Reading the Washington Landscape

Observations of Washington State Landscapes, Geology, Geography, Ecology, History and Land Use

Monday, May 9, 2011

Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Local Sea Level and Slope Stability

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Sea level rise is to be expected as global warming proceeds and glaciers melt. But linking sea level rise directly to how much glacial ice m...
Friday, May 6, 2011

Late and Deep Snow Pack

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Cliff Mass posted the above plot regarding the snow pack in Seattle's water supply watershed. He notes how rapidly the snow pack recover...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Iceberg Tracks

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Google Earth view of the iceberg marks, North Dakota A couple of days ago John Freeland at the AGU page  agu.org/terracentral/  noted icebe...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Kettles in the Columbia Valley

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Kettle lake or pond, Columbia Valley, Whatcom County, Washington Kettles are a common feature along former glacial ice margins. Blocks of ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

National Conservation Area and San Juan Islands

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Ken Salazar, the head of the U.S Department of Interior, visited Anacortes last week to hear more about a proposal to designate Bureau of La...
Monday, May 2, 2011

Glimpse of the South Fork Nooksack Elk Herd

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South Fork Nooksack elk Last week I was out in the South Fork Nooksack River valley checking out a riparian area along the river and got a ...
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Friday, April 29, 2011

Dunite - Decorative, Heat Resistant and CO2 Sequestration

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Visiting a local office in Bellingham today I noted the counter of the reception area was made from slabs of dunite. Dunite counter top. L...
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Dan McShane
Bellingham, Washington State, United States
Dan McShane is an engineering geologist with Stratum Group, a geology and environmental consulting company based in Bellingham, Washington. Dan has been reading Washington State landscapes since driving across the Horse Heaven Hills with his father and brother in 1970. Dan's wife has started painting Washington landscapes. The intent of this blog is to help all Washington travelers better understand the landscapes we see and share field observations.
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