Assault on Basalt- Special Guests

Regarding the Basalt Workshop- Below are two guests that will be speaking on Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2 (see "schedule" for more information). We also have a Naturalist Amy McDougall of Dry Falls speaking on the Sunday, as well as Geologist and Archaeologist Mark Amara who will take us on a field trip of the surrounding area on the last day.

Steve Reidel PhD -Dr. Reidel has been studying the geology of the Pacific Northwest for the past 32 years.  He has worked on the geology, hydrogeology and seismic hazards of the Pacific Northwest for the past 28 years and is a recognized expert on flood-basalt volcanism and tectonics of the Pacific Northwest.  He recently retired from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and is now on the research faculty of Washington State University.  In addition he teaches geology at the WSU-Tricities campus.

Sean Hess PhD – Dr. Hess has been a professional archaelogist since1989. He has taught anthropology at Washington State University, Mount Hood Community College, and Big Bend Community College and has directed projects in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, and Montana. Sean received his PhD in 1997 and has worked for consulting firms and government agencies throughout the West since that time, while additionally serving as the Tribal Archaeologist for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. He currently has taken a post at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, where he is the Grand Coulee Office Archaeologist.