin River with nearly 6 million cubic meters of sediment for almost a week, prompting a large-scale emergency response. This event was captured in exquisite detail by ground observations, repeat drone surveys, and aerial LiDAR acquisitions. Attendees will be directed to useful resources for understanding and teaching geoscience students about this incredible event and the lessons we can learn from it.

RSVP Link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Z4gemNH95oi7dQ

Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62955899689?pwd=aavnWk2BTs721rAUfqGoRRUQDAj9v8.1

Annual Meeting

For more information on our June 2025 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon click here.

Registration for the June 2025 annual meeting is now open!

Section Officers

President: Craig Nichol
Vice President: Crystal Huscroft
Second Vice President: Jacob Selander
Secretary: Jodie Harnden
Treasurer/Website: Zach Schierl
Newsletter Editor: Todd Redding
Archivist: VACANT
Past President/Awards Coordinator: Derek Turner

Section Councilors

Alaska: Sonia Nagorski
British Columbia: Todd Redding, Saoirse MacKinnon
Idaho: VACANT
Oregon: Steve Carlson
Washington: VACANT

Elections & Term Lengths

Elections are held annually at the annual meeting of the section (typically in June):

• The President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, and Immediate Past President serve one-year terms.
• The Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected for a three-year term and may be re-elected to an unlimited number of consecutive terms.
• The Editor shall be elected for a three-year term that coincides with the editing of three complete volumes of the Section newsletter. The Editor may be reelected for additional terms without limit.
• The Councilors shall be elected for not more than a three-year renewable term of office (excepting the first election of Councilors). To establish a set of Councilors with staggered terms of office, the first group will draw lots to determine who will serve 1, 2 or 3 year terms so that no more than approximately 1/3 of the body will be up for election in any one year. ln the event that a Councilor position is vacated for any reason. the President shall appoint a member in good standing to serve the remaining term of office for that position.

If you are interested in serving as an office or councilor, contact section President Craig Nichol.